Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2
Jan
25

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2

Music Director David Danzmayr leads ProMusica for its first-ever performance of Mendelssohn’s powerful symphony-cantata, “Lobgesang” (“Hymn of Praise”) —the composer’s most ambitious symphony achievement. Giya Kancheli’s hauntingly beautiful Midday Prayers complements this program of both simplicity and glory. More information here.

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Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2
Jan
26

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2

Music Director David Danzmayr leads ProMusica for its first-ever performance of Mendelssohn’s powerful symphony-cantata, “Lobgesang” (“Hymn of Praise”) —the composer’s most ambitious symphony achievement. Giya Kancheli’s hauntingly beautiful Midday Prayers complements this program of both simplicity and glory. More information here.

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Le tour de France
Feb
26

Le tour de France

A musical voyage to the four corners of France from Brittany to the Riviera, ending with a deluxe stay in Paris. The program includes songs by Francis Poulenc, Joseph Canteloube, André Caplet, Gustav Mahler, Michel Legrand, Charles Trénet, and others, featuring the superb vocal talent of soprano Nicoletta Berry, mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner, and tenor Daniel McGrew, with pianists Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois. More information here.

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Omar
Dec
8

Omar

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Daniel will sing the role of the Auctioneer in a  special concert performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera written by Rhiannon Giddens and orchestrated by Michael Abels, based on the true story of a 19th-century Islamic scholar from West Africa who was enslaved in South Carolina. Conducted by John Kennedy, the performance spotlights Giddens and a cast of acclaimed Oberlin alumni, joined by the Oberlin Orchestra and choral ensembles. More information here.

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Omar
Dec
6

Omar

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Daniel will sing the role of the Auctioneer in a  special concert performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera written by Rhiannon Giddens and orchestrated by Michael Abels, based on the true story of a 19th-century Islamic scholar from West Africa who was enslaved in South Carolina. Conducted by John Kennedy, the performance spotlights Giddens and a cast of acclaimed Oberlin alumni, joined by the Oberlin Orchestra and choral ensembles. More information here.

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In Peace and Joy
Nov
10

In Peace and Joy

Daniel joins Koji Otsuki and the Bach Collegium Fort Wayne for a program of cantatas with includes the solo tenor cantata, BWV 55 Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht. More information here.

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Workshop: One Drop, Tom Cabaniss
Nov
2

Workshop: One Drop, Tom Cabaniss

One Drop, adapted from the play “Brass Ankle” by famed playwright DuBose Hayward (Porgy and Bess), is a new opera adapted and composed by Tom Cabaniss

American Opera Projects will be holding a workshop for One Drop with a public presentation on November 2. In partnership with Bare Opera & David Herskovits (Target Margin Theatre). More information here.

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Silver Songs: Songs about Movies
Sep
30

Silver Songs: Songs about Movies

Classical composers and literary types have long been drawn to Hollywood’s glamour, glitz, grime, and grit. With their newest program, Mirror Visions Ensemble celebrates the influence and inspiration of movies with songs that pay homage to “the silver screen” — a cultural beacon for generations.

The program will premiere MVE’s latest commission, Griffin Candey’s Silver Songs with poetry by Rae Armantrout, Richie Hofmann, Rebecca Hoogs, Jeanne Murray Walker, Kate Northrop, and Frank O’Hara.

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YCA Season Finale
May
20

YCA Season Finale

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Daniel McGrew joins current and former YCA musicians for this year’s season finale. Daniel presents a selection of songs by Noël Coward. More information here.

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The Other Mozart Effect
May
1

The Other Mozart Effect

Young composers have been hailed as "the next Mozart" for generations, but how did composers interpret Mozart’s legacy? Parlando explores Mozart’s impact on classical music, culminating in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri, the precursor to the Oscar-winning film Amadeus. The program includes Reynaldo Hahn’s charming Mozart Overture and Alfred Schnittke’s witty tribute to the 18th century, Moz-Art à la Haydn, before concluding with Rimsky Korsakov’s one-act opera, Mozart and Salieri, featuring Joseph Parrish as Salieri and Daniel McGrew as Mozart. More information here.

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Recital
Mar
30

Recital

Daniel presents a recital featuring two world premiere song cycles by John Harbison. More information forthcoming.

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Recital
Mar
20

Recital

Daniel joins pianists Sophia Zhou and Nathaniel LaNasa for a recital featuring Fauré's La bonne chanson, Op. 61, Schumann’s Liederkreis, Op. 24 and the world premiere of Matthew Ricketts's Lunch Poems 2. More information here.

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New York Festival of Song: All Together Now
Feb
21

New York Festival of Song: All Together Now

In a collaboration with YCA, this program travels through six centuries of vocal ensembles, from the Renaissance to the present day with music by W.A. Mozart, Emmanuel Chabrier, Libby Larsen, the Bobs and many others. Featuring mezzo-sopranos Megan Moore and Erin Wagner, bass-baritone Joseph Parrish and soprano/pianist Chelsea Guo. More information here.

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YCA on Tour
Feb
15

YCA on Tour

Daniel joins violinist Lun Li, cellist Jonathan Swensen, pianist Albert Cano Smit and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish for an eclectic program of chamber music and song. More information here.

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Eros Walked Softly
Feb
10

Eros Walked Softly

With Lisel Mueller's poem Romantics as inspiration, Eros Walked features stunning gems from Clara and Robert Schumann and Brahms. Daniel joins pianist Ingrid Keller for Schumann’s Liederkreis Op.24. More information here.

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YCA on Tour
Feb
4

YCA on Tour

Daniel joins violinist Lun Li, cellist Jonathan Swensen, pianist Albert Cano Smit and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish for an eclectic program of chamber music and song. More information here.

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YCA on Tour
Jan
30

YCA on Tour

Daniel joins violinist Lun Li, cellist Jonathan Swensen, pianist Albert Cano Smit and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish for an eclectic program of chamber music and song. More information here.

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YCA on Tour
Jan
28

YCA on Tour

Daniel joins violinist Lun Li, cellist Jonathan Swensen, pianist Albert Cano Smit and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish for an eclectic program of chamber music and song. More information here.

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YCA on Tour
Jan
21

YCA on Tour

Daniel joins violinist Lun Li, cellist Jonathan Swensen, pianist Albert Cano Smit and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish for an eclectic program of chamber music and song. More information here.

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Recital: Mostly About Love
Sep
28

Recital: Mostly About Love

Daniel and pianist Sophia Zhou present a program of love songs in German and English, including songs by Robert and Clara Schumann, Virgil Thomson, Christopher Berg, and Stephen Sondheim.

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To Ornament Things Devine
Sep
9

To Ornament Things Devine

Brooklyn’s The New Consort joins forces with the Elm City Consort to mark the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death. Built around Byrd’s Mass for Three Voices (ca. 1592), the performance will include additional works in English and Latin from all of Byrd’s major collections, as well as pieces for viol consort.

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