# San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, May 17, 2022

[San Francisco Symphony](https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2021-22/Julia-Bullock-Historys-Persistent-Voice) presents _History’s Persistent Voice_, featuring [Julia Bullock](https://juliabullock.com/)  
[Davies Symphony Hall](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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## Originally Announced Program

* Camille Norment: New Work [San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Premiere];
* Cécile McLorin Salvant: New Work [San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Premiere];
* Carolyn Yarnell: New Work [West Coast Premiere];
* Pamela Z: New Work [San Francisco Symphony Commission, West Coast Premiere];
* Tania León: _Green Pastures_ [West Coast Premiere];
* Allison Loggins-Hull: _Mama's Little Precious Things_ [West Coast Premiere];
* Jessie Montgomery: _Five Freedom Songs_ [West Coast Premiere]

## Revised Program

* [Jessie Montgomery](https://www.jessiemontgomery.com/) \(b.1981): _Freedom Songs_ (2020) [San Francisco Symphony Co-commission];
* Carolyn Yarnell (b. 1961): _I Come Up the Hard Way_ (2022) [World Premiere];
* Carolyn Yarnell (b. 1961): _Ain’t My Home_ (2022) [World Premiere];
* [Allison Loggins-Hull](https://allisonloggins.com/) \(b. 1982): _Mama's Little Precious Thing_ (2018) [West Coast Premiere];
* [Pamela Z](http://www.pamelaz.com/) \(b. 1956): _Quilt_ (2022) [San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Premiere];
* [Tania León](https://www.tanialeon.com/) \(b. 1943): _Green Pastures_ (2018) [West Coast Premiere]

## Set One

[7:28 PM] {seated and ready to go! symphony onstage already}  
[7:34 PM] {enter CR; enter JB; pre-recorded announcement; JB: "cool!"; concert tuning; JB talks about the program}

[Jessie Montgomery](https://www.jessiemontgomery.com/) \(b.1981): _Freedom Songs_ (2020) [San Francisco Symphony Co-commission]

01. [7:39 PM] _My Lord What a Morning_  
[7:43 PM] {applause}
02. [7:43 PM] _I Want to Go Home_  
[7:48 PM] {JB reads "the Words Would Not Come" by Craig Anthony Ross}
03. [7:52 PM] _Lay This Body Down_  
[7:56 PM] {JB reads annotation on the performance, history, and social context of _My Father How Long_ (from 1867 anthology)}
04. [7:57 PM] _My Father How Long_  
[7:59 PM] {JB reads "the Storm" by Joe Sullivan}
05. [8:00 PM] _the Day of Judgement_  
   
Carolyn Yarnell (b. 1961): _I Come Up the Hard Way_ (2022) [World Premiere]
[8:03 PM] {JB reads from an interview of Sue Willie Seltzer (1921–2010) (inspiration for the next work)}
06. [8:04 PM] _I Come Up the Hard Way_  
   
Carolyn Yarnell (b. 1961): _ain't my home_ (2022) [World Premiere]
[8:12 PM] {JB reads the text of the next work}
07. [8:14 PM] _ain't my home_  
   
[Allison Loggins-Hull](https://allisonloggins.com/) \(b. 1982): _Mama's Little Precious Thing_ (2018) [West Coast Premiere]  
[8:20 PM] {JB reads from an interview of Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982)}
08. [8:22 PM] _Mama's Little Precious Thing_  
   
[Pamela Z](http://www.pamelaz.com/) \(b. 1956): _Quilt_ (2022) [San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Premiere]  
[8:33 PM] {JB introduction to Pamela Z's work}
09. [8:34 PM] _Quilt_  
   
[Tania León](https://www.tanialeon.com/) \(b. 1943): _Green Pastures_ (2018) [West Coast Premiere]  
[8:43 PM] {JB introduction to the last work}
10. [8:48 PM] _Green Pastures_  
[8:59 PM] {show ends}  
   
[9:02 PM] {all off for brief break while the stage hands rearrange things for the post-show Q&A session}  
[9:14 PM] {Post-show Q&A led by Sarah Cahill: moderator; panel: Christian Reif; Julia Bullock; Hana Kim; Allison Loggins-Hull; Carolyn Yarnell; Pamela Z}  
[9:48 PM] {talk ends; all done!}

## Performers

### San Francisco Symphony

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org)

* [Christian Reif](http://www.christianreif.eu/): conductor;
* [Esa-Pekka Salonen](http://www.esapekkasalonen.com/): music director;
* symphony members vary by program;
 see [the current list](https://sfsymphony.encoreplus.app/posts/106196/the-orchestra-historys-persistent-voice).

### Program Cast

* [Julia Bullock](https://juliabullock.com/): soprano vox, curator;
* [Hana Sooyeon Kim](https://hananow.com/): visual artist;
* [Patricia Luna](https://www.patricialuna.com/): animation;
* [Katerina Pagsolingan](http://www.katpags.com/): animation.

## Notes

Wow, what a great show this was! I was expecting something a bit dry and academic, given the program description of all-new works, but what we got was full of life and variety. Double-plus good!

[Program Notes](https://sfsymphony.encoreplus.app/c/05-17-historys-persistent-voice/feed) or {{:2022:2022-05:20220517pn.pdf|program notes}}

[SFS Promo article](https://sfsymphony.encoreplus.app/posts/105454/change-agent-collaborative-partner-julia-bullock1)

Lisa Hirsch posted a glowing [review](https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/julia-bullock-and-sf-symphony-spectacular-historys-persistent-voice) of the show with SFCV.

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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