Opera San José Podcasts
opera company in San José, California
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Dynamic husband-wife duo Kurt Erickson and Heidi Moss talk about how they are keeping Art Song alive on the West Coast and beyond. Disclaimer: we are in no way affiliated with Rice-a-Roni. KURT ERICKSON Facebook Twitter YouTube Kurt Erickson is an active composer whose vocal and instrumental works are performed by leading singers, orchestras, chamber ensembles, and opera companies. Erickson is currently serving as composer-in-residence with with San Francisco performing arts organization Lieder Alive!, writing and premiering works for guest artist recitals on their subscription concert series. A new song set for acclaimed countertenor Brian Asawa recently premiered in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Seattle, and Japan, with critical acclaim in The Huffington Post and San Francisco Classical Voice. Erickson has also worked extensively with San Francisco Opera Ballet Master Lawrence Pech on a number of dance commission projects. Learn more at https://www.kurterickson.com/ HEIDI MOSS Facebook Heidi Moss, noted for her “rich and radiant soprano” (Edward Oriz, Sacramento Bee) has performed on national and international stages, including numerous Bay Area companies such as Opera Parallele, Festival Opera, West Edge Opera, Livermore Opera, Fremont Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, Oakland Symphony, and the Sacramento Choral Society. In April 2016 she had the honor of performing the iconic role of Blanche in Opera San Jose’s production of Streetcar Named Desire, which was a remount of the renowned LA Opera production starring Renee Fleming. A champion of new music, she helped spearhead the performance of eight song premieres by eight different renowned composers for an alte/neue lieder fest with LIEDER ALIVE! including Daron Hagen, David Conte, Kurt Erickson, and Henry Mollicone. She continues her collaborations with living composers including a recital of works by Jake Heggie, with the composer himself at the piano. She has also premiered works by philanthropist Gordon Getty with the Russian National Orchestra and San Francisco Opera. Heidi has also garnered recognition in major vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (NYC First Place Winner), the Liederkranz Awards, the MacAllister Awards, and the KDFC competition which resulted in a performance with pianist Lang Lang. In addition to her musical life, Heidi graduated with a biology/music degree from Oberlin and a masters in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She studied telomeres at Rockefeller University and has several publications, including a landmark paper in Cell. Heidi teaches voice and vocal physiology at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and is interested in the science of singing ever since she came down with a rare facial paralysis in 2007. She has been an invited speaker at The Pacific Voice Conference, Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Oregon, and NerdNiteSF. She is the wife of composer/pianist Kurt Erickson and they proudly parent 4 children together.
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