Tenet Vocal Artists to Present ‘Sound the Trumpet’

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New York City-based Early Music Ensemble Tenet Vocal Artists will present “Sound the Trumpet” on November 19 2022, at St. Luke in the Fields in New York City. The celebration of music of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries, led by Artistic Director Jolle Greenleaf, will feature selected pieces for trumpet, written by Philipp Jacob Rittler and Roman Weichlein, with baroque {…}

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Megan Moore & William Socolof Headline YCA’s Gala Concert

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(Credit: Alexander Sargent) The Young Concert Artists will present a gala concert on May 2, 2022 at Zankel Hall in New York City. The showcase will feature music by Katherine Balch, Steven Banks, Händel, Barber, and Stravinsky. Mezzo-soprano Megan Moore and bass-baritone William Socolof will headline the program, which will also include performances by saxophonist Steven Banks, violist Hsin-Yun Huang, {…}

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Artist of the Week: Sebastian Catana

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This week the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova is set to open its new season with a new production of “Sull’essere angeli” and “Pagliacci” directed by Cristian Taraborrelli. The production will be realized in collaboration with RAI Cultura and will be broadcast on Italian television. It will also mark the house debut of baritone Sebastian Catana as Tonio. Catana, who {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Adriana González & Leonard Bernstein Headline New CD/DVD Releases

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This week, audiences will get to hear the second solo recital album by one of today’s rising stars, one of the greats mezzos of today performing Wagner, and a remastering of a historical recording. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Wesendonck Lieder C Major releases Elīna Garanča’s Wesendonck Lieder record live from the 2020 Salzburg {…}

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Obituary: Oakland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Michael Morgan Dies at 63

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Conductor Michael Morgan died August 20 at Oakland Kaiser. He was 63-years-old. Morgan, who had been the Music Director of the Oakland Symphony since 1991, had been admitted to the hospital last week for an infection. He had undergone kidney transplant surgery in May and had gone back to work shortly thereafter. Morgan was born in Washington, D.C. and showed {…}

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Obituary: Zurich’s Director of Studies Ann Beckman Dies at 69

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Opernhaus Zurich’s director of studies Ann Beckman has died at the age of 69. Beckman, a native of Kansas, United States studied piano and conducting. After graduating, she worked as a pianist and musical assistant at the Portland Opera and later as a song accompanist for the Berkshire Music Center. There, she worked alongside Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and John {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Sarah Vautour on Life as a Young Artist, Inspirations, Future Projects

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Over the last few years, Sarah Vautour has been slowly but surely making herself a major force in the Los Angeles Opera scene. The soprano has been a young artist at the Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program since 2018 making her debut with the LA Opera under the baton of James Conlon and taking on the role of Papagena in “The {…}

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Tenet Vocal Artists to Present ‘Sound the Trumpet’

Megan Moore & William Socolof Headline YCA’s Gala Concert

Artist of the Week: Sebastian Catana

Elīna Garanča, Adriana González & Leonard Bernstein Headline New CD/DVD Releases

Obituary: Oakland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Michael Morgan Dies at 63

Obituary: Zurich’s Director of Studies Ann Beckman Dies at 69

Q & A: Soprano Sarah Vautour on Life as a Young Artist, Inspirations, Future Projects