"'s esteemed composer, Harold Meltzer, might have passed in 2024, but his last completed work, , is timely, potent, and full of life. In collaboration with poet Aracelis Girmay, You Are Who I Love, through words and music, paints a portrait of the undocumented immigrant experience in the United States. This evening is a mash-up for Sandbox Percussion and the Grammy award-winning, Philadelphia-based chorus The Crossing."
"The work brings to the forefront Meltzer's contemplation on the daily struggle of people finding ways to live in the catastrophes that modern America dredges up. You are Who I Love Wed, Feb 25, 7:30pm, $28-$70 Bing Concert Hall, Stanford"
Harold Meltzer's final completed work, You Are Who I Love, sets poet Aracelis Girmay's text to music, offering a vivid musical-poetic portrait of undocumented immigrants in the United States. The piece uses words and percussion-driven music to depict daily struggles, resilience, and survival amid modern American catastrophes. The performance pairs Sandbox Percussion with the Grammy-winning Philadelphia chorus The Crossing, creating a mash-up of percussion and choral textures. The composition is described as timely, potent, and full of life. The concert is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7:30 pm at Bing Concert Hall, Stanford, with tickets priced $28–$70.
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