Misha Penton

Selkie, a sea tale

CD & Music Video Release!

Selkie, a sea tale is a new chamber music work composed by Elliot Cole with words by Misha Penton.

CD and music video release & celebratory concerts
March 29 & 30 at 8pm. $20

Join Divergence Vocal Theater for a staged concert in celebration of the CD release and music video premiere of Selkie, a sea tale: a love story of fragile, ephemeral half-human, half-seal beings. Elliot Cole composed the haunting musical setting of fairytale poetry by soprano and Divergence Vocal Theater artistic director, Misha Penton. Misha Penton, soprano; Kyle Evans, piano; Patrick Moore, cello; and Shannon Langman Smith, mezzo-soprano; with early modern dance specialists Meg Brooker and Yelena Konetchy of Austin-based Thel Dance Theatre, premiering new choreography to accompany the concert. Performance followed by an artist meet & greet with fancy fizzy libations and sweet treats. CDs and download cards available for purchase at the concert.

DATE:
Friday, March 29th, 2013 at 8:00pm
Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 8:00pm

LOCATION:
4411 Montrose
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CD & Music Video Release!

Selkie, a sea tale is a new chamber music work composed by Elliot Cole with words by Misha Penton.

CD and music video release & celebratory concerts
March 29 & 30 at 8pm. $20

DATE:
Friday, March 29th, 2013 at 8:00pm
Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 8:00pm

LOCATION:
4411 Montrose
Map the location

FEATURED PERFORMANCE

The Dybbuk (Ofer Ben-Amots)

2013

Klytemnestra, the original subversive female

PAST PERFORMANCES

2012: Coming Together: The Music of Frederic Rzewski

- with George Heathco & Luke Hubley
Station Museum of Contemporary Art
Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble

The Crain Garden Concerts

- with pianist Sherry Cheng
Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine

Temporary Home

Site-specific performance
For soprano & pre-recorded soundscape
- George Heatho, composer
Misha Penton, soprano, words/sprechstimme, concept, firm
Battery Stoddard, 19th century military bunkers
Fort Worden, WA

Klytemnestra (Dominick DiOrio, composer)

Misha Penton, soprano (Klytemnestra), libretto, concept/artistic direction
Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Orginary-Extraordinary

Concert and Artist in Residence
Lone Star College Montgomery (TX)

Music for Peace (world premiere Ofer Ben-Amots)

The Rothko Chapel Houston
Foundation for Modern Music
2011: Klytemnestra (Dominick DiOrio, composer. World premiere)

Misha Penton, soprano (Klytemnestra), libretto, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater

Autumn Soiree (art songs & other theatrical wonders)

Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater

Evening Star (evening of contemporary art songs)

Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
The Rothko Chapel, Houston

Voix et Harp (19th & 20th century melodie, poetry, dance)

Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
2010: Selkie, A Sea Tale

Misha Penton, soprano (Sailor’s Wife), libretto, concept/artistic direction
2009: The Dybbuk (Ofer Ben-Amots)

Misha Penton, soprano (Leah)
Jewish Community Ctr, Artist Residency (TX)

Autumn Spectre (contemporary art songs, dance, spectacle)

Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater

Incline, Maiden (James Norman world premiere)

Misha Penton, soprano (Margarite)
Audio Inversions, New Music Ensemble

The 10th Muse (Gounod’s Sapho – adaptation)

Misha Penton, soprano (Sapho), adaptation, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater
2008: The Ottavia Project