David Pearson is a composer, saxophonist, and music historian who teaches at Lehman College. He is a member of the Afrofunk band Digital Diaspora, and his first book, Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States, was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press. https://punkinthe1990s.com/

Amanda Zory is a dramatic soprano who specializes in Wagner, Verdi, and Strauss repertoire. Notable roles include Ortrud in Lohengrin with the Miami Music Festival at the New World Center, Turandot at the National Opera Center, and Elektra with the New York Chamber Music Festival at Symphony Space. Amanda has been featured on the PBS program “Poetry in America” and in the vocal showcases of The Metropolitan Opera Guild at Lincoln Center. She is also an avid performer of new music, and regularly guest lectures on opera at the eight senior colleges of the City University of New York. www.amandazory.com

Known for the warmth and conviction of his performances, pianist Walter Aparicio explores issues of cultural background and identity through his concerts and workshops. His album, Aires Indios: Piano Music of Bolivia, was released in 2015 by the MSR Classics label. Mr. Aparicio is on the artist roster of Cayambis Music Press, a leading publisher of works by Latin American composers. www.walteraparicio.com

Soprano Amanda Zory and pianist Walter Aparicio will be giving the premiere performance of composer David Pearson's Anti-Imperialist Song Cycle, which fuses modern classical, hardcore punk, modal jazz, and operatic singing in a scathing critique of the crimes and culture of American empire. Zory and Aparicio will also be previewing songs from Pearson's next song cycle, "The Foolish Victims of Deceit and Self-Deceit."

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