First-prize winners of the 2019 Civic Morning Musicals Vocal Competition Rachel Doehring, soprano, and Dan Sato, piano, continue their collaboration in an exciting recital debut at Park Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Syracuse on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 at 3 pm. Songs of Devotion: Music for the New Year invites audiences into a musical exploration of our shared experiences, drawing from famous literature, prominent events in the lives of composers, and found and religious texts dating from the eighth century through the Civil War and beyond. The program echoes the rejuvenation proclaimed by the new year and examines the intimate vows we make in moments of overwhelming grief and boundless joy.

The program includes adventurous offerings of Mozart, Barber, Ravel, Messiaen, Debussy, Sheila Silver, and others. In addition, Dan Sato will make his compositional debut with a world premiere of his solo-piano arrangement of Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, originally written for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet.