Here I Am

Featuring

Eric Holtan
Emily Lau
Julie Bosworth
Margot Rood
Susanna Phillips
Naomi DeVries Pomerantz

Kerry Ginger
Chelsea Helm
Emily Marvosh
Marcela Molina
True Concord
Tucson Girls Chorus
Jocelyn Hagen

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Jocelyn Hagen's work "The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci" aims to bring Leonardo's notebooks to life through sound, light, and movement, with visuals designed to follow the music.

Composer Biography

Jocelyn Hagen composes music described as 'simply magical' and 'dramatic and deeply moving,' often creating large-scale, multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, and opera.

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of choral music by Jocelyn Hagen, including her works "The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci" and "Here I Am."

Composer's Artistic Vision

For "Here I Am," Jocelyn Hagen crafted the libretto from the words of 47 inspiring women from across the world and across time, featuring newly created portraits by seven women artists for live-concert projections.

Composition History

The work "Here I Am" was conceived after Eric Holtan approached Jocelyn Hagen with the idea to write a piece celebrating the women's suffrage movement and the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

Performer Biography

True Concord Voices & Orchestra, founded in 2004, has received two Grammy nominations, one for "Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus" and another for "A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad."

Composer Biography

Jocelyn Hagen's "Compose Like A Girl" initiative advocates for gender equality in composition by amplifying female-identifying composers, helping diversify concerts, and providing mentorship to emerging women composers.