Hannah Stone is an awardee of the Dolores '54 and Donald '57 White Prize.
This program is imagined as an opportunity to convene with nature and reconsider our perspectives on relating to the natural world and each other. It interleaves the abstract; improvised dance and sound, with composed works and the focused, persuasive writings. Much of the music is in song form, where the lyrics provide interpretive guidance, or otherwise sonic meditations, inviting participation by the audience as a moving and active recipient/creator of the sound. This program aims to create belonging on many levels -- belonging of the audience in the concert environment through participation, belonging of women, folk artists, and improvisers in conservatory performance and higher education, and belonging of humans among nature.
Program
Hannah Stone Among the Trees
Robyn Wall Kimmerer Excerpts from Braiding Sweetgrass
Theresa Wong The Unlearning
Connie Convers/ arr. Stone Talkin’ Like You (Two Tall Mountains)
Dolores White I Breathe Poetry
Cara Haxo Être (world premiere)
Mary Oliver Do Stones Feel
Cecile McLorin Salvant/ arr. Demesmin Take this Stone
Pauline Oliveros Rock Piece (audience participation)
About the White Prize
The Dolores ’54 and Donald ’57 White Prize Fund was established in 2021 to provide awards to Conservatory students who demonstrate leadership in elevating Oberlin Conservatory’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals through music performance. Prizes are awarded for performance-based projects demonstrating students’ commitment to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in music and commitment to excellence in music performance. Learn more.
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Participation Advisory
Please BYO chairs, blankets or pillows for seating at the Arb. We recognize that this space is not accessible to all and advise that you participate with this in mind.
