This week’s episode of In Unison is the second installment in our mini-series all about the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco’s return to live performance with our “Freshly Squeezed” program. Originally slated for the Spring 2020 concert series, this program exclusively features the premieres of new works for our Bay Area audience, and over the next several weeks we’ll be chatting with all of the composers featured on the program. Earlier this year, we recorded interviews with composers Mari Esabel Valverde, Jake Heggie, and Dr. Zanaida Robles, and today’s episode features excerpts from those three conversations discussing each of their compositions to be performed by IOCSF in December.

Episode transcript

Edited by Fausto Daos

Music excerpts

• “Oracle of Spring,” by Mari Esabel Valverde, performed by the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco on the album Hope in Times of Disquiet
• “What if I say I shall not wait,” from Faith Disquiet, by Jake Heggie, performed by the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco on the album Hope in Times of Disquiet
• “Lady in Blue,” by Dr. Zanaida Robles, performed by Tonality on the album Sing About It

Episode references

• International Orange Chorale of San Francisco website
• IOCSF concert calendar
• IOCSF on Facebook
• IOCSF on Instagram
• Donate to In Unison!

Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by Dynamic