I heart Artemis
2021 (60:00)
An oratorio for six voices
Music by Wally Gunn
Libretto by Maria Zajkowski
Written for Variant 6 and The Consort of Melbourne

Everything is fragile. Love, the earth, the waters we rely on to give us life. And things can change so easily. Even the untouchable can be touched by change. In the time before time, Athena and Artemis meet, fall in love, and live a brief eternity of passion. But their paradise can’t last. On earth, men wage war, indulge their lusts, and exploit the land. Athena and Artemis watch in horror as the world falls apart, and must unite to defend what cannot defend itself. Is time running out? The deities are watching. I heart Artemis is a story about a mythological love and a very real crisis, which asks the most pressing questions about humanity’s future.

Performed by Variant 6:

Jessica Beebe, soprano
Rebecca Myers, soprano
Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano
Steven Bradshaw, tenor
James Reese, tenor
Daniel Schwartz, bass

Audio recorded and mixed by Charles Mueller
Filmed and edited by Christopher Andrew and Jeremy McDonald

Copyright © Wally Gunn and Maria Zajkowski 2022