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DESCRIPTION:Music of Remembrance returns to San Francisco for a performance at its new 
 Bay Area home, the Presidio Theatre. The concert features the California 
 premiere of Tres minutos, a compelling new opera by composer Nicolas 
 Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch. The May 22 Presidio Theatre 
 program also features California premieres of works by Shinji Eshima and 
 Sahba Aminikia.\n\nTres minutos explores the intimate human dimensions of 
 an urgent issue for our time. It tells the story of Nila and Diego, a 
 sister and brother who share family bonds, but not citizenship. Allowed a 
 brief supervised reunion at the border that separates them, they wrestle 
 with questions of identity, duty and belonging. The work is a timely 
 reminder that beyond the arguments about immigration policy are actual 
 people with real lives, deep emotions and complicated relationships.  
 Starring soprano Vanessa Isiguen and baritone Jose Rubio in a production 
 conceived and directed by Erich Parce and conducted by the composer. 
 \n\nThe concert pairs Tres minutos with two other recent works commissioned 
 by Music of Remembrance from Bay Area composers to address urgent human 
 rights questions. Shinji Eshima's Veritas draws on vivid imagery of 
 sculptures by Al Farrow to make an eloquent statement about the frightful 
 consequences of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and religious intolerance of 
 all kinds. Stormy Seas by Sahba Aminikia tells five inspiring true stories 
 of young people who braved the peril of setting sail in search of safe 
 shores: from Nazi Germany; from communist Cuba; from war-torn Vietnam; from 
 Taliban-dominated Afghanistan; from an orphanage in Ivory Coast. The work 
 is a testament to hope and courage, and an appeal to our shared humanity. 
 MOR's instrumental ensemble will be joined by the Piedmont East Bay 
 Children's Choir.\n\n$30.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/23/18849218.php
SUMMARY:Music of Remembrances Premieres of New Music at Presidio Theatre
LOCATION:Presidio Theatre on the Main Post\n99 Moraga Avenue\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94129
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/23/18849218.php
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