Karim Al-Zand’s The Prisoner is a song cycle for voice and chamber orchestra that tells the story of Adnan Latif, one of the first men imprisoned at Guantanamo, with text drawn from Latif’s letters as well as other literary sources, including the poetry of Rilke, Al-Ma‘arri, Rūmī and the Book of Psalms.

Marcus Karl Maroney’s newest world premiere is created in collaboration with award-winning poet Shelley Wong, whose work explores femininity, sexuality and identity, and foregrounds queer women of color in a wider artistic discussion of who matters in society.