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Brooklyn Art Song Society Releases ‘Histories I: Das Wort’ for Stream

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Brooklyn Art Song Society has released its concert “Histories I: Das Wort” for streaming. The company’s performance can be seen for free access and features a program exploring the themes of Love, Sin, and Redemption through the music of Brahms, Dvořák, and Wolf. The concert features outstanding performances by vocalists Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Anna Laurenzo, Sidney Outlaw, and Brian James {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Histories II: Medieval

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present “Histories II: Medieval.” The concert will be performed on Nov. 3, 2024, at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn. “Histories II: Medieval” will showcase medieval-inspired works by modern composers including Samuel Barber’s “Hermit Songs,” Libby Larsen’s Irish and Gnostic texts (Donal Oge, The Magdalene), and Gilda Lyons’ “Songs of Lament and Praise.” The {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Brooklyn Art Song Society has revealed its 2024-25 season. Histories The first concert in the “Histories” series is “Das Wort,” which features music by Brahms, Dvorak, and Wolf. Soloists include Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Anna Laurenzo, Sidney Outlaw, and Brian James Myer. Pianists featured are Michael Brofman, Warren Jones, and Ryan McCullough. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 “Medieval” showcases the music of {…}

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Experiments in Opera Announces its Spring 2024 Season

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Experiments in Opera is set to give four programs during its spring 2024 season. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes on the title role in the workshop performance of “Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” Jennifer Zetlan sings the role of Katharine Johnson, with Amanda Lynn Bottoms as Sissieretta Jones/Djuka Tesla, Timothy Stoddard as {…}

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Works & Process to Present ‘Experiments in Opera: The Lives of Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel’

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Works & Process is set to present “Experiments in Opera: The Lives of Nikola Tesla as summoned by the Honorable Spirits of the Grand Gotham Hotel.” The workshop, set for April 15, 2024, at the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater in New York City, will feature music and words by Phil Kline and a story concept by Phil Kline and {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles III – The Second Viennese School

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(Photo credit: Catherine Hancock) Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “Circles III: The Second Viennese School” on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The organization’s season has been a major hit among art song lovers and listeners who might not find a program like this anywhere else, but right here in Brooklyn.  The season began {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Circles III: The Second Viennese’

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Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to continue its 2023–24 season on Dec. 1, 2023, at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn with “Circles III: The Second Viennese School.” This will be the third of a six-part series exploring connections between composers throughout music history. For this program, the company will present music by Arnold Schoenberg and his students, Alban Berg {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Unveils 2023-24 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Circles I: Clara, Robert, and Johannes” which features works by Robert Schumman, Brahms, and Clara Schumann. Performers include Elisabeth Marshall, Katherine Lerner, Gregory Feldmann, Brian Mextorf, Micchael Brofman, and Joel Harder. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2023 “The Wagnerians” will feature music by Chausson, Duparc, Wagner, and Wolf as {…}