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Ben Bliss, Tyler Duncan, Joélle Harvey, Samantha Hankey Headline Bard Music Festival’s ‘Nadia Boulanger and Her World’

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The Bard Music Festival has unveiled the full slate of its “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on operatic and vocal programs and performers. First up is “Program One: The Exemplary” which will feature Boulanger’s music alongside that of Lili Boulanger, Praulx Rainier, Louise Talma, Grazyna Bacewiz, and Julia Perry. The {…}
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Stephanie Blythe to Direct ‘Rest in Pieces: In Memory of Opera’

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The Bard College Conservatory of Music Graduate Vocal Arts Program and Orchestra will present “Rest in Pieces: In Memory of Opera” on March 6, 2020 at Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater. The program, which will be directed by famed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, will be conducted by James Bagwell and will feature music by such composers as Mozart, R. Strauss, Bizet, Copland, {…}
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The Orchestra Now Unveils Winter-Spring 2020 Season

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The Orchestra Now has unveiled its 2020 winter-spring season, which will include 16 concerts. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic and vocal concerts. The company’s first major vocal showcase will be “Rest in Pieces,” which will be presented by the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Art Program. The event will celebrate opera, with music by {…}
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Amanda Woodbury, Jack Swanson Among Stars of American Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Sons of Bach’ Concert

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The American Symphony Orchestra is set to perform “Sons of Bach” at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Dec. 19, 2019. The performance, which will be conducted by Leon Botstein, is set to feature rarely-performed works by four of Bach’s sons, including W.F. Bach’s “Erzittert und Fallet,” J.C.F. Bach’s “Die Amerikanerin,” J.C. Bach’s Symphony in G Minor, and C.P.E. {…}
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Janai Brugger To Headline ‘The Kingdom’ With American Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) The American Symphony Orchestra is set to kick off its Carnegie Hall season with Elgar’s “The Kingdom.” The performance, which will take place on Halloween of 2019, will be led by music director Leon Botstein with soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, tenor Cooper Nolan, and baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as the soloists. James Bagwell will lead the Bard Festival {…}
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Michael Nagy, Paulina Swierczek Star in The Orchestra Now’s 2019-20 Season

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The Orchestra Now has unveiled its 2019-20 season, which will include a plethora of unique works. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera and vocal performances. Over at the Sosnoff Theater at Bard College’s Fisher Center, audiences will get a chance to hear Strauss’ “Four Songs, Op. 27” in addition to a performance of Galina Ustvolskaya’s {…}
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The Bard Conservatory Orchestra 2018-19 Review: Mahler Symphony No. 3

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I will admit that I came to my appreciation of Mahler’s Symphony No 3 later than the rest of his masterpieces. And attending the recent, dynamic performance mounted by conductor Leon Botstein, leading The Bard College Conservatory Orchestra with the addition of the college’s Chamber Singers, Festival Chorale, and a ‘Preparatory’ Chorus, I understood why that was. Mind you, right {…}
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Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Review: American Symphony Orchestra & Martinů’s ‘Julietta’

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The American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, concluded its 2018-19 season at Carnegie Hall with a much anticipated and unique Czech version of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera “Julietta.” With the title role sung by American soprano Sara Jakubiak and the role of Michel sung by Met Opera artist Aaron Blake, the opera revival was geared towards success from the start.  {…}

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