In observance of the 300th anniversary of the birthday of Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, our own PAMELA DELLAL will present a recital of his songs and cantatas at the Boston Conservatory on Feb. 25. Peter Sykes will partner with her at the clavichord. Pamela has explored this repertoire for a number of years, and this concert is sure to be a unique and artistically satisfying event. For more information, click here to go the Boston Conservatory’s event page
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Mark Abel’s “Terrain of the Heart” now available
Mark Abel (born 1948) is an American composer of classical music. His work – cast primarily as a flexible rethinking of the art song tradition — is marked by straightforward tonal language, striking vocal writing, and an avoidance of overtly modern compositional techniques. Mark has described his idiom as a post-modern synthesis of classical and rock styles. To learn more about Mark’s music, click here to go to his website.
The trio
of our own ARIEL PISTURINO, soprano Janet Chamberlin, and pianist Victoria Kirsch are featured on the just released “Terrain of the Heart,” a new recording of Abel’s songs on the Delos label. It is available for streaming or download; click here to go to the Delos website.
Congratulations to all involved with this project!
Kristof Van Grysperre hard at work on “Queenie Pie”
In his role as Associate Conductor at Long Beach Opera, Kristof Van Grysperre (a member of the Project) and his colleagues have been hard at work preparing an exciting new production for its imminent premiere–Duke Ellington’s jazz opera “Queenie Pie.”
It took many years before a complete performance of Ellington’s unfinished opera was attempted. (The first attempt was in 2008 at the Oakland Opera Theater.) Kristof and the team of singers at Long Beach Opera have worked long hours developing a revised performing version, which will be performed on Jan. 26, Feb. 1, and Feb. 2. Click here for more information. Best wishes for a successful run!
AND: For a classic performance of an “aria” from the original Ellington charts, check out Andre´ DeShields singing “My Father’s Island” in a 1983 broadcast of “Great Performances.”
Pamela Dellal announces release of “Reviving Song”
Our own mezzo soprano Pamela Dellal is no stranger to the recording studio, and she has just announced the release of her latest CD project. You can read more about this project, and order copies, at Pamela’s website. Here are the details:
REVIVING SONG
Works by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Héléne Montgeroult & Louis Spohr
Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano
Diane Heffner, period clarineT
Vivian Montgomery, fortepiano
Our “Britten in Song” Artists: Jonathan Mack
We are honored to announce that acclaimed tenor Jonathan Mack will join us for “Britten in Song.” Jonathan’s operatic repertory spans more than 50 operatic roles, and he has performed with the Los Angeles Opera over more than 18 seasons, as well as appearing with companies such as the Netherlands Opera, Vancouver Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Opera Columbus. His concert credits include solo appearances with major orchestras such as the London Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Minnesota Orchestra. The list of conductors with whom he has worked in opera, oratorio, and concert repertoire is extensive, and includes Carlo-Maria Giulini, Zubin Mehta, Andre Previn, Pierre Boulez, Simon Rattle, Christopher Hogwood, and Michael Tilson-Thomas. Jonathan has also diversified his career work with studio singing for more than 100 projects, ranging from television’s Studio 60 to The Simpsons Movie. When not sharing his artistry in performance, Jonathan teaches at the University of Southern California, Chapman University, and in master class settings around the United States.
Our “Britten in Song” Artists: Bianca Hall
Soprano BIANCA HALL is an active early music performer, and has appeared in various festivals around the country, including the Boston and Berkeley Early Music Festivals, and 
in concert series including the Pittsburgh Renaissance and Baroque Society with the instrumental ensemble Ciaramella. In addition to her ensemble work, she has performed the roles of Drusilla (Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea), Cherubino (Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro) and both Dido and the Sorceress (Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas). In the realm of contemporary music, Bianca performed in the L.A. Microfest in 2011 and at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles as part of the Made in L.A. 2012 exhibition. Bianca is a soloist and chorister with De Angelis Vocal Ensemble and Bach Collegium San Diego, a founding member and co-director of the Natur Early Music Ensemble, and a soloist at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Newport Beach.
Our “Britten in Song” Artists: Arnold Livingston Geis
The star of tenor ARNOLD LIVINGSTON GEIS is burning ever brighter in the constellation of Los Angeles vocal artists. A recent graduate of the Conservatory of Music at Biola University, he is now part of the graduate program at the University of California, where he is active with Thornton Opera as a soloist and ensemble member. His upcoming work at USC include Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Rheims, as well as Britten’s The Prodigal Song under the direction of James Conlon for Los Angeles Opera. Arnold is also an ensemble member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Arnold will join us for songs by Aaron Copland that were premiered by Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears. Our other artists onour program include Ariel Pisturino, David Castillo, and pianist Kristof van Grysperre.
College Music Society National Conference Presentation
A lecture-recital authored by core group members John Seesholtz and Gerald Seminatore was presented today at the National Conference of the College Music Society. A large audience was introduced to the AIDS Quilt Songbook, and heard performances by John and Gerald of songs by Annea Lockwood, John Harbison, and Chris DeBlasio. It was well received and stimulated further discussion among some of the attendees.
Our “Britten in Song” Artists: Kristof van Grysperre
KRISTOF VAN GRYSPERRE, a native of Belgium, has an international career as a pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and conductor. This past decade he emerged as a thrilling talent in the conducting world. The Orange County Register hailed him as “gifted 
and stylistically impeccable.”
Kristof pursued advanced study at the University of Southern California. He later taught at USC and served as interim music director of the USC Thornton Opera. He has also taught at the California Conducting Workshop and at SongFest. After a three year intermezzo in Belgium where he worked as full-time piano professor, Kristof returned to Southern California in 2012. He currently serves as associate conductor, chorus master and artistic administrator at Long Beach Opera. With a repertoire of over forty operas Kristof has conducted performances for Opera Pacific, Baltimore Opera Studio, Long Beach Opera, Intimate Opera Company, SongFest and USC Opera. As a pianist he has collaborated with leading instrumentalists and singers, such as violinist Maria Newman, tenor Philip Webb and sopranos Juliana Gondek, Ollie Watts Davis and Susan Mohini Kane. He has recorded for the René Gailly and Phaedra labels, the Flemish and Suisse Radio and Television, and K-Mozart.
We are very excited that Kristof will lead us through a tour of Britten’s song repertory, and also introduce some of Britten’s most powerfully expressive operatic arias!
Our “Britten in Song” artists: Ariel Pisturino
Ariel Pisturino earned the Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, where she performed the role of Bianca in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia for USC Thornton Opera as well as several opera scenes. She has also worked extensively with the Composition department at USC in performing new works. Ariel attended the International Lyric Academy of Rome where she performed the role of Giovanna in Verdi’s Rigoletto. She was also a Fourth Place prizewinner in the Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal 
Competition. After graduation from USC, she transitioned from Mezzo-soprano to Lyric Soprano and undertook further stage training with OperaWorks in the Advanced Artist Program. She would go on to perform a number of operatic roles, including Nancy T’ang in John Adams Nixon in China, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Micaela in Carmen, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, First Witch in Macbeth, and Susanna in Il Segreto di Susanna. Currently Ariel works with composers in the Los Angeles area in an effort to have their music heard by the public. She is a co-founder of Chamber Opera Players of LA and the co-founding curator of the unSUNg summer concert series through Lauri’s List. She has recently recorded composer Mark Abel’s Five Rilke Songs for the album Terrain of the Heart, produced by Delos Records and due to release in February 2014. Upcoming opera appearances include Lola in Douglas Moore’s Gallantry and Geraldine in Barber’s A Hand of Bridge with Chamber Opera Players of LA.
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