21V present Promise & Peril

21V, a chorus of only adult treble voices, has a concert coming up. It's called Promise and Peril, and it will include several world premieres.

WHEN & WHERE: 

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 4:00 pm (panel discussion at 3:00 pm)
Berkeley Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St, Berkeley

TICKETS: $30 or Choose Your Own Price (in person); $20 Livestream (online, 4/4 only)

MORE INFO:Promise & Peril

The world premieres are:

• "I Speak of Blood" by Eric Tuan (commissioned by 21V): A poignant reflection on Silicon Valley's labor disparities, setting the powerful poetry of Foxconn worker Xu Lizhi, who died by suicide in 2014.
• "The Future of Intelligence" by Karen Siegel: an exploration of AI's ethical implications, with text co-created with ChatGPT.
• "Amor, Cuidado, Futuro" by Juan Stafforini: an evocative piece addressing global childhood inequalities in Native-American languages.