Michi Wiancko’s Lullaby for the Transient

OVERVIEW

Michi Wiancko’s Lullaby for the Transient tells a current immigration story from an emotional perspective, as she imagines the insecurity and aftermath experienced by a single mother and son who have successfully completed a border crossing. She writes, “It begins with the simple song texture of melody plus accompaniment, though often containing an underlying feeling of conflict, expressed through unexpectedly shifting meters, percussive strikes on instrument bodies, or wildly interruptive atonal flourishes. The listener will hopefully hear that ’song’ transform gradually into the volatile and virtuosic voice of an instrumental soloist - our transient heroine moving from space to space, searching for a final resting place of peace and beauty, but in the end being forced to accept the persistence of unrest.”

PERFORMERS

Amy Hur clarinet 
Matt Musachio violin 
Lina Yamin violin 
Carlos Lozano viola 
J Holzen cello

SPONSORS

The Civic Fellowship Program is generously sponsored by The Julian Family Foundation.  
 
The Civic Orchestra Chamber Series is generously sponsored by Judy and Scott McCue, Neil and Karen Kawashima and other donors through the Civic Orchestra Chamber Access Fund. 

ABOUT

This work was featured on a chamber concert called “Between Here and There” curated by the 2023/24 Civic Fellows as part of their artistic planning curriculum. The work was then recorded on stage in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.