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Letters to Faith
nversion Coda in collaboration with Beerthoven presents Letters to Faith August 17, 2024 at the Austin Saengerrunde Hall. Coda, under the direction of Trevor Shaw, bring to musical life meaningful letters composed by or sent to individual members of the chorus. Centered around composer Adrienne Inglis’s beautiful, sometimes funny, original work by the same name, Letters to Faith reminds us of our most cherished friends and family, our shared history, and our hope for future generations. The concert includes music from Inversion’s resident composers Evan Blache’, Benjamin Dia, Marjorie Halloran, and Trevor Shaw, along with beer, snacks, and audience sing-alongs.
Here Be Monster 2024
Inversion Ensemble, Trevor Shaw, director Here Be Monsters Festival 2024 May 26, 2024 — Radio East, Austin, TX — performing — Godric & His Demons, a miniature oratorio words and music by James Tecuatl-Lee (world premiere) https://www.tecuatl-lee.com/
Inversion at the Library
Inversion Ensemble presents Inversion at the Library April 13, 2024.
Inversion at the Library features Da Capo, Inversion's soprano/alto-only group of singers, as well as a combined chorus of singers from all four of Inversion's vocal ensembles. The music performed, mostly by BIPOC composers, will focus on common lived experiences by immigrants, finding our places in our community and the world, exploring some of the world's many cultures, and defining what makes us feel at home.
Zoology
Inversion Nova presents Zoology January 28, 2024.
Co-directors Katrina Saporsantos and Trevor Shaw guide Inversion’s youth choir Nova through workshops and rehearsals to its second ever performance, Zoology! It’s all about bugs and critters featuring world premiere compositions by founding composers Trevor F. Shaw, Adrienne Inglis, and Robbie LaBanca.
The Björk Songbook
Inversion and Density512 present The Björk Songbook October 28, 2023.
The Björk Songbook is a special collaboration between Inversion Ensemble and Density512 that pays tribute to legendary Icelandic singer Björk with freshly reimagined versions of her most beloved songs including Venus As a Boy, Hidden Place, It’s Oh So Quiet, Human Behaviour and more – all set for voices and chamber orchestra by local Austin composers.
Tales of the Sea
Inversion Coda presents Tales of the Sea August 8, 2023.
Inversion’s 50-and-better ensemble Coda launches Inversion’s exciting eighth season with Tales of the Sea that re-imagines sea shanties, navigates ocean ecology and conservation, and explores the wonders of the deep. The program features world premiere compositions by Inversion in-house composers Carol Brown, Marjorie Halloran, Evan Blaché, Trevor Shaw, Suzette Emberton, James Tecuatl-Lee, and Adrienne Inglis.
Star Stuff
Inversion Nova presents Star Stuff June 11, 2023.
Inversion’s brand new youth choir Nova under the direction of Juli Orlandini presents its inaugural concert “Star Stuff” with music that inspires exploration and a sense of wonder, connection, and belonging. Young singers enjoy the unique opportunity to perform solo and choral music by living composers. The program includes world premieres of works by Inversion in-house composers Suzette Emberton, Trevor Shaw, and Adrienne Inglis.
Planet Home
Inversion presents Planet Home February 25 and 26, 2023.
Planet Home honors the earth and examines our place in its threatened ecosystem by featuring the soundscapes of Seylon Stills, as well as works by in-house composers Carol Brown, Suzette Emberton, Adrienne Inglis, and Trevor Shaw. Inversion also performs the winning composition Afternoon on a Hill by the Sandra Fivecoat Memorial Emerging Composer Contest Jeffrey Derus, and pieces by Rich Campbell, Santiago Vero, and Stephen Jackson.
Origins
Inversion Da Capo presents Origins January 21, 2023.
Inversion's treble chorus, Da Capo, unites the new with the old at their concert, Origins, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. In collaboration with pianist Dr. Joseph Choi and clarinetist Brendan Fairleigh, Da Capo presents new music that is inspired by our collective human history, paying tribute to our roots while forging new artistic paths together. Origins features brand new works by Inversion’s in-house composers Suzette Emberton, Adrienne Inglis, and Steven Sérpa, and local composer Susan Meitz, plus gorgeous favorites by Rosephanye Powell, Karen P. Thomas, and others.
Raise a Glass
Beerthoven and Inversion present Coda in Raise a Glass August 5, 2022
Our seventh season kicked off with a fun evening and collaboration with Beerthoven at Saengerrunde Hall, one of Austin's oldest establishments featuring Inversion's 50-and-better ensemble, Coda. The concert of re-imagined drinking songs arranged by Inversion’s own in-house composers.
Fire and Ice
Inversion Da Capo presents Fire and Ice May 21-22, 2022.
Inversion's treble chorus, Da Capo, explores the passions and seasons of life at their in-person concert, Fire and Ice, on May 21 and 22, 2022. 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 Trevor Shaw, Adrienne Inglis, and Joshua Chai; and Cole Reyes, the winner of the Inversion Sandra Fivecoat Memorial Emerging Composer Contest Under 35 Division.
Highlights from I, Too, Sing America
Released October 30, 2020
This Snow Globe World
Released December 19, 2020
Quarantunes.
View all of our Quarantunes here!
Sweet Radiant Mystery.
Inversion Da Capo
A piece by Catherine Dalton, recorded remotely for a Da Capo collaborative project and released July 29, 2020
Asleep in a Blanket Spun of Energy.
By Adrienne Inglis and Trevor F. Shaw
Recorded by Inversion Ensemble and friends from all over the country and released August 29, 2020.
Aether: Water—intuition/femininity
Released August 29, 2020
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