SELECTED MEDIA
“MY LIFE IS SIMPLE” - JESSIE DOWNS
An excerpt from The Second Sight by Jessie Downs - a new opera premiered by Sotto Voce in 2021. This virtuosic duet is performed by Julia Anne Cordani (as Freyaria) and Beth White (as Diskana). In this scene, Freyaria welcomes Diskana to her home and shares with her a sunny view of her simple life in the woods. All the while, Diskana is searching her mind for the reason why she cannot shake a sense of foreboding and despair.
This video was recorded live at "Incantations" on October 20th, 2023 at the UU Church of Buffalo.
Featuring: Julia Anne Cordani (Freyaria), Beth White (Diskana), Jonathan Vogtle (piano), Alex Huddleston (audio + video production)/
A. - MATÍAS HOMAR
World Premiere of A. by Matías Homar, recorded a Baird Hall, University at Buffalo, in May 2021.
Featuring: Julia Anne Cordani (voice + MIDI controller), Michael Tumiel (Bb + bass clarinets), + Matías Homar (composer, Arduino MIDI controller designer + builder, audio and video engineer).
“HE TOO CONCLUDES THAT ALL IS WELL” - MAX EIDINOFF
World premiere at the N.E.O. Voice Festival June 2023 ExplOratorio, "Recurrence" in Los Angeles.
Featuring: Julia Anne Cordani (soprano), Molly Pease (soprano), Rachel Steinke (mezzo-soprano), JoEllen West (organ), N.E.O. Festival Ensemble, David Harris (conductor), + Max Eidinoff (composer).
“he too concludes that all is well” is inspired by Albert Camus’ 1942 philosophical essay “The Myth of Sisyphus” in which he argues that one must imagine Sisyphus to be happy. Text by Walt Whitman and Max Eidinoff.
LIVE YOUR ART
The Arts Collaboratory’s Live Your Art is a collaborative filmmaking experiment that documents the experience of living and working in Buffalo as an artist. Bringing together four diverse UB artists, the short film is a celebration of creativity across the disciplines.
The production team, led by University at Buffalo filmmaker Mani Mehrvarz, takes cameras into spaces where art is made, and then leads viewers out into the city on a search for sources of inspiration, collaboration and community.
Featuring: Naila Ansari (dancer), Julia Anne Cordani (vocalist), Pam Glick (visual artist), Mani Mehrvarz (director), Maryam Muliaee (animator), Jacob Vogan (photography), Wooden Cities (original music).
“EVERYTHING MATTERS/THE INNOCENT” - SOUTH CREEK REVIVAL
Originally performed by AURORA
Leads: Aline Wintermantel & Julia Anne Cordani
Arrangement and Production: Josh Carter
Mastering: Eric Scholz for Eric Scholz Productions
SOUTH CREEK REVIVAL isJulia Anne Cordani (soprano), Aline Wintermantel (mezzo-soprano), Julia Vaccaro (alto), Kyle Tobin (tenor), Tyler Huk (tenor), Josh Carter (baritone), Alex Frank (bass), + Josh Ruszala (vocal percussion).
“ELIJAH ROCK” - TRAD., ARR. MOSES HOGAN
An excerpt from INCIPIO’S April 2024 concert, GLORIA, at Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna, NY.
Featuring: Julia Anne Cordani, Rachel Maloney, Emily Meyer, Rebeca Reinecke, Alexis Tuccio, Philomena Vennari, + Rosa Vu (sopranos); Erin Alexander, Sarah Arrowsmith, Jamie Gangemi, Maddy Goodnight, Sam Kessler, Jess Madigan, Rachel Zaporowski, Julia Vaccaro, + Selen Yucel (altos); Lia Allen, Raphael de Rosa, Nicholas Halbert, Tyler Huk, Christian La Scala, Michael Licata, Riley Nahlik, Adam Russell, + Kyle Tobin (tenors); Ryan Clemons, Alexandr Chernyavskiy, Liam Jones, Brandon Mecklenburg, Josh Ruszala, Rwasenge, Ky VerHoef, + Benedict Vennari (basses); + Elizabeth Vennari (conductor).
