No Exit welcomes LIGAMENT (vocalist Anika Kildegaard and bassist Will Yager) who will present a program of new works which explore the vast sonic worlds made possible by this duo’s unique instrumentation. Highlights include Zac Fick-Cambria’s machina in which Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun dissents in a capital punishment case; Ruby Fulton’s and if not, why not which reveals the isolating effects of interstate migration on new mothers in early 20th century America; and James Dillon’s A Roaring Flame: a glossolalic summoning, a primordial and macabre incantation. The program will also include works by Amy Beth Kirsten and Katherine Balch. The surprising combination of double bass and voice brings a new and exciting world of sound to the pressing and political pieces on this program.

No Exit Presents: LIGAMENT

Kent Center for the Performing Arts

Winner of the 2024 Musical Fund Society Career Advancement Award, Anika Kildegaard is quickly distinguishing herself as one of the most promising American vocalists specializing in new music and concert repertoire. Fresh off her Carnegie Hall and Boston Symphony Orchestra debuts, this frequent member of the award winning vocal ensemble The Crossing debuts with PCMS in a recital that highlights selections from three song cycles that grapple with the intensity of love and loss in the human experience.

Anika Kildegaard

Events

Past events

Feb 6, 2026

No Exit Presents: LIGAMENT · Kent State University School of Music

Dec 2, 2025

Anika Kildegaard, soprano Daniel Schreiner, piano · Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Cuatro Canciones Andinas by Frank

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Singer in Harawi by Messiaen

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Singer in Ariettes oubliées by Debussy

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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