Archipelago is a newly-formed professional choral ensemble dedicated to adventurous programming and to showcasing the region’s highest level of vocal artists. Archipelago's debut concert, entitled "Awakenings", explores landmark repertoire by underrepresented female-identifying composers.


The repertoire includes:


Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): Hymne au Soleil
Mari Esabel Valverde (b. 1987): Patterns on the Snow*
Hyo Won Woo (b. 1974): Gloria*
Reena Esmail (b. 1983): When the Violin*
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972): Credo*


* = Pittsburgh Premiere

Concert 1

Saturday, January 27, 2024
7:30 p.m.
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
1965 Ferguson Rd.
Allison Park, PA

Concert 2

Sunday, January 28, 2024
3:00 p.m.
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
615 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA


Admission to both concerts is by freewill offering (donation).

Artists

Caron Daley

Founder and Artistic Director

Meghan DeWald Althouse

Soprano

Charlene Canty

Soprano

Emma Gragan

Soprano

Christina Lynch

Soprano

Lauren Frey

Soprano

Jolanta Doherty

Mezzo-soprano

Timothi Williams

Mezzo-soprano

Linda Cowan

Contralto

Ryan Keeling

Tenor

Chris Longo

Tenor

Mark A. Boyle

Tenor

Christopher Lynch

Tenor

Sam Sartore

Baritone

Brian Doherty

Baritone

Hayden Keefer

Bass

Ivan Plazacic

Bass

Nathalia Kato Giordano

Collaborative piano

Katya Janpoladyan

Violoncello

Founded and conducted by Caron Daley, DMA, Director of Choral Activities at Duquesne University, this project is made possible by the generous support of The Heinz Endowments’ Creative Development Award. The Heinz Endowments launched the Creative Development Awards in 2022 to celebrate Western Pennsylvania's professional artists and widen their national profile, with a special focus on those whose artistic achievements show great promise.