AFTER TWO YEARS, CATHARSIS
In the elite world of art song, mezzo Sasha Cooke comes closest today to wearing the mantle of the late East Bay singer Lorraine Hunt, who had left us indelible musical memories. Cooke’s evening recital Sunday achieved multiple goals with reflections on two years of nationwide pandemic disruptions. She mastered (and memorized) an unprecedented array of 17 world-premiere songs written for the occasion by as many composers, using texts and poems suited to the theme. And for those listening on…