Fourth Wall Ensemble will present “Jane’s Favorite Things,” an evening of music and storytelling with actress Jane Kaczmarek, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at Grace & St. Paul’s Church on New York’s Upper West Side. Kaczmarek, known for her role in the television series “Malcolm in the Middle,” will appear alongside eight singers from the ensemble. Artistic Director Christopher Allen {…}
The Fourth Wall Ensemble for contemporary vocal music is set to present the East Coast premiere of “The Beatitudes” by Jeff Beal. The evening will feature two works “The Paper Lined Shack” featuring soprano Zoe Allen, and “The Beatitudes.” Beal will perform on flugelhorn, sharing the stage with Fourth Wall Ensemble’s Artistic Director, Christopher Allen. Beal is a five-time Emmy {…}
Fourth Wall Ensemble has announced that Janice Willett has been appointed to the position of Board President. Willet is a retired finance and editing professional who served as senior copy editor for the Journal of Financial Economics for 25 years. She was also Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. She has also worked with Stern Stewart consultancy, {…}
Fourth Wall Ensemble will now be represented by Arabella Arts, a wide-ranging management agency. “It is a true honor to join such an esteemed roster and collaborate with a team that shares our passion for bold, boundary-pushing artistry,” the organization noted in a newsletter regarding the new partnership. “Under the leadership of Artistic and Creative Director Christopher Allen, Fourth Wall Ensemble {…}
Fourth Wall Ensemble is set to make its National Sawdust debut on Feb. 12, 2025. The event in question will feature the organization under Artistic Director Christopher Allen in a performance of works by Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, John Glover, and Andrew Yee. The event will also feature soprano Susanna Phillips, among others, and will be hosted by {…}
The Fourth Wall Ensemble has announced its return to Carnegie Hall. This time the Fourth Wall Ensemble performs with Irish tenor and leading member of Celtic Thunder, Emmet Cahill. The program consists of songs from the Emerald Isle woven together on the emigrant journey to America. The program is directed by Christopher Allen. The Ensemble recently made its Carnegie Hall {…}
(Credit: The Riker Brothers) LA-based composer and baritone Samuel Siskind is a high school senior whose music has garnered significant international recognition. He is a winner of the 2024 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award and is also an LA Phil Composing Fellow, under the direction of acclaimed composer Andrew Norman. His music has been played at Carnegie Hall and {…}
The Fourth Wall Ensemble is set to make its Carnegie Hall debut on June 3, 2024. The ensemble will present a live-to-picture U.S. premiere of five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal’s score for the Weimar Cinema masterpiece, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Jeff Beal, who also makes his debut in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, will lead the Silver Nitrate Big {…}
Death of Classical has released the May throughout Sept. programming for the “Crypt & Catacombs” series. This article features vocal related works only. The Miró Quartet perform a program featuring selections from its new album, “Home,” which centers around Caroline Shaw’s “Microfictions [vol. 1].” Performance Date: May 4, 2024 (Crypt Chapel of Harlem’s Church of the Intercession) “Sound & Silence” {…}
Executive Director Johnathan McCullough and Artistic and Creative Director Christopher Allen have announced the formation of “Fourth Wall Ensemble,” a 12-person vocal group “committed to the transformative power of storytelling through sound and movement.” Per an official press release, the group is founded on four core tenets: “A focus on creating an environment that fosters inclusivity; pay above the standard {…}