Ryan Townsend Strand, the tenor on this album, is a founding member and executive director of Constellation Men's Ensemble, a Chicago-based tenor/bass ensemble.
Composition History
This album gives voice to letters written to Jacqueline Kennedy after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
Performer Biography
Adore Alexander, a countertenor featured on this album, is known for creating "out-of-the-box recitals" that challenge audiences on concepts like the Black psyche and post-traumatic slave syndrome.
Performer Biography
Karina Kontorovitch, the pianist, immigrated to the United States in 1991 from St. Petersburg, Russia, where she began studying piano at age five.
Album & Artwork
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, dedicated to the memory of the 35th president, provided the texts for this album.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The central character in the music of this album, Dear Mrs. Kennedy, is Grief itself, representing the collective grief of a nation and the world.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in December 2023 at Sono Luminus Studios in Boyce, Virginia.
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