Music of Remembrance’s 2024-25 Season to Feature Works by Carlos Simon, Jessie Montgomery, & Rhiannon Giddens

(Photo credits: Bessent, Cheng, & Yildiz) Music of Remembrance has announced its 2024-25 season. This season aims to champion those who use their art to stand up against injustice and inspire action. Concerts will feature works by prominent Black American composers that confront the residual trauma of slavery, a 10th-anniversary production of an opera that addresses the responsibility of artists to {…}

Feb 11, 2023

USC Thornton School of Music Unveils its Spring 2023 Live Events

The USC Thornton School of Music has unveiled its Spring 2023 Live Event lineup, featuring a wide array of musical genres, including jazz, pop, and opera. For this article, we have highlighted vocal performances only. The USC Thornton Edge will showcase new works for large ensemble in February, featuring Kaija Saariaho’s “Quatre Instants” for orchestra and solo soprano. Initially composed {…}

Jan 9, 2021

Art Song Platform Sparks & Wiry Cries to Present NYC songSLAM Festival

New York-based global art song platform Sparks & Wiry Cries will present its flagship NYC songSLAM Festival with twelve days of song in a virtual event beginning on Jan. 11 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The 2021 songSLAM runs through Jan. 22 and will showcase 14 emerging composer and performer teams presenting new art song competitions. After each performance, the audience {…}

Aug 16, 2020

Cincinnati Song Initiative Unveils Digital 2020-21 Season

Cincinnati Song Initiative has announced its 2020-21 season which will feature all-digital performances. The season will feature mainstage projects including “A World of Song,” “Winter Song Festival,” and “Let it Be New.” A World of Song The main slate will kick off with “For the Dream Unfinished” starring Jasmine Habersham, Nicole Heaston, Nicholas Newton, Blair Salter, and Rolando Salazar. The {…}

May 21, 2020

Lori Laitman, Sasha Cooke, Kelly Markgraf Headline The American Opera Project’s Weekend Performances

The American Opera Project will be hosting two concert performances this weekend, which are aimed at raising funds for the AOP 2020 Relief Fund Campaign. The first concert, “Lean on Me,” takes places on May 23, 2020 at 4 p.m. EDT. The performance will feature Lori Laitman and Tom Cipullo as they take on American Song. Fifty percent of proceeds {…}

Feb 29, 2020

Michael Mayes to Star & Co-Direct ‘Glory Denied’ at The Atlanta Opera

The Atlanta Opera is set to perform Tom Cipullo’s “Glory Denied” starting on May 21, 2020 as part of its Discoveries Series and Atlanta Opera Veterans Program. The work, which closes the company’s 40th anniversary season, will be directed by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, with Michael Mayes taking on the role {…}

Jan 10, 2020

Stephanie Blythe To Headline Sparks & Wiry Cries Second Annual songSLAM Festival in NYC

The DiMenna Center is set to feature the Sparks & Wiry Cries Second Annual songSLAM Festival, dedicated to art song on Jan. 17-18, 2020. The festival kicks off with the fourth annual NYC songSLAM on Jan. 17. This event is a unique competition for emerging composer and performer teams to premiere to art song. Composer Tom Cipullo will host the {…}

Mar 21, 2019

Michael Mayes, Catherine Cook, Laura Strickling Headline ‘The Parting’ Premiere At Music of Remembrance

Music of Remembrance is set to showcase composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason’s new chamber opera “The Parting” on May 19, 2019 at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall in Seattle. The performance, which will kick off at 7:30 p.m. local time, will feature baritone Michael Mayes alongside mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook and soprano Laura Strickling. Erich Parce will direct {…}

Oct 11, 2018

Chelsea Opera To Present Two Tom Cipullo Operas

On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, the Chelsea Opera will present the New York City premiere of “Josephine” and “After Life,” two one-act operas by Tom Cipullo. The performance, set to be performed at the Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, will star Melissa Wimbish as Josephine, Jennifer Beattie as Gertrude Stein, Sara Paar as Young Girl, and Steven Eddy as Picasso. “Josephine,” tells the story {…}