The Crossing is debuting Harold Meltzer’s “You Are Who I Love” at a Philadelphia concert on March 17th. The vocal ensemble, conducted by Donald Nally, and accompanied by the experimental percussion quartet, Sandbox, is premiering Meltzer’s piece which is based on a poem of the same name by Aracelis Girmay. “You Are Who I Love” is an ode to the {…}
The Crossing is set to present David Lang’s “Poor Hymnal” on Dec. 15 and 17, 2023. The concerts will be performed at Iron Gate Theatre at Penn Live Arts and The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The piece, which was co-commissioned by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting, Jill and Loren Bough, and Peggy and Mark Curchack, is a concert-length a cappella {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week you get albums from two very famous singers, a soundtrack to one of this year’s Oscar contenders, and two complete opera recordings you cannot miss. Maestro Deutsche Grammophon releases the official soundtrack to Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro.” The recording features {…}
The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, is set to open its new season with “Crickets in our Backyard.” The concert will take place on Sept. 16, 2023, at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The concert will feature the world premiere of Tania León’s “Singsong,” based on the US Poet Laureate Rita Dove’s cricket poems and featuring renowned flutist and {…}
(Photo credit: Maria Allen) “SIN-EATER” is set to get its U.S. and European premiere this fall. First up, the work, co-commissioned by The Crossing and Penn Live Arts, premieres Oct. 14, 2023 at Penn Live Arts’ Harold Prince Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. A few weeks later, “SIN-EATER” will get its European premiere on Nov. 9, 2023, at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t {…}
New Music USA has announced its 2023 Organization Fund Awardees to 85 creators across the nation. The fund, totaling $620,750, goes to outstanding organizations the work and support the development of music creators and artists that offer a crucial resource to their community. Over 500 entities expressed interest during this year’s grant application process. Those awarded are notable for their {…}
The three-time Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing has announced its 2023-24 season titled “Sin Eating.” Donald Nally leads the season featuring several world premieres and commissions by Tania León, Ayanna Woods, David T. Little, Gabriela Ortiz, Gavin Bryars, and David Lang, plus The Crossing’s second Resident Composer, Nina Shekhar. “Crickets in our Backyard” highlights the works of Tania León, Wang Lu, {…}
The Crossing is set to present the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’s “unEarth” alongside the New York Philharmonic. The showcase, which is scheduled for June 1-3, 2023, will be conducted by Jaap van Zweden and will take place at David Geffen Hall in New York City. The program will also feature Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Frank Huang as the soloist. {…}
The Crossing is set to world premiere Ted Hearne’s “Farming” this June. The showcase, which is set for June 22-25 at Kings Oaks Farm in Bucks County, PA, will feature 24 vocalists alongside guitar, percussion, and electronics. The piece has been in development for four years and was commissioned and written for The Crossing. Ashley Tata directs the production. “When {…}
(credit: John C Hawthorne) Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally is set to give the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s “Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished.” The performance will be on March 24, 2023 at Church of the Holy Trinity in Rittenhouse Square and will be co-presented by Penn Live Arts. The concert will also reunite The Crossing with {…}
The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, is set to make its Cincinnati debut with the world premiere of a new work by Jennifer Higdon at the national conference of the American Choral Directors Association. The concerts, which will be held on Feb. 24 and 25, 2023 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, will see the chorus perform “The {…}