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An image of the Holy Spirit-inspired Hildegard and her scribe from the Rupertsberg Codex des Liber Scivias, c. 1180
December, 2011 — The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XIV plans to canonize the 12th-century composer, mystic, author, physician and abbess Hildegard von Bingen and then proclaim her a Doctor of the Church in October 2012. Given that she is our company's inspiration, we couldn't be more proud of our namesake!
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Concert Calendar:
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| May 13, 2012 | 3:00pm | Celebrating Women Composers - Part II |
| St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church 87th St., New York | ||
| Snapshot of a Teenaged Moment When Everything Began by Anna Weesner
Sanctus by Jennifer Higdon
Love Songs by Augusta Read Thomas
…with Peace in Mind by Nancy Wertsch
Credo/Ani Ma’amin by Shulamit Ran Performers: The New York Virtuoso Singers Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor | ||
| Website: http://nyvirtuoso.org/season/ | ||
| March 25, 2012 | 3:00pm | Celebrating Women Composers - Part I |
| St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church 87th St., New York | ||
| A Simple Magnificat by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Je me délace by Jenece Gerber
Jubilate Deo by Anne-Marie Turcotte
Still Falls the Rain by Elizabeth Maconchy
For the Time Being: Advent by Thea Musgrave Performers: The New York Virtuoso Singers Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor | ||
| Website: http://nyvirtuoso.org/season/ | ||
| March 8, 2012 | 10:00 PM | "Ein Frauenzimmer mußt nicht componieren wollen..." |
| Tiroler Landestheater Kammerspiele, Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| An hour-long concert of music by women, from Hildegard von Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Clara Schumann, and many others. In celebration of March 8, International Women's Day. Performers: Kristina Cosumano, voice, Hanno Winder, guitar | ||
| Website: www.landestheater.at | ||
| February 19, 2012 | 2:00pm | Treasures |
| Cascade Theatre, Redding, CA | ||
| Subtle beauty meets brash exuberance in this concert that brings together an audience favorite, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, with two rarities. Chabrier’s Spanish-inflected Habanera introduces an intriguing showpiece for the violin’s more modest sister, the viola. You’ll enjoy hearing the music of Rebecca Clarke, one of America’s little-known treasures.
Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a free pre-concert talk one hour before the concerts begin. Performers: North State Symphony | ||
| Website: http://www.northstatesymphony.org/concerts/february.shtml | ||
| February 18, 2012 | 7:30 pm | Treasures |
| Laxson Auditorium, Chico, CA | ||
| Subtle beauty meets brash exuberance in this concert that brings together an audience favorite, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, with two rarities. Chabrier’s Spanish-inflected Habanera introduces an intriguing showpiece for the violin’s more modest sister, the viola. You’ll enjoy hearing the music of Rebecca Clarke, one of America’s little-known treasures.
Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a free pre-concert talk one hour before the concerts begin. Performers: North State Symphony | ||
| Website: http://www.northstatesymphony.org/concerts/february.shtml | ||
| February 11, 2012 | 8:00pm | LAS AMERICAS EN CONCIERTO/COMPOSERS NOW |
| Mannes College - New York | ||
| Songs from South America, Central America and North America of 20th and 21st centuries.
Alba Potes, Artistic Director
Natalia von Hissenhoven Lapacó, Assistant Director
Angelique Zuluaga, soprano,
José Alejandro Roca, piano
Concert Hall,
Concert Hall, Mannes College, The New School for Music, 150 West 85th Street (between Amsterdan and Colombus Avenues), New York City
Music by Diana Arismendi (Venezuela), Germán Cáceres (El Salvador), Manena Contreras (Venezuela), Robert Cuckson (USA), Luis Carlos Figueroa (Colombia), Alberto Ginastera (Argentina), Mario Gomez Vignes (Chile), Joni Greene (USA), Julie Harting, (USA), Natalia van Hissenhoven Lapacó (Colombia), Alberto Nepomuceno (Brazil), Alba Potes (Colombia-USA), Germán Toro-Pérez (Colombia), Ursula Mamlok (USA), Andrés Posada (Colombia), Antonio María Valencia (Colombia), Sebastian Zubieta (Argentina) Performers: Alba Potes, Artistic Director Natalia von Hissenhoven Lapacó, Assistant Director Angelique Zuluaga, soprano, José Alejandro Roca, piano | ||
| Website: http://www.composers-now.org | ||
| February 5, 2012 | 3:00pm | Concert: In Memoriam–Dinu Ghezzo |
| St. Mark's in the Bowery - New York | ||
| With this concert, the New York Composers Circle pays tribute to our friend and esteemed composer, Dinu Ghezzo. Compositions by Debra Kaye, Nataliya Medvedovskaya, and Nailah Nombeko to be performed in memorial tribute concert to Dinu Ghezzo. Performers: various musicians | ||
| January 22, 2012 | 4:00 pm | Program for flute, viola and harp |
| Fancifull Gifts - Hollywood, CA | ||
| THE DEBUSSY TRIO, Marcia Dickstein, harp, Angela Wiegand, flute and David Walther, viola offer a unique repertoire of 20th/21st Century music and a refreshing and exciting change of pace for concert-goers of all ages. Audiences are captivated by the dynamic expressive performances and enjoy the relaxed informal commentary from the stage. Performers: Marcia Dickstein, harp Angela Wiegand, flute David Walther, viola | ||
| January 7, 2012 | 4:00 pm | In Concert: Heather Michele Meyer, soprano |
| Church of the Ascension Parish Hall, New York, NY | ||
| Soprano Heather Michele Meyer's upcoming recital with esteemed pianist Estela Olevsky features Jennifer Griffith's settings of Whitman's "If I Could Live with Animals," and cummings's "In Just Spring," plus the alternatively stormy and reflective "Convalescence," poem by Ann Silsbee. Performers: Heather Michele Meyer, soprano with Estela Olevsky, piano | ||
| Website: http://www.heathermichelemeyer.com | ||
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