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Da Capo

Da Capo is a professional ensemble dedicated to new music for treble voices.  Da Capo means literally "from the head" and this ensemble showcases thoughtful and provocative music while maintaining Inversion's mission of performing new music from primarily local composers—singing Austin's present and future, not Europe's past.  

When it comes to music written for sopranos and altos, choral composers often resort to a particular style: soft and pretty.  And with good reason!  Treble voices do that very well.  But they can also run the gamut of human expression in a way that pierces the soul. Da Capo aims to evoke the power and delicacy, the grit and gloss, the stoicism and passion of treble voices in harmony.

 

Inversion Da Capo presented Origins
Inversion's treble chorus, Da Capo, unites the new with the old at their concert, Origins, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Da Capo presents new music that is inspired by our collective human history, paying tribute to our roots while forging new artistic paths together. Featuring brand new works by Inversion’s in-house composers Suzette Emberton, Adrienne Inglis, Robbie LaBanca, and Steven Sérpa; local composer Susan Meitz; plus gorgeous favorites by Rosephanye Powell, Moira Smiley, and others.

See our Watch & Listen Videos page to view the concert video.

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INVERSION DA CAPO presented FIRE AND ICE


May 21, 2022 at 7:30 PM
May 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Hosted by Arts on Alexander on the campus of Redeemer Presbyterian Church
2111 Alexander Ave, Austin, TX 78722


Inversion's treble chorus explores the passions and seasons of life. In collaboration with flute and harp duo Chaski, Da Capo delves into the partnerships between love and loss, chaos and order, and darkness and light. Featuring works by Ola Gjeilo and R. Murray Shafer; in-house composers; and Cole Reyes, the winner of the Inversion Sandra Fivecoat Memorial Emerging Composer Contest Under 35 Division.

This Snow Globe World

Inversion’s treble ensemble, Da Capo, presents This Snow Globe World, a virtual concert celebrating the music of wintertide. We explore the many expressions of the season, from darkness and solitude to elation and rebirth.

Sweet Radiant Mystery

Inversion Da Capo celebrated the one year anniversary of their inaugural concert by creating a virtual performance of one of the pieces presented at that event, Sweet Radiant Mystery by Catherine Dalton. Released July 29, 2020.