Songs for Murdered Sisters Receives U.S. Orchestral Premiere • January 2025

Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY

When his sister, Nathalie Warmerdam, was murdered, baritone Joshua Hopkins set out on a journey to use his voice to wake people up to the global epidemic of gender-based violence – and their part in it. His call to action was answered by two exceptional creators: Jake Heggie and Margaret Atwood.

Released during the pandemic as a film and Juno-nominated album, Songs for Murdered Sisters will now receive its long-awaited U.S. orchestral premiere. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in performances of this impactful work at Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on January 9 and 11, 2025, and New York’s Carnegie Hall on January 15, 2025.

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Photo by Curtis Perry