THE QUEER AGENGA: A CABARET OF UNTOLD STORIES
PROGRAM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
10 minute Intermission
&
RECEPTION IN THE GALLERY
Accompanied by John Urban
With support from
with Drs. Chris Cayari & Felix Graham
featuring
Caitlyn Duer, Freddy Vaccaro, Hannah Cai Sobel, Leoluca Tsaboukas & Jae Carelli
plus
Members of TRANScend & the Cast of The Passion of Miss de Marco, UNEMPLOYED STENOGRAPHER
ACT I
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS
🙟 That First Embrace (by Felix Graham, from The Passion of Miss de Marco) — Company
LADIES IN LOVE
🙟 Fairytale (by Sara Bareilles) — Chris
🙟 Turn to Me, O My Sappho (from The Passion of Miss de Marco) — Hannah Cai Sobel & Caitlyn Duer
HIM FATALE
🙟 Sex Appeal (by Friedrich Hollaender, from Ich tanze um die Welt mir Dir) — Felix
🙟 Falling in Love Again (by F. Hollaender, from Der Blaue Engel) — Felix
🙟 The Hotter the Flame (from The Passion of Miss de Marco) — Freddy
LIVING IN THE ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB
🙟 Build a Wall (from Shrek: The Musical, by Jeanine Tesori) — Chris
🙟 Michael in the Bathroom (from Be More Chill, by Joe Tracz) — Chris
🙟 Being Alive (from Company, by Stephen Sondheim) — Mika
🙟 Wait Till You See What’s Next (by Jason Robert Brown)
~ Intermission ~
ACT II
REMEMBERING THE PAST
🙟 Violets & Pansies (from The Passion of Miss de Marco) — Company
RELIGIOUS FERVOR
🙟 The Calling (by , from Altar Boyz) — Chris
🙟 Heaven’s Light/Hellfire (by , from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) — Felix
🙟 Penitence (by L. v. Beethoven & Parker Millsap) — Felix
CONVERSATIONS WITH MOM
🙟 so big/so small (by . from Dear Evan Hansen) — Chris
🙟 See Me (by , from Bare) — Chris
🙟 Warning (from Bare) — Chris
🙟 When You Come Home (by Mark Schultz)
1930: NEW YORK, PARIS, BERLIN
🙟 The Village is a Lotus-Land (from The Passion of Miss de Marco) — Jae
🙟 Lament of the Seine (by Kurt Weill)
🙟 It’s All A Swindle (by Mischa Spoliansky)
🙟 The Lavender Song (Das Lila Lied) (by M. Spoliansky) — Company
About Transcend
We are a New York-based trans / gender-expansive vocal ensemble whose focus is on creating inclusive, supportive performance and musical experiences, while exploring the unique aural aesthetic of trans and atypical voices singing classical works together.
Transcend exists to bring trans and gender-expansive/gender non-conforming voices into the choral music of the western choral tradition. We perform art music (in all its forms) from medieval to contemporary, with a general focus on presenting works of composers from minority backgrounds.
Our goals are artistic, musical, pedagogical and socially-oriented: we are making interesting, thoughtful music, while using our voices to create space for gender-expansive voices in the traditional canon and carve out a legacy for future generations of trans or gender-expansive singers.