CHRIST CHAPEL CHAMBER SERIES:
LOVE & LIGHT

The Riverside Church

TRC: CHRIST CHAPEL  / MAY 22, 2022

Liz Lang, soprano
Meghann Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Erik Rasmussen, tenor
Christopher Judd, baritone
Steven Hyrcelak, piano
Joseph Hudson, piano

Members of the Riverside Choir and friends raise their voices in sacred and secular songs about love and light, including the beloved Liebeslieder Waltzes of Johannes Brahms.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: ALL-NIGHT VIGIL & SYMPHONIC DANCES

Musica Viva

ALL SOULS CHURCH NYC  / MAY 22, 2022

Musica Viva NY closes its 2021-2022 season with Rachmaninoff’s colossal All-Night Vigil for a cappella choir, a work that was scheduled for performance before the COVID-19 pandemic. To accompany it, Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez will be joined by pianist Margaret Kampmeier to perform Rachmaninoff’s thrilling Symphonic Dances in its version for two pianos, interspersed throughout the movements of the Vigil.

Musica Viva NY

Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, artistic director, conductor, piano

All-Night Vigil

1. Come, Let Us Worship

2. Bless The Lord, O My Soul

3. Blessed Be the Man

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Symphonic Dances I
 

All-Night Vigil

4. Gladsome Light

5, Now, Lettest Thou

6. Rejoice, O Virgin

7. The Six Psalms

8. Praise The Name of The Lord

9. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord

10. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ

11. My Soul Magnifies The Lord
 

Symphonic Dances II

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All-Night Vigil

12. The Great Doxology
 

Symphonic Dances III
 

All-Night Vigil

13. Troparia Of The Day Of Salvation

14. Christ Is Risen From The Grave

15. Thanksgiving To The Mother Of God

CLASSICAL SINGING AND NEW YORK IN JUNE

Summer Program

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC  / JUNE 2022

Classical Singing and New York in June (AKA "CSNY in June") is an 18-day program providing intensive vocal study and coaching for a small group (maximum 16) of aspiring professional singers and pianists ages 18-35, culminating in a final public recital in a recognized New York venue. CSNY's vision is to enhance musical training with cultural immersion in the vast and inexhaustible resources of New York City. The program offers intensive voice lessons, coaching, and masterclasses with leading professionals in the field, in combination with informative city walking tours, museum visits, ethnic dinners, and attendance at theatrical and concert events.

Classical Singing & New York in June

Jane Olian and Donna Gill, directors

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2022 Distinguished Guest Faculty:

Marianne Barrett, Edith Bers, Lydia Brown, William Burden, Corradina Caporello, Margo Garrett, Paul E. Kwak, M.D., Kathryn LaBouff, Marlena Malas, Bill Palant (Étude Arts), Cristina Stanescu, Dr. Robert C. White, Jr., Brian Zeger