Kitka makes a return visit to the Mendonoma Coast for a December concert at Gualala Arts. “Wintersongs”, Kitka’s cherished and wildly popular December concert tradition, showcases seasonal music from a wide variety of Eastern European and Eurasian lands, as well as original new works inspired by midwinter mysteries. The concert is Saturday, December 21, 7:00pm. Advance tickets are $25 ($30 at the door) and are available at Gualala Arts, Dolphin Gallery, and online at BrownPaperTickets.
“Wintersongs-Weathering The Storm”—is Kitka’s artistic response to urgent environmental concerns that impact us all, and the concert will feature songs that invoke the powers of the elements in wintertime: blustering winds, storms, avalanches, snow, ice, and floods. Kitka will also sing rain-calling songs as an offering to California landscapes recently consumed by wildfires. The program will be balanced with ritual songs created to bring light, warmth, hope, and good fortune to communities who, generation after generation, have bonded together to survive the ravages of wintertime.
This American women’s vocal arts ensemble was inspired by traditional songs and vocal techniques from Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Founded in 1979 as an offshoot of the Westwind International Folk Ensemble, the group has evolved into an award-winning professional touring ensemble known for its artistry, versatility, and mastery of the demanding techniques of regional vocal styling, as well as for its innovative explorations in new music for female voices.
The San Francisco Chronicle opined that “KITKA’s songs are hauntingly beautiful, simple, yet otherworldly. The rich sound these women produce resonates as if energized by the universe itself, as if it were calling all live beings and still matter into togetherness and unity.”
Experience an evening of music with Kitka. Their voices ripple and pulse like a beacon. Their concert performances offer layers of texture, melody and harmony, along with a sense that they are singing for all of us.