Performance of Swing Along composed by Will marion cook for male voice, clarinet and strings sung by soloist Dorian Lake ,clarinetist, Armando Vazquez 'Porgy & Bess Concert,' May 1On Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m., please join us at the College of Staten Island Arts Center for "The Porgy & Bess Concert." The concert will include performances by:The Wagner College Choir and Sinfonietta, the Wagner College Chamber Singers and the Stretto vocal ensemble, all conducted by Roger WesbyThe College of Staten Island Chorus, conducted by Marina AlexanderThe Salvatones, directed by Daniel Brondel Featured soloists Celeste Headlee (soprano) and Anthony Turner (baritone) The first half of the program will include songs by pioneer black musical theater composer Will Marion Cook, William Grant Still, Hall Johnson, Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill. The second half will be comprised of a baker's dozen of songs from "Porgy and Bess" as arranged by Gershwin's friend, Robert Russell Bennett, including "Summertime," "Bess, You is my Woman Now" and "It Ain't Necessarily So." Tickets to the concert are $15, students and seniors $10. For more information about the concert, contact Roger Wesby at 718-390-3205 or rwesby@wagner.edu.
ABOUT 'THE PORGY & BESS CONCERT'
George Gershwin, one of the leading architects of "the American Sound," always wanted to compose a "jazz opera." At the height of his powers, he found what he considered suitable material: a play by a white southern gentleman, DuBose Heyward, and his wife, Dorothy, about Catfish Row, a black slum in Charleston, S.C. Arranged by Gershwin's friend, Robert Russell Bennett, "The Porgy & Bess Concert" includes nearly all of the opera's finest gems: "Summertime," "A Woman is a Sometime Thing," "Gone, Gone, Gone," "My Man's Gone Now," "Promised Land," "I Got Plenty of Nothin'," "Bess, You is My Woman Now," "Oh, I Can't Sit Down!," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "There's a Boat that's Leavin' Soon for New York City" and "Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way."
Featured soloist CELESTE HEADLEE is better known to public radio listeners as the co-host of the Public Radio International morning show, "The Takeaway." She is an operatically trained soprano and the granddaughter of William Grant Still, considered to be the "dean of African-American composers."
Soloist ANTHONY TURNER, a distinguished baritone, performs internationally in genres ranging from opera to musical comedy and is an acknowledged master interpreter of spirituals. Headlee and Turner will be joined by the Wagner College Choir, the Choir of the College of Staten Island, and the Wagner Sinfonietta, a 32-piece symphony orchestra including members of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and other professionals from the metropolitan orchestra.
STRETTO is an elite vocal ensemble that cultivates close harmony, jazz, and gospel music. Founded in 1999 by Roger Wesby, the ensemble consists of current students and alumni of Wagner College. Stretto has performed at the National Arts Club in Grammercy Park, at the Symphony Space for the Wall-to-Wall Joni Mitchell Tribute, and for the 25th annual Commemoration of the Life and Music of Alex Wilder. The ensemble has toured annually with Wagner's College Choir and regularly anchors events like the Vocal Jazz Set and the annual Tribute to Black Music at Wagner College.
THE SALVATONES is a professional vocal ensemble that premiered in October 2010. Under the leadership of music director Daniel Brondel and CEO Salvatore Diana, the ensemble has already made many appearances in venues as diverse as the Paul Creston Award Celebration, the vocal recital of member Dorian Lake, a corporate event on behalf of DraftFCB, the VIP reception of the I'm Too Young For this Stupid Cancer OMG! Pre-Summit Reception, and in a fundraiser for the St. John's-in-the-Village Music Fund.
