(Photo: Steven Pisano) Death of Classical‘s 2023-24 season concluded The Crypt Sessions with David Lang‘s very timely “The Little Match Girl Passion” featuring the Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble at NYC’s Church of the Intercession on December 12, 2023. “The Little Match Girl Passion,” based on The Little Match Girl by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, originally debuted in 2007 at Zankel {…}
Photo credit: YCA Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish opens Death of Classical’s “The Crypt Sessions,” put on in partnership with Young Concert Artists. Parrish will perform the works of Moses Hogan, Charles Brown, B. Telson, H. T. Burleigh, Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, and Johannes Brahms in the Crypt Chapel under the Church of the Intercession in Harlem. Two performances will be held, {…}
Death of Classical has announced the fall season of its “The Crypt Sessions.” Here is a run down of the major vocal performances on offer. Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish will headline “Songs and Spirituals,” which includes sacred and secular songs. Parrish will accompany himself on the piano for the second half of the show. Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2023 Vocal {…}
Death of Classical presented Bill Barclay’s “Secret Byrd” at Green-Wood Cemetery’s Catacombs on June 9, 2023, featuring NY’s Abendmusik String Ensemble and Cathedra Ensemble. The concert celebrated the prolific Renaissance composer William Byrd. The immersive performance, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (d.1623), invited audience members to experience early music as a shared way to overcome {…}
Death of Classical’s “The Angel’s Share” presented John Tavener’s “The Protecting Veil,” arranged and conducted by Matthew Aucoin with solo cellist Joshua Roman and the Contemporaneous ensemble, at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery on May 26th 2023. Matthew Aucoin, a well-known composer in the opera world, interpreted this work with a thoughtful awareness of Tavener’s meditative and oftentimes exaggerated dualistic symbolism. This is portrayed throughout {…}
(Photo Credit: Kevin Condon) Death of Classical (DOC) and The Alexander S. Onassis Benefit Foundation presented “Waiting for the Barbarians,” a one-night-only concert part of “Archive of Desire: A Festival Inspired by the Poet C.P. Cavafy” curated by prolific composer Paola Prestini and under the creative direction of Afroditi Panagiotakou. This extraordinary gathering took place on May 2nd, 2023 at {…}
Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery has announced Season Five of their acclaimed series “The Angel’s Share.” An evening of Tacos, Tequila, & Tavener’s “Protecting Veil” will see ensemble Contemporaneous alongside cellist Joshua Roman for the premiere of their arrangement of John Tavener’s spiritual “The Protecting Veil.” The event will feature numerous local taco vendors, a tasting of various tequila {…}
Photo: Unison Media “Con Alma” was performed at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC’s Trusteeship Chamber on March 14th, 2023. This once-in-a-lifetime experience, presented by VisionIntoArt, and Death of Classical, in partnership with Carnegie Hall, showcased the album “Con Alma” by composer Paola Prestini and Mexican singer and composer Magos Herrera. Performers from the Young People’s Chorus of NYC, led by Artistic {…}
Death of Classical will present “Waiting for the Barbarians” on May 2, 2023. The showcase will feature music by Rufus Wainwright, Missy Mazzoli, Laurie Anderson, Petros Klampanis, Nico Muhly, Paola Prestini, and Helga Davis. It will also feature The Knights and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Soprano Eleni Calenos will star. The concert aims to explore the poetry of C.P. Cavafy. {…}
“Nightfall” returned this year at Green-Wood Cemetery with an exciting mix of local community members and attendees from all over. Death of Classical, the Afro Jazz Alliance, Rooftop Films, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Morbid Anatomy, and The Moth partnered with Green-Wood Cemetery to feature artists throughout this architecturally well-known National Historic Landmark, for an evening to be remembered. Focused on memories {…}
Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery presented the one-night-only world premiere of Aaron Seigel’s “Watching Birds at the End of the World” on July 21, 2022. This collection of 14 songs, written for countertenor and a vibraphone, illuminates the otherworldly connection of composer Aaron Siegel as a guide for anyone endeavoring a path of greater awareness within. Each song {…}