The Walker Art Center and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Present 'Corey Dargel: Song Cycles' 11/9 & 10

Brooklyn-based composer/writer/singer Corey Dargel's wry and witty assault on both pop and classical idioms employs deadpan vocals, awkward rhythms, and fragile harmonies to reveal heartbreaking intimacies. The two-part evening features songs from Dargel's art-pop song cycles Every Day Is the Same Day and Thirteen Near-Death Experiences. He'll be joined by violinist Todd Reynolds and the Twin Cities' own Ensemble 61 for a brilliantly lyrical series of songs that flit gracefully between humorous and tragic.

"A genuinely moving experience is hard to come by in a world that offers us Xanax as a means to get in touch with our true selves," said Dargel. "In these song cycles, I'm chasing a particular combination of humor, surprise, and precision that I think can still get at something deeply human."

"The Walker and its presenting partners, SPCO and Kate Nordstrum Projects, are so pleased to help introduce Corey Dargel and his music to the Twin Cities, an artist who combines rock's long-standing singer-songwriter tradition with beautifully-crafted, classical approach to composition," said Philip Bither, Walker Art Center Senior Curator, Performing Arts. "His music so organically combines these and other traditions, he renders their labels rather meaningless. His dark and sometimes provocative subject matter could easily fall victim of hip irony or cheap humor. Instead he brings to characters and subjects not only wit and intelligence, but also deep empathy, complexity and emotional nuance." Bither added, " To have the New York based new music violin virtuoso Todd Reynolds and the Twin Cities own new music champions Ensemble 61 part of the collaborative effort, will make these two extraordinary evenings only that much richer."

Program
Every Day Is the Same Day
Corey Dargel - vocals
Todd Reynolds - violin

Thirteen Near-Death Experiences
Erik Barsness - percussion
Linda Chatterton - flute
Corey Dargel - vocals
Matthew McCright - piano
Jill Olson Moser - violin
Joel Salvo - cello
Paul Schimming - clarinet

Show times: November 9 & 10 at 8pm
Tickets: $22, $18 Walker members and SPCO subscribers, $13 student
Venue: Music Room at SPCO Center, 408 St. Peter Street, St. Paul
Box office:
Online: http://calendar.walkerart.org/event.wac?id=6264

By phone: 612.375.7600
In person: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
One hour before show time: SPCO Center, 408 St. Peter Street, St. Paul