Chris Stamey “Occasional Shivers”
A re-imagining of the language of the Great American Songbook, as jazz meets pop against a backdrop of 1960s Manhattan.
PREMIERE: Sept. 23, Kenan Music Building, UNC-CH, 8 p.m.
“I’ve spent the last year writing a song cycle, new tunes inspired by the Golden Era of the 20th Century—Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, Rogers—and now some of my favorite vocalists are going to sing them for you.
Please join us for a very special evening of elegance, romance, frivolity, and ‘Occasional Shivers.’ ” —CS
Sung by Django Haskins, Kirsten Lambert, and Millie McGuire, with special guests Skylar Gudasz & Mark Wells. Scored for jazz combo (Will Campbell, Dan Davis, Jason Foureman, Wes Lachot, Scott Sawyer, & Brian Dennis) and string quartet (Elizabeth Eason, Laura Thomas, Matt Chicurel, & Leah Gibson). Narrated by Eric Hodge.
Presented by the Center for the Study of the American South;
cosponsored by the Process Series and Cat’s Cradle.
Tickets are $15 ($5 with a student ID) and are available here.
