Voices of Silicon Valley, a semi-professional, South Bay choral group, will present Visions of Guadalupe: Image and Sound. The program honors the artistic achievements and life-long activism of Yolanda López, currently on view in Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist. The performance will include the world premiere of a new, original five-part composition for instruments and vocals by artistic director Dr. Cyril Deaconoff. Entitled Visions of Guadalupe, the piece is set to the words of a beautiful 17th-century poem by Mexican writer, composer, and visionary Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, whose work was astonishingly brave for the time, affirming the rights of women and gender equality. Intended to reflect on the connections between music, art, and imagery, the program will also include short pieces by well-known composers Kaija Saariaho, Pamela Z, and Flannery Cunningham.

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A second performance of Visions of Guadalupe will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the Mission Cultural Center for Latina Arts in San Francisco.

*Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and free to members, college students, youth and children ages 17 and under, and school teachers (with valid ID).  

Voices of Silicon Valley

Founded in 2014, the mission of Voices of Silicon Valley is to provide a new outlet for musical collaborations in the Silicon Valley area, especially multi-media collaborations that make music more exciting and relevant to our audiences through the use of technology. In particular, we combine vocal singing with technology, thus presenting traditional choral works in a new light, and we encourage local composers and artists to create new works for this special combination. In addition, we strive to highlight important social issues and educate and engage our community into a discussion about possible solutions to the problems we face, and the role of choral art in finding those solutions.