Curtis Institute of Music is set to present a concert in honor of composer Ned Rorem. The “Ned Rorem Celebration Concert,” which is set for April 2, 2024 at 7 p.m. local time, will feature soprano Sarah Fleiss, mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg, baritone Jarrett Ott, and pianist Miloš Repický. The showcase features works by Rorem including “Early in the Morning,” “I {…}
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 {…}
Composer Ned Rorem died at the age of 99. The composer was hailed as “the world’s best composer of art songs” and was a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy winner. Born on October 23, 1923, in Richmond, Indiana, Rorem was raised a pacifist in the Quaker Society of Friends and at the age of 10, began taking piano lessons with Margaret {…}
As part of their Springboard Season, Wakefield, Rhode Island’s Contemporary Theater Company, will present “The Voice of Gertrude Stein” on May 26 and June 4, 2022. On the program are art songs with text by Stein from composers such as Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, and Felix Jarrar. Featured artists include tenor Michael Gonzalez, soprano Sara DeLong, and mezzo-sopranos Julie Rumbold and {…}