Volti performing “Being: Two Collins Songs” in the California Festival

Volti, a professional vocal ensemble based in San Francisco, revisited Yu-Hui’s “Being: Two Collins Songs” in a series of concerts between 11/3 – 11/5, 2023, in the Bay Area as part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music. Commissioned and premiered by Volti in 2010, “Being: Two Collins Songs” is an a cappella chamber choir piece that sets two poems written by former Poet Laureate Billy Collins – “The Night House” and “Shoveling Snow with Buddha”. This piece was subsequently included in Volti’s “House of Voices” CD album, released by Innova Recordings in 2012.