Multimedia
The Canticle of the Black Madonna trailer & featurette
4-minute trailer about the opera
Six Feet Apart trailer
Watch the entire program HERE.
How Can You Own The Sky? mini-documentary
A 7.5-minute documentary about our Native American program symphony
Excerpts from Tango of the White Gardenia
Dance vignettes from the opera performed by the Redwood Tango Ensemble
The Heart of Humanity Concert Series project overview:
The Canticle of the Black Madonna project overview:
Ave Maria
Music by Ethan Gans-Morse | Poetry and Artwork by Tiziana DellaRovere
Kyrie
A minimalist response composed shortly after the events of September 11, 2001 Recently published by See-a-dot Music Publishing
“How Can You Own The Sky?”
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- The Rogue Valley Symphony
- Martin Majkut, Conductor
First Movement (excerpt)
Fourth Movement (excerpt) Click here to hear the complete work, view perusal score, and more
“Six Feet Apart: Stories of Resilience and Transformation (excerpt)”
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- Poetry by Tiziana DellaRovere
- Lindsay Abdou, Mezzo
- HEX Vocal Ensemble with Brightwork newmusic
Click here to watch the entire multimedia video work
“Black Am I” from The Canticle of the Black Madonna (excerpt)
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- Libretto by Tiziana DellaRovere
- Dr. Karen Esquivel, Contralto
“Mara’s Lament” from The Canticle of the Black Madonna (excerpt)
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- Libretto by Tiziana DellaRovere
- Catherine Olson, Soprano
“The Longing” from Tango of the White Gardenia (excerpt)
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- Libretto by Tiziana DellaRovere
- Dr. Karen Esquivel, Mezzo-Soprano/Contralto
- David Gustafson, Tenor
“Water Dance” from Bucolic Dances
- Composed by Ethan Gans-Morse
Surrender
- Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
- Poetry by Tiziana DellaRovere
- Performed by the Portland Vocal Consort
Father, How Long Must I Wait?
- Music & Poetry by Ethan Gans-Morse
Chagall’s Dream
- Composed and performed (piano) by Ethan Gans-Morse
Five Miniatures for Solo Piano
- Composed by Ethan Gans-Morse
Click on a thumbnail to view and download in high resolution
- Ethan Full 1
- Ethan Full 2
- Ethan Head 1
- Ethan with poet Tiziana DellaRovere, Takelma elder Agnes Baker Pilgrim, Native performer Brent Florendo, and Conductor Martin Majkut
- Ethan Head 2
- Ethan Head 3
- Ethan + Tiziana DellaRovere Curtain Call, “The Canticle of the Black Madonna” premiere
- Ethan conducting (edited)
- Ethan conducting (unedited high res)