#18 — Some Mornings Need Lullabies

COMPOSED BY AILEEN CHAO & PREMIERED BY CELLIST NICK REEVES, INSPIRED BY JUNE YOKELL’S PAINTING, “NOW WHAT?”

“‘Now What?’ Is a painting based on a photograph that I took while looking out into my backyard. I live in the SF Bay Area and frequently there is a layer of fog that descends upon the landscape. It just so happened that we had left out a chair which was now empty. That vision of the empty chair looking into the void brought up my own sense of loss and loneliness, feelings I most often kept hidden. Along with my personal feelings, I’d also been paying attention to how I was experiencing what was happening to our country and feeling a real sense of sadness as to the direction it was taking. The image of the chair looking out into the fog became a metaphor for the physical place, the feelings that I carry with me and how I was experiencing the loss in my country. The title arose after the completion of the painting.”

—June Yokell

EXTENDED CONVERSATION

Join us for an extended conversation with Nick Reeves, Aileen Chao and June Yokell regarding their virtual collaboration for the "Stay-at-Home Symposium." Moderated by Artistic Director Audrey Vardanega, Nick, Aileen and June discuss their artistic backgrounds and their collaborative process.