This program is presented in Collaboration with Cambridge Community Center for the Arts (CCCA). The event is FREE, but we accept donations!
Alan Ginsberg's poem is explicit in many ways - we suggest this be considered by anyone planning to bring children. There are many ways to access the poem to preview the content.
Lee Hyla - Howl
... this is the light of autumn - Stefanie Lubkowski
String Quartet No. 2 (excerpt) - Curtis Hughes
I am better now, out of my head - Olivia Katz
Semiosis Quartet is:
Nicole Parks and Emma Burge, violins
Amelia Hollander Ames, viola
Olivia Katz, cello
Special Guest:
Brian Church, voice
Join Semiosis Quartet and special guest Brian Church for a presentation of the late Lee Hyla’s monumental work Howl for Narrator and String Quartet alongside complete and excerpted works by two of Hyla’s students from his time at New England Conservatory, Stefanie Lubkowski and Curtis Hughes along with music and poetry composed and selected by the quartet members.
This program offers deep dives into sonic landscapes that can enrich and occasionally challenge our perceptions of time, a critique of post-war American society that is as applicable now as ever, and a connection to the city of Cambridge, the home of both Lubkowski and Hughes.
When
Thursday, December 11th, 2025, 7:30-9:00pm EST US
Theatre Doors at 7:00pm (General Seating)
Where
In the Theatre (ADA Accessible) at the
Multicultural Arts Center (MAC)
41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
(Enter from the street-side patio at the Multicultural Arts Center lower level, and either go up the stairs to the Theatre, or take a left through the red door, take the elevator to the 1st floor, and take a left and a right through the doors into the Theatre.
Free on street parking after 6:00pm; Red (Kendall/MIT) or Green (Lechmere) station within walking distance; $5 garage parking at The East Cambridge Parking Garage, 35 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 (Enter off Spring Street, between First & Second Streets, one block away from us, and open 24/7.)
Cost
This event is FREE, with suggestion donations.
Register online for free and donate (optional) by Credit/Debit/PayPal/Venmo. You may also register in-person at the show and donate via Cash/Debit/PayPal/Venmo/Check. (Advance registrations and donations greatly appreciated.)
Performance Info & Technical Help: Nicole Parks at
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