Women’s Heritage Month Concert Presented by 6Degrees Saturday, 13 March 2021, 7PM @ HotHouse Global
Founded in 2010, 6Degrees Composers is dedicated to writing and performing music by Women. 6Degrees Composers is the brainchild of Regina Harris Baiocchi. In the tradition of premiering music, Regina joined forces with sorors of American Women Composers, American Composers Forum, International Alliance of Women in Music, AACM—Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, CUBE, BMI, and ASCAP.
PROGRAM
Ester “Hana” Hanviriyapunt[Title], 5’, 2021, [Performer], bassoon, Ester Hana, melodica, piano, World Premiere[Title], 4’, 2021, Ester Hana, solo piano,World Premiere
Patricia Morehead Lockdown Unravelling, 6’, 2021, Pat Morehead, oboe, Philip Morehead, piano, World Premiere
Regina Harris Baiocchi Journey, 2.5’, 2021, Arlington, VA, Traditional School 5th Grade Choir, World Premiere
Miriam Capellan, Marissa Works, directors, Yuniko Harada, piano, Reno Lovison, videographer
6Degrees Composers* Resilience, EXQUISITE CORPSE, 10’, 2021, Alex Klein, bass oboe, World Premiere*Morehead, Misurell-Mitchell, Hana, Choi, Baiocchi
Regina Harris Baiocchi Doxology, 4’, 2016, Wil Smith, pipe organ
Janice Misurell-Mitchell War Chant, 12’, 2016, Janice Misurell-Mitchell, flute/vocals, Steve Butters, percussion, Crystal Sabbagh, dancer, Angela Jackson, IL POET LAUREATE,“War Chant of the Architect”
Kyong Mee Choirare yet soft ( animation video), 7’13”, 2020, dedicated to Mr. Soon-Bong Choi
Regina Harris Baiocchi Things Change, 2.5’, 2021, Arlington Traditional School, 4th Grade Choir, World Premiere
Miriam Capellan, Marissa Works, directors, Yuniko Harada, piano, Reno Lovison, videographer
ABOUT THE COMPOSERS 
Regina Harris Baiocchi’s music has been performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, US Army Band, American Guild of Organists, Chicago Brass Quintet, Milwaukee Brass Quintet, Lincoln Trio, et al. Awards include NEA, 3Arts, Lila Wallace, ASCAP, Illinois Arts Council, DCASE, Chicago Public Library Foundation and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. ReginaHarrisBaiocchi.com
Kyong Mee Choi received several prestigious awards and grants including John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Robert Helps Prize, Aaron Copland Award, John Donald Robb Musical Trust Fund Commission, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship. Her music was published at Ablaze, CIMESP, SCI, EMS, ERM media, SEAMUS, and Détonants Voyages. (kyongmeechoi.com)
Alex Klein is a Brazilian-born Grammy-Award winning oboist. He won international competitions in Geneva, New York, Prague, and Tokyo. Klein was Principal Oboist with Chicago Symphony; and is CSO’s Emeritus Oboe soloist. He is Principal Oboist with Calgary Philharmonic (Canada), internationally acclaimed performer/pedagogue. He is an Oberlin Conservatory alumnus, and founder/Artistic Director of FEMUSC Festival, Brazil.
Janice Misurell-Mitchell, composer, flutist, and vocal artist teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has taught and performed in the US, Europe, Mexico, Palestine, Israel, Taiwan, and China. Her recordings are on the Southport Records label, MMC, OPUS ONE, Capstone, meerenaishim.com and Arizona University Recordings. www.jmisurell-mitchell.com
Patricia Morehead was the founder of the Composers Forum at the Merit Music School, has taught composition online in Vermont and at several universities in the Chicago area. She is the Northern Ontario representative and Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Center. Her music is recorded by Navona and published by Jeanné. www.patriciamorehead.com