Out of my head

Program
We are drifting further and further away from our feelings, ignoring the voices within us and seeking answers outside ourselves, as if they were somewhere far away. But what if we found the courage to move beyond pure reason—and to look at the world, both inside and outside, with open curiosity?
Perhaps we would discover how many voices are waiting to be heard, accepted, and brought to life.
What do they sound like? And what does the fear sound like that keeps them quiet?
Inspired by William Blake’s poem The Garden of Love (1793), this Naxos Hall Concert searches for answers.

Works
Alyssa Morris – Ruminations (2022)
Diana Syrse – Asylum (2015)
Jacob Ter Veldhuis – Garden of Love (2007), based on a poem by William Blake
Mary Jane Leach – Xantippe’s Rebuke (1994)