Angel Island – Oratorio for Voices and Strings, composed by Huang Ruo

Angel Island — Oratorio for Voices and Strings, composed by Huang Ruo
Performed by the Berkeley Chamber Chorus conducted by Wei Cheng and the Del Sol Quartet
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
December 3, 2022
Pre-performance talk: 7:15-7:45PM

Angel Island – Oratorio for Voices and Strings explores the history of Angel Island through poems by people incarcerated at the Immigration Island Station. Detainees carved their poems into the walls of their barracks, which were rediscovered and transcribed years later. The 60-minute oratorio for string quartet and chamber choir weaves a story of immigration, discrimination, and confinement – bringing history into the reality of our current lives. Learn more about the development of this oratorio at the website of the Del Sol Quartet, which commissioned the piece.

Pre-performance talk at 7:15 will include:
Huang Ruo, composer
Wei Cheng, music director
Olivia Ting, visual designer
Ky Frances, choreographer
Mia Chong, choreographer