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American opera singer (1966-2016)
- countertenor
- United States of America
- opera singer, musician
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2018-01-18 16:58:24
San Francisco ChronicleClassical music and dance listings. Chronicle staff report. January 18, 2018. 0. Andy Hackbarth Guitar. 2:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 21. $5-$25. Los Gatos High School Theater, 20 High School Ct., Los Gatos. (408) 529-8913. www.lgcca.org. Asawa S.F. School of ...
2017-11-24 18:22:00
SFO sent a press release announcing the 2018 Adler Fellows the other day. The opening of Girls of the Golden West naturally got a lot of attention, and now it's time to shine a light on these talented youngsters. From the press release:The eight singers selected as 2018 Adler Fellows are sopranos Sarah Cambidge (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) and Natalie Image (Tsawwassen, B.C., Canada); mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon (Peachtree City, Georgia); Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (Brooklyn, New York), who becomes the fourth countertenor to join the program after Brian Asawa, Gerald Thompson and Ryan Belongie; tenors Amitai Pati (Auckland, New Zealand) and Kyle van Schoonhoven (Lockport, New York); baritone Andrew G. Manea (Troy, Michigan); and bass-baritone Christian Pursell (Santa Cruz, California). Natalie Image, Ashley Dixon, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Christian Pursell are incoming first-year Adler Fellows. Sarah Cambidge, Amitai Pati, Kyle van Schoonhoven and Andrew G. Manea return as second-year fellows. All artists begin their fellowships in January 2018, except for Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen who begins in July 2018. Director Aria Umezawa (Toronto, Canada) continues her fellowship for a second year. […]
2017-11-18 00:00:00
G.F. Handel in his 40s and 50s
[…] Maite Beaumont, Sonia Prina, Karina Gauvin, Kobie van Regensburg, Vito Priante, Laura ChiericiIl Complesso BaroccoAlan CurtisDeutsche Grammophon 00289 477 7374 (2009)Alessandro SeveroMary-Ellen Nesi, Marita Solberg, Kristina Hammarström, Irini Karaianni, Gemma Bertagnolli, Petros MagoulasArmonia AteneaGeorge PetrouMDG 609 1674-2 (2011)includes: Niccolò Manzaro (1795-1872)* Don Crepuscolo. Azione comica d'un atto solo. 1815 Christophoros Stamboglis bass Armonia Atenea, George Petrou *Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros, composer of the Greek national anthem.with both librettosSerseJudith Malafronte, Jennifer Smith, Lisa Milne, Susan Bickley, Brian Asawa, David Thomas, Dean ElyThe Hanover Band & ChorusNicholas McGeganConifer 75605 51312 2 (1998)Organ Concertos op. 4Accademia BizantinaOttavio Dantone organ and directionDecca 478 1465 (2009)
2017-09-08 23:19:00
[…] music, art, spirituality and mythology.San Francisco Renaissance Voices Emeritus Music Director, Todd Jolly, is a percussionist, a published composer and arranger, and an ordained Presbyterian minister, he also teaches music at Stuart Hall for Boys, third through eighth grade, and directs two boy choirs. Once a member of the directing staff of the internationally renowned San Francisco Boys Chorus, he appears on occasion with them still. During the fall of 2004 Mr. Jolly was Composer-in-Residence at Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, composing two commissioned pieces, To Be Read at a Funeral and The Oath, which were subsequently performed at the school. Completing their 13th Season, San Francisco Renaissance Voices under the direction of Katherine McKee is the San Francisco Bay Area's is consistently recognized for our imaginative programming as the Bay Area’s only professional, mixed-voice ensemble dedicated to performing and exploring the a cappella choral music of the Renaissance, particularly lesser-known and rarely-performed works, as well as works […]
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