Mirror Visions Ensemble gives the world premiere of Griffin Candey’s “Silver Songs,” in its upcoming concert in New York City. The ensemble’s latest commission “Silver Songs,” includes poetry by Rae Armantrout, Richie Hofmann, Rebecca Hoogs, Jeanne Murray Walker, Kate Northrop, and Frank O’Hara. Candey describes “‘Silver Songs’ as exploring our fascination with and relationship to movies, how we see ourselves {…}
The Young Concert Artists series continues this Spring with several major performances. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal showcases on offer. First up, tenor Daniel McGrew joins forces with pianists Sophia Zou and Nathaniel LaNasa for a performance at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. The program features works by Schumann and Fauré and a world {…}
Young Concert Artists has released the highlights of its spring 2024 season. Only vocal concerts are listed in this article. Starting things off, the Young Concert Artists perform at the New York Festival of Song: “All Together Now.” Performance Date: February 21, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner makes DC and NY debuts in “Everything Must Change,” with pianist Shawn Chang. Performance {…}
Young Concert Artists (YCA) revealed its 2023-2024 season, including debuts of four new artists in New York and a co-presentation with the New York Festival of Song. The season will feature YCA Auditions and a Winners Concert, both live-streamed, four noontime performances, and a grand finale at Carnegie Hall. Four YCA artists will also showcase their talent at the Kennedy {…}
The New York Festival of Songs has announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season. “100 Years of Broadway Love” is presented by soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, and baritone Shavon Lloyd, with Steven Blier as pianist following a weeklong residency in Orient, NY. Performance Dates: August 21-27, 2023 Kicking off its 36th season mainstage season is curators and co-pianists {…}
Young Concert Artists’ season finale concert will be held at Carnegie Hall on May 2. Vocalists in the showcase are soprano Chelsea Guo, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, tenor Daniel McGrew, and bass-baritone William Socolof. They will be featured in J.S. Bach’s Cantata “Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind,” BWV 153. Also on the program are works by Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence {…}
Tenor Daniel McGrew and pianist Sophia Zhou will present a recital at the Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center in New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. The showcase will feature a performance of Brahms’ “Deutsche Volkslieder” WoO33, Debussy’s “Trois mélodies de Verlaine,” Christopher Berg’s “Songs to poems by Frank O’Hara,” Britten’s “The Holy Sonnets of John Donne,” songs by {…}
The Young Concert Artists has announced its 2022-23 season taking place in New York City. While the program works with all classical musicians, for the purposes of this article, we will focus only on the vocal artists. Making his NYC debut, tenor Daniel McGrew will perform works by Brahms, YCA Composer-in-Residence Nina Shekar, Christopher Berg, and Britten at the Kaufman {…}
The Young Concert Artists have announced their 2021 International Audition winners. The winners include tenor 28-year-old Daniel McGrew of the U.S. Other winners include violinist Lun Li (25), pianist Ying Li (23), and pianist Harmony Zhu (the youngest winner, aged 15). The quartet appeared in a Winners Concert at Gilder Lehrman Hall in New York City on Nov.1. The final {…}