Ámmo'naka_ (In a Beginning) is a new work composed for the Loyola Choirs and The EcoVoice Project by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate. With new poetry entirely conceived in the Chickasaw language by Lokosh Hinson, Ámmo'naka_ combines Western technique and Chickasaw folk music to explore indigenous ecology and creation. Additional works by Andrew Balfour, Brent Michael Davids, and Raven Chacon will round out the program.
Join composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, librettist Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson), American Indian music scholar Brandi Berry Benson, and conductor Kirsten Hedegaard for this pre-show panel as they discuss the collaborative process in the creation of Ámmo'naka_.
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