2800 Victory Blvd Springer Concert Hall
May 04, 2011 12:15 Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
Sapphire Woodwind Quintet Kim Sopata, Flute Somerlie DePasquale, Oboe Anna Najoom, Clarinet Ann Dufek, Bassoon Lisa Taylor, Horn
Passacaille Adrien Barthe Pastoral Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987) Serenade for Wind Quintet Karl Pilss (1902 – 1979) Frielich Edward Marcus (b. 1957) Written for Lisa Taylor and Sapphire Winds
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets
Chicago, IL
Two Sonatas in D minor Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K. 516 Sonata in D minor, K. 517
Preludes, Op. 11 Alexander Scriabin No. 1 in C Major No. 2 in A minor No. 8 in F-sharp minor No. 11 in B Major No. 13 in G-flat Major No. 14 in E-flat minor No. 16 in B-flat minor No. 21 in B-flat Major
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année: Italie Franz Liszt Après une lecture de Dante, fantasia quasi sonata
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets
Chicago, IL
May 14, 2011 20:00 The Hulencourt Art Project, Hulencourt, Belgium
Radio broadcast of "El Signo del Angel" by James Lentini, performed by Mary Harris (viola) and Jackie Davis (harp) at the following link: http://www.kwax.com/listen.phpPerformed on the "Half Past" show hosted by Carl Hemingsen.
May 15, 2011 19:00 Alfred Newman Concert Hall, USC
Multi-Media Concert to commemorate Hovhaness' centennial. All solo piano music of Alan Hovhaness performed by Hayk Arsenyan and accompanied by visual artist Kevork Mourad's live hand-drown painting and animation projected on the screen.
Concerts in May 2011
Center for the Arts College of Staten Island
PORGY AND BESS
Performance of Swing Along composed by Will marion cook for male voice, clarinet and strings sung by soloist Dorian Lake ,clarinetist, Armando Vazquez
2800 Victory Blvd Springer Concert Hall'Porgy & Bess Concert,' May 1On Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m., please join us at the College of Staten Island Arts Center for "The Porgy & Bess Concert." The concert will include performances by:The Wagner College Choir and Sinfonietta, the Wagner College Chamber Singers and the Stretto vocal ensemble, all conducted by Roger WesbyThe College of Staten Island Chorus, conducted by Marina AlexanderThe Salvatones, directed by Daniel Brondel
Featured soloists Celeste Headlee (soprano) and Anthony Turner (baritone)
The first half of the program will include songs by pioneer black musical theater composer Will Marion Cook, William Grant Still, Hall Johnson, Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill.
The second half will be comprised of a baker's dozen of songs from "Porgy and Bess" as arranged by Gershwin's friend, Robert Russell Bennett, including "Summertime," "Bess, You is my Woman Now" and "It Ain't Necessarily So."
Tickets to the concert are $15, students and seniors $10.
For more information about the concert, contact Roger Wesby at 718-390-3205 or rwesby@wagner.edu.
ABOUT 'THE PORGY & BESS CONCERT'
George Gershwin, one of the leading architects of "the American Sound," always wanted to compose a "jazz opera." At the height of his powers, he found what he considered suitable material: a play by a white southern gentleman, DuBose Heyward, and his wife, Dorothy, about Catfish Row, a black slum in Charleston, S.C.
Arranged by Gershwin's friend, Robert Russell Bennett, "The Porgy & Bess Concert" includes nearly all of the opera's finest gems: "Summertime," "A Woman is a Sometime Thing," "Gone, Gone, Gone," "My Man's Gone Now," "Promised Land," "I Got Plenty of Nothin'," "Bess, You is My Woman Now," "Oh, I Can't Sit Down!," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "There's a Boat that's Leavin' Soon for New York City" and "Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way."
Featured soloist CELESTE HEADLEE is better known to public radio listeners as the co-host of the Public Radio International morning show, "The Takeaway." She is an operatically trained soprano and the granddaughter of William Grant Still, considered to be the "dean of African-American composers."
Soloist ANTHONY TURNER, a distinguished baritone, performs internationally in genres ranging from opera to musical comedy and is an acknowledged master interpreter of spirituals.
Headlee and Turner will be joined by the Wagner College Choir, the Choir of the College of Staten Island, and the Wagner Sinfonietta, a 32-piece symphony orchestra including members of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and other professionals from the metropolitan orchestra.
STRETTO is an elite vocal ensemble that cultivates close harmony, jazz, and gospel music. Founded in 1999 by Roger Wesby, the ensemble consists of current students and alumni of Wagner College. Stretto has performed at the National Arts Club in Grammercy Park, at the Symphony Space for the Wall-to-Wall Joni Mitchell Tribute, and for the 25th annual Commemoration of the Life and Music of Alex Wilder. The ensemble has toured annually with Wagner's College Choir and regularly anchors events like the Vocal Jazz Set and the annual Tribute to Black Music at Wagner College.
