Vías: A Journey of Identity

A program of original and existing art songs about the ongoing journey, challenges, and joys of holding multiple identities.

Sunday September 27, 2026

7-8:15pm

Featuring four world premieres, Vías is a program of art songs about the ongoing journey of identity in a complex world.

The songs, in English, Spanish, and Italian, reflect the challenges and joys of holding more than one identity at once, navigating culture, language, queerness, immigration, and family through music and dance.

🌈 Details

Sunday, Sep. 27
7-8:15 PM
ZUMIX (260 Sumner St, East Boston, MA 02128)

This space is ADA-accessible; contact Andrés at jabcomposer@gmail.com if you have specific requests.

🎟️ Tickets

Click here or the button on the left, or visit tinyurl.com/ViasConcert to register. Vías is a pay-what-you-can event starting at $0, with a suggested donation of $15.

🌈 Artists

Fausto Miro, tenor
Erin Matthews, soprano
Tristan Leung, piano
Jenny Oliver, dance
J. Andrés Ballesteros, piano

Júrame, by María Grever

Vías, by J. Andrés Ballesteros (world premiere)
I. Aire, río, piedra, sol
II. Changing Scenery
III. ¡Baila, Ignacio, baila!

Un dì, felice, eterea, by Giuseppe Verdi

Floating Clouds, from Eight Memories in Watercolor, by Tan Dun 谭盾

Chiaroscuro, by Katie Semro (world premiere)

Barcarolle 3: Lento-freely, by Ned Rorem

Cállate corazón, by Federico Moreno Torroba

Program (subject to change)