A spokesperson says---
“...program titled Sins and Grace, including the world premiere of the song cycle SEVEN: A Cycle of Sins... Conceived by Mr. Sperling and commissioned by MasterVoices as a companion piece to Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem in D Minor, the cycle mirrors the Requiem’s seven angelic movements, using the same orchestral and vocal forces, including soprano, baritone, chorus, orchestra, and organ. The new work was also inspired in part by Alice Tully Hall’s pipe organ, for which the composers were commissioned to write...
...SEVEN: A Cycle of Sins features a diverse and impressive list of composers and lyricistsranging from Broadway hitmakers to Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composers. They are:Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels (the opera Omar, and the film Get Out); the team of Tony Award-winning composer Will Aronson (Maybe Happy Ending) and lyricist Dolan Morgan (That's When the Knives Come Down ); the team of 2023 President’s Call to Service Award recipient composer William C. Banfield and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricistMichael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop); Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade); composer/lyricist and 2025 MacArthur Award winner Heather Christian (Oratorio for Living Things); two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist composer/lyricist Ted Hearne, whose recently released Farming with The Crossing received a 2026 GRAMMY nomination; and opera composer Gregory Spears (Fellow Travelers), whose opera Sleepers Awake will premiere at Philadelphia Opera in April 2026..."
CAST:
Mikaela Bennett: Soprano (Soloist)
Justin Austin: Baritone (Soloist)
MasterVoices Chorus: Vocal Ensemble
Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Orchestra
CREATIVE TEAM:
Ted Sperling: Artistic Director / Conductor / Concept Creator
Michael Abels: Composer & Lyricist (Song: LUST)
Will Aronson: Composer (Song: GLUTTONY)
Dolan Morgan: Lyricist (Song: GLUTTONY)
William C. Banfield: Composer (Song: SLOTH)
Michael R. Jackson: Lyricist (Song: SLOTH)
Jason Robert Brown: Composer & Lyricist (Song: ENVY)
Heather Christian: Composer & Lyricist (Song: WRATH)
Ted Hearne: Composer & Lyricist (Song: GREED)
Gregory Spears: Composer & Lyricist (Song: VANITY)
