Sisters of St. Benedict to host Illuminating Apologues Performance

On Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the Sisters of St. Benedict will host a concert in St. Gertrude Hall at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana.

Presented in collaboration with Indiana University, this family concert will feature the Amity Trio performing “Illuminating Apologues,” a song cycle of six character studies of different animals and moments from the past.

In 2021, Maggie Polk Olivo started composing “Illuminating Apologues” for Amity Trio in collaboration with visual artist Haran Kim and poet Luba Winship. The project combines a love of music composition, collaborative art making, and programming with youth in mind.

Commissioned by Amity Trio in 2021, the cycle is written for soprano, horn, and piano, with optional children’s choir, Orff xylophone, movement, and keyboard parts.

Amity Trio is a chamber ensemble for soprano, horn, and piano, founded in 2018 to promote music by living composers through performances and teaching worldwide. Amity Trio’s mission is to contribute to a more equitable distribution of artistic voices on a global scale by performing music by underrepresented composers for audiences across diverse interests, locations, and socioeconomic strata.

This family concert is free and open to the public, with a free-will offering for those who want to give their
support.