For this very special event, Bobby will involve everyone in the SJW community — including you! — in his Circlesongs program. An immersion in sound and creativity, Circlesongs challenges all participants to play, sing, invent, imagine, and explore. Together, the audience and Bobby will make music, build trust, take risks, and embrace life to the fullest. Every song, every voice has a place in the circle. The improvisational singing technique called Circlesongs was created by Bobby over a lifetime of groundbreaking vocal exploration. These spontaneously composed choral pieces invite the deepest listening and sensitivity, using all the vocabulary we know — call and response, global rhythms, soaring melodies, lush harmonies, funny noises, invented language, silence, prayers, and laughter.

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Bobby McFerrin Circlesongs

Stanford University

Taking its title from the famous African American Spiritual, this eclectic concert explores themes of homecoming and aspiring towards paradise. Earlier this year, we premiered a short film of Derrick Skye’s, a piece which, in the artist's words, "sonically and visually interprets the process of gaining release from restraint using the mind, body, soul, and voice". After being postponed from our 2019–20 season, this breathtaking new commission will finally receive its live debut. We're also thrilled to present world premieres by two brilliant composers— Saunder Choi and Dale Trumbore.

Bobby McFerrin

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Past events

Jul 24, 2022

Bobby McFerrin Circlesongs · Stanford Jazz Workshop

Jan 30, 2022

City Called Heaven · Los Angeles Master Chorale

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