The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers opens its 27th concert season with a program called “I Believe!” on Sunday, 3 November 2024, 3:00 CST, at the historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes Street in downtown Kansas City, MO. The program, conducted by Dr. Baker, will include “Let All Mortal Flesh” of Edward Bairstow; “Svete […]
10/27, From Gladiator to Genshin Impact: A 10th Anniversary Concert Celebration
October 19 at 3 pm and October 27 at 6 pm Voices of Silicon Valley (VoSV) celebrates its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring music from the Academy Award-nominated score of *Gladiator* and select pieces from the video game *Genshin Impact*. This dynamic performance blends music, multimedia, and technology to engage contemporary audiences. “This […]
Melodia Women’s Choir presents She Sang the Stars
Melodia’s fall concert features music that celebrates the dynamic journey of Womanhood. Sarah Quartel’s She Sang the Stars (NY premiere), based on excerpts from the epic Finnish poem “The Kalevala,” tells the stories of womanhood in different phases of life. Also featured is Kim André Arnesen’s epic setting of the Magnificat, described by Gramophone magazine […]
Canzona presents Songs of the Americas
Canzona Women’s Ensemble opens the season with Songs of the Americas featuring jazz singer Inga Swearingen, winner of the Montreux Jazz Festival Shure Vocal Competition. The afternoon will also include a collaboration with the Paso Robles High School Forte choir, including a co-commissioned arrangement of Mexican folk song “La Llorona” by Los Angeles composer David Garcia Saldaña. […]
Fantasy City Extravaganza
Season five of Dreamer City celebrates its fifth anniversary with Like A Dream. All of the composers who had works performed here are women, and the compositions all have a duration of no more than five years. An exciting event will undoubtedly be the premiere of Melissa Dunphy’s (Philadelphia) The Canticle of Hannah, a piece […]
Elektra presents The Light of Hope Returning
Elektra’s season opener, The Light of Hope Returning, showcases Shawn Kirchener’s folk-infused oratorio that melds gospel, jazz, and bluegrass elements into a vibrant celebration of winter, solstice, and Christmas themes. Accompanying this dynamic composition, the concert features originally created video art by Kevork Mourad, whose visual storytelling adds a profound layer of depth and emotion. […]