THE SALVATONES is a professional vocal ensemble that premiered in October 2010. Under the leadership of music director Daniel Brondel and CEO Salvatore Diana, the ensemble has already made many appearances in venues as diverse as the Paul Creston Award Celebration, the vocal recital of member Dorian Lake, a corporate event on behalf of DraftFCB, the VIP reception of the I'm Too Young For this Stupid Cancer OMG! Pre-Summit Reception, and in a fundraiser for the St. John's-in-the-Village Music Fund.
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
Sapphire Woodwind Quintet, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
Sapphire Woodwind Quintet
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets Chicago, ILKim Sopata, Flute
Somerlie DePasquale, Oboe
Anna Najoom, Clarinet
Ann Dufek, Bassoon
Lisa Taylor, Horn
Passacaille Adrien Barthe
Pastoral Vincent Persichetti (1915 – 1987)
Serenade for Wind Quintet Karl Pilss (1902 – 1979)
Frielich Edward Marcus (b. 1957) Written for Lisa Taylor and Sapphire Winds
Tel Aviv Museum
Mozart Concerto K 488
Handel House Museum
Alice Chan London Harpsichord Recital
'Form London to Paris and Leipzig'
25 Brook St, London W1K 4HB, United KingdomMusic by Louis Couperin, Thomas Arne and J.S. Bach
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
Yukiko Sekino, Piano, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
Two Sonatas in D minor Domenico Scarlatti
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets Chicago, ILSonata in D minor, K. 516
Sonata in D minor, K. 517
Preludes, Op. 11 Alexander Scriabin
No. 1 in C Major
No. 2 in A minor
No. 8 in F-sharp minor
No. 11 in B Major
No. 13 in G-flat Major
No. 14 in E-flat minor
No. 16 in B-flat minor
No. 21 in B-flat Major
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année: Italie Franz Liszt
Après une lecture de Dante, fantasia quasi sonata
The Hulencourt Art Project, Hulencourt, Belgium
Chamber Music Recital
KWAX Radio Broadcast
Radio broadcast of "El Signo del Angel" by James Lentini, performed by Mary Harris (viola) and Jackie Davis (harp) at the following link: http://www.kwax.com/listen.phpPerformed on the "Half Past" show hosted by Carl Hemingsen.
Alfred Newman Concert Hall, USC
Latsabidze in Concert: "The Romantic Pianist"
Giorgi Latsabidze will be performing: Frederic Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Robert Schumann: "Kreisleriana" Op.16
3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0092 USA Tel: 213-740-2584Galapagos Art Space in Brroklyn, NY
Visionary Landscapes
Multi-Media Concert to commemorate Hovhaness' centennial. All solo piano music of Alan Hovhaness performed by Hayk Arsenyan and accompanied by visual artist Kevork Mourad's live hand-drown painting and animation projected on the screen.
16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. http://galapagosartspace.com/event/visionary-landscapeshttp://galapagosartspace.com/event/visionary-landscapes
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
Ariana Kim, Violin Ieva Jokubaviciute, Piano
Sonata in C Major for Keyboard and Violin, K. 303 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets Chicago, ILSonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78 Johannes Brahms
From "Porgy and Bess" George Gershwin, arr. Jascha Heifetz
It Ain't Necessarily So
Brahms-Foyer in der Laeiszhalle; Hamburg, Germany
Pnina Becher - Piano Reserva - A Scarlatti Soireé
St. Scholastica Church
An Evening with Mozart
Milito: Kyrie
17320 Rosemont Detroit, MI 48219Mozart Symphony No. 40
Mozart Requiem
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
Matan Porat, Piano
Four Preludes from Book I Claude Debussy
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets Chicago, ILI. Danseuses de delphes
II. Le vent dans la plaine
III. Des pas sur la neige
IV. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
Gavotte and Doubles from Suite in A Jean-Philippe Rameau
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 Ludwig van Beethoven
Auditorium
SYMPHONY 3 (Terra Brasilis)
Performance of this remarkable Symphony by the brazilian master. Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. Claudio Ribeiro conductor.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul- Brazil