PART EIGHT OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

April course meetings are on Monday 4/1, 4/22 and 4/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

American Songs Inspired by American Women Poets

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. While the genre came into its own in 19th century Europe, it has flourished in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries, with many fine examples from famous and lesser-known American composers. This hour-long, interactive seminar briefly familiarizes participants with the Art Song genre before delving into the poetry of three American women – Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Lisa DeSiro – whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music.

American Songs Inspired by American Women Poets

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. While the genre came into its own in 19th century Europe, it has flourished in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries, with many fine examples from famous and lesser-known American composers. This hour-long, interactive seminar briefly familiarizes participants with the Art Song genre before delving into the poetry of three American women – Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Lisa DeSiro – whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music.

PART SEVEN OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

April course meetings are on Monday 4/1, 4/22 and 4/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

an intimate afternoon of song and poetry with

Ann Moss - soprano
