RECENT
ARCHIVAL SEASON ENGAGEMENTS
COURTNEY'S
STARS OF TOMORROW /
VIVALDI & AMUKELE
Kaufman Music Center
MERKIN HALL / DECEMBER 1 & 3 2022
Courtney Carey, conductor
The Concert Chorale moves smoothly between styles, and this December is no exception as they tackle Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria and Timothy Amukele’s What Sweeter Music. The story of the birth of Christ is familiar. Vivaldi’s (second edition) contemplates the significance of God’s incarnation in the figure of his son through the grandeur, dynamism, and richness of the classic baroque style. Fast forward a couple of hundred years, and Amukele fuses various styles to breathe new life into the Christmas story through a mix of new music and traditional carols. His multi-movement cantata features historical biblical characters we know and love, including Mary, Joseph, Herod, Simeon, and Elizabeth.
Antonio Vivaldi - Winter (from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria
Timothy Amukele - What Sweeter Music
CHRIST CHAPEL CHAMBER SERIES /
LOVE & LIGHT
The Riverside Church
CHRIST CHAPEL / NOVEMBER 2022
Liz Lang, soprano
Meghann Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Erik Rasmussen, tenor
Christopher Judd, baritone
Steven Hrycelak, 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.
NOTE: Originally scheduled for May 22nd, 2022, this event has been postponed to November 2022 due to COVID-19.
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL /
RACHMANINOFF AND HIS WORLD
Fisher Center
BARD COLLEGE / AUGUST 5—14, 2022
The Bard Music Festival returns for its 32nd season with an exploration of the life and work of Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), perhaps the last great exponent of Russian Romanticism, who nevertheless embodied many contradictions.
Through a series of themed concert programs, lectures, and panel discussions, Rachmaninoff and His World explores such themes as composition during the Cold War, virtuoso pianists and their public, and America’s ongoing love affair with Rachmaninoff’s music.
The full Bard Music Festival program will be announced in late April, complete with details of all health and safety protocols. Please note, this year, the Bard Music Festival semi-staged opera will be a part of the Weekend One program.
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
2022 Distinguished Guest Faculty:
Marianne Barrett, Edith Bers, Lydia Brown, William Burden, Corradina Caporello, Margo Garrett, Kayo Iwama, Paul E. Kwak, M.D., Kathryn LaBouff, Marlena Malas, Bill Palant (Étude Arts), Cristina Stanescu, Dr. Robert C. White, Jr., Brian Zeger
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 choir
Paul D'Arcy, tenor
Madalyn Luna, mezzo-soprano
Shawn Bartels, tenor
Nathan Siler, tenor
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor and piano
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Valentin Silvestrov, Prayer for Ukraine
All-Night Vigil
Come, Let Us Worship
Bless The Lord, O My Soul
Blessed Is the Man
Symphonic Dances I: Non Allegro
All-Night Vigil
Gladsome Light
Lord, Now, Lettest Thou
Rejoice, O Virgin
Intermission
All-Night Vigil
The Six Psalms
Praise The Name of The Lord
Symphonic Dances II: Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
All-Night Vigil
Blessed Art Thou, O Lord
Symphonic Dances III: Lento assai — Allegro vivace
All-Night Vigil
Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ
The Tropation "Today Salvation Has Come"
The Tropation "Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb"
To Thee, the Victorious Leader
THE OLD CHURCH: SONGS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
The Interchurch Center
THE INTERCHURCH CENTER / APRIL 13, 2022
A noontime recital featuring a cappella and accompanied vocal quartet music, centering around the liturgical year.
Liz Lang, soprano
Meghann Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Erik Rasmussen, tenor
Christopher Judd, baritone
Christopher Johnson, piano
Introit: Stephen Paulus, The Old Church
Pentecost: Ralph Vaughn Williams, Come Down, O Love Divine
All Saints Day: K. Lee Scott, Bright Mansions
Christ the King: Alice Parker/Robert Shaw, Ride On, King Jesus
Advent: Thomas Olivers, Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
Christmas: Johann Georg Ebeling, All my heart this night rejoices
Christmas: David Willcocks, Angels, from the realms of glory
Epiphany: Francis Poulenc, Videntes Stellam
Lent/Holy Week: Orlando Gibbons, Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Lent/Holy Week: Richard Redhead, Go to Dark Gethsemane
Easter: William Billings, Easter Anthem
Easter: 17th Century Dutch Melody, This Joyful Eastertide
Benediction: John Rutter, God Be In My Head
IN NATURE'S REALM: AN HOMAGE TO MOTHER EARTH
Musica Viva
ALL SOULS CHURCH NYC / MARCH 27, 2022
To usher in the season of spring, Musica Viva NY explores music for a cappella choir celebrating the natural world, and our place within it. From beautiful and thrilling The Peaceable Kingdom by Randall Thompson to the metaphysical and existential meditation of Alec Roth’s Earthrise, and the pop-inflected birdsong remix in Missy Mazzoli’s Vesper Sparrow, the program spans a breathtaking diversity of musical styles. The centerpiece is the world premiere of Momotombo, a new work by celebrated composer Gilda Lyons, commissioned by Musica Viva NY.
Musica Viva NY
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, artistic director & conductor
Trent Johnson, organ
Randall Thompson, The Peaceable Kingdom
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I say Ye to the Righteous
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Woe unto Them
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The Noise of a Multitude
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Howl Ye
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The Paper Reeds by the Brooks
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But These Are They That Forsake the Lord
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Have Ye Not Known?
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Ye Shall Have a Song
Gilda Lyons, Momotombo, World Premiere
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El tren iba rodando sobre sus rieles
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The baptism of volcanoes
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¡Momotombo! — exclamé
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Evocación
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Yo tenía quince años
Missy Mazzoli, Vesper Sparrow
Alec Roth, Earthrise
Earthrise Part I: Man’s Drive to Explore and Exploit
Earthrise Part II: Contemplation of the Earth Seen From Space
Earthrise Part III: A Plea for True Wisdom and Understanding