Illuminating Apologues

A song cycle by Maggie Olivo for soprano, horn, and piano, commissioned by Amity Trio

In 2021, Maggie Polk Olivo's started composing “Illuminating Apologues” for Amity Trio in collaboration with visual artist Haran Kim and poet Luba Winship. The project combines her love of music composition, collaborative art making, and programming with youth in mind.

The song cycle contains six character studies on different animals and times from our past. Commissioned by Amity Trio in 2021, the cycle is written for soprano, horn, and piano, with optional children’s choir, Orff xylophone, movement, and keyboard parts. This is a great work to get classrooms and students involved with music and movement!

Illuminating Apologues Collaborators

  • Maggie Olivo

    COMPOSER

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  • Haran Kim

    VISUAL ARTIST

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  • Luba Winship

    POET

  • Amity Trio

    PERFORMERS

Resource Materials

Along with performances, Amity Trio provides interactive lessons for educators to use as additional material.

I. Tussock Moth

I. Tussock Moth

II. Scorpion

II. Scorpion

III. Tiki Gecko

III. Tiki Gecko

IV. Cicada Brood X

IV. Cicada Brood X

V. Honey Bees

V. Honey Bees

VI. Frogs and Fireflies

VI. Frogs and Fireflies

(VI. Frogs and Fireflies)

(VI. Frogs and Fireflies)

Past Performances

Supporters

Spring 2023

Thanks to a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission for supporting our Spring 2023 tour, we took Illuminating Apologues to local schools in the Huntingburg, Indianapolis, and Bloomington communities! Our tour consisted of performances, educational, and engagement activities involving students and the community.

Production is made possible in part by the Indiana University Presidential Arts and Humanities Global Remixed Arts & Humanities Grant Program.

Spring 2022

Activities are made possible in part by the Brown County Community Foundation, the Indiana Arts Commission (which receives support from the State of Indiana), Latin American Music Center at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and the National Endowment for the Arts.