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Sparks & Wiry Cries Presents: 8th Annual Nyc Songslam & Songslam Commission Winner “anger In Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs” By Laura Nevitt

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Anger in Open Mouths: three sweet songs

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Sparks & Wiry Cries Presents: 8th Annual Nyc Songslam & Songslam Commission Winner “anger In Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs” By Laura Nevitt: Anger in Open Mouths: three sweet songs Nevitt

Fashioned after traditional poetry slams and storytelling events like The Moth, each SWC’s songSLAM gives teams of composers and performers a chance to present world premieres of art song and compete for audience-awarded cash prizes totaling up to $2,000. Each regional songSLAM is produced with a partnering local organization.  Since the inaugural songSLAM of 2016 in NYC, our first come, first served registration has filled in under 15 minutes of opening, and our songSLAM audiences are typically sold out and/or standing room only.   The songSLAM was developed to bring in new, energized, and invested audiences for art song while removing barriers and gatekeepers for performers and composers. Our NYC songSLAM is the flagship event and in 2024 will be produced in partnership with National Sawdust.

During the 2023-2024 season, SWC will partner with organizations across the United States and internationally to produce 8 songSLAM events, allowing for the premiere of over 100 new songs and engaging with over 200 emerging artists in the following cities:  NYC (‘Sparks’ & ‘National Sawdust’), Tallahassee (Florida State University), Waco, TX (Lone Star Song), Bratislava, Slovakia (421 Foundation), Bloomington, IN (Indiana University), Chicago, IL (Fourth Coast Ensemble), Ljubljana, Slovenia (Festival Ljubljana), and Minneapolis, MN (Source Song Festival). 

Every year Sparks & Wiry Cries awards a songSLAM commission prize to one of the composers from the previous NYC songSLAM. This year’s commission will be the world premiere of “Anger in Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs,” by composer Laura Nevitt and poet Viviana Gill performed by mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Erika Switzer.

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Sparks & Wiry Cries Presents: 8th Annual Nyc Songslam & Songslam Commission Winner “anger In Open Mouths: Three Sweet Songs” By Laura Nevitt by Nevitt, From (2024/2024), National Sawdust, Brooklyn, United States

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