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Charlotte Mundy, Amber Evans, Tomás Cruz, & Steven Hrycelak Star in Death of Classical’s Fall 2024 Crypt Sessions

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Death of Classical announces its fall 2024 Crypt Sessions. This article only features vocal concerts taking place during the season. Vocal ensemble, Ekmeles reprises its performances of David Lang’s “The Little Match Girl Passion.” This marks both the first time that Death of Classical has repeated a program, and the beginning of a new holiday tradition. Charlotte Mundy, Amber Evans, {…}

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Death of Classical & Green-Wood Cemetery’s The Angel’s Share 2024 Review: Gelsey Bell’s ‘mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]’

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(Photo credit: Steve Pisano) Gelsey Bell’s opera “mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]” originally made its music theatre world premiere in January 2023 as a co-production of Beth Morrison Project’s PROTOTYPE Festival and HERE. This year, as a production of the “Angel’s Share,” a concert series that takes place at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn curated by Andrew Ousley of Death of Classical, Bell {…}

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Death of Classical Announces New Concert Series

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Death of Classical has announced its new concert series, “The Light After.” The new collaboration between Death of Classical, St. John the Divine, and Trinity Church features three evenings of music in the Crypt under the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Chamber groups from Trinity’s acclaimed new music ensemble NOVUS perform. The first concert includes selection of music {…}

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Death of Classical Announces Upcoming ‘Crypt & Catacombs’ Programming

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Death of Classical has released the May throughout Sept. programming for the “Crypt & Catacombs” series. This article features vocal related works only. The Miró Quartet perform a program featuring selections from its new album, “Home,” which centers around Caroline Shaw’s “Microfictions [vol. 1].” Performance Date: May 4, 2024 (Crypt Chapel of Harlem’s Church of the Intercession) “Sound & Silence” {…}

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Death of Classical & The Green-Wood Cemetery Announce Season 6 of ‘The Angel’s Share’

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Death of Classical and the Green-Wood Cemetery announce “The Angel’s Share,” the organizations’ sixth season of collaborations. The season opens May 24. Each performance will begin with a pre-show spirits tasting with whiskey, mezcal, and more before audiences take a twilight walk through the Cemetery to the Catacombs. This article features vocal works only. The Fourth Wall Ensemble performs Caroline {…}

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Death of Classical Unveils Lineup for ‘Tiergarten’

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Death of Classical has announced the cast, creative team, and program for “Tiergarten.” The showcase, set for April 17-19, 2024, will feature music by Brecht & Weill, Marlene Dietrich, Vikki Carr, Frank Sinatra, Eden Ahbez, Kylie Minogue, Monteverdi, Dickinson, Renato Rascel, Byrd, Verdi, and others. Performers include Master of Ceremonies Kim David Smith, Aaron Reeder, Ariadne Grief, Luke Elmer, and {…}

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Death of Classical 2023-24 Review: David Lang’s ‘The Little Match Girl Passion’

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(Photo: Steven Pisano) Death of Classical‘s 2023-24 season concluded The Crypt Sessions with David Lang‘s very timely “The Little Match Girl Passion” featuring the Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble at NYC’s Church of the Intercession on December 12, 2023. “The Little Match Girl Passion,” based on The Little Match Girl by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, originally debuted in 2007 at Zankel {…}

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Joseph Parrish to Give Program of Art Songs and Spirituals With Death of Classical

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Photo credit: YCA Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish opens Death of Classical’s “The Crypt Sessions,” put on in partnership with Young Concert Artists. Parrish will perform the works of Moses Hogan, Charles Brown, B. Telson, H. T. Burleigh, Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, and Johannes Brahms in the Crypt Chapel under the Church of the Intercession in Harlem. Two performances will be held, {…}

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Death of Classical Announces ‘The Crypt Sessions’ Fall 2023 Slate

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Death of Classical has announced the fall season of its “The Crypt Sessions.” Here is a run down of the major vocal performances on offer. Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish will headline “Songs and Spirituals,” which includes sacred and secular songs. Parrish will accompany himself on the piano for the second half of the show. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2023 Vocal {…}