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Cincinnati Song Initiative Unveils Digital 2020-21 Season

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Cincinnati Song Initiative has announced its 2020-21 season which will feature all-digital performances. The season will feature mainstage projects including “A World of Song,” “Winter Song Festival,” and “Let it Be New.” A World of Song The main slate will kick off with “For the Dream Unfinished” starring Jasmine Habersham, Nicole Heaston, Nicholas Newton, Blair Salter, and Rolando Salazar. The {…}
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Adolphus Hailstork to Be Featured in Bill Doggett’s 2nd ‘Composer Conversations

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Bill Doggett will feature composer Adolphus Hailstork in his “Composer Conversations” on Sunday, August 16, 2020. The event will focus on Hailstork’s career, his compositions, and how he brings Black history to life through music. Audiences will also hear clips from many of the composer’s work and hear discussion of many of his more recent works, including the “Requiem Cantata {…}
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10 Essential & Historic Opera Recordings of Music by Black Composers (Updated with Addendum)

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June 8th marks the start of African-American Music Appreciation Month. While the talent and musical accomplishments of the black community cannot possibly be summarized in one article, we have compiled a list of notable recordings of not only great singers, but also composers whose works have been overlooked for decades, even centuries.  In recent years more attention has finally been {…}
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Kathleen Battle, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Polenzani & Jamie Barton Lead Chamber Society of Lincoln Center’s 2024-25 Season

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The Chamber Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2024-25 season featuring a number of vocal performances. Here is a look. The company will present an Opening Night concert entitled “Haydn’s Suprise” dedicated to Haydn. Soloists include Stephanie Blythe, Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, Aaron Boyd, Daniel Phillips, Pinchas Zukerman, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel, Nina Bernat, and the Viano Quartet. {…}
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Dessoff Choirs to Present ‘Elijah’ with Davóne Tines

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The Dessoff Choirs, led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather will continue its 2023-2024 and 100th Anniversary season in partnership with the Abyssinian Baptist Church in a performance of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” The performance will be held on Nov. 2, 2023, at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Central Harlem and will feature soloists bass-baritone Davóne Tines as the titular Elijah, soprano {…}
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The Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series Line Up

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The Canadian Opera Company’s free concert series at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre runs September through May. This article only includes classical vocal works. First up is “Meet the Ensemble Studio.” The company’s artistic development program is comprised of emerging professional Canadian opera artists. Performance Date: September 20, 2023 “Mostly Mozart” is performed by UofT Opera. Performance Date: September 27, 2023 {…}
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Lawrence Brownlee, Megan Marino & Paola Prestini Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will experience new music and a number of rare pieces in the repertoire. Rising  Lawrence Brownlee’s is set to release a new album “Rising,” in celebration of Black Music Month. “Rising” features a program of new songs that Brownlee commissioned from six up-and-coming African-American composers (Damien Sneed, Brandon Spencer, Jasmine Barnes, Joel Thompson, and Shawn E. Okpebholo), {…}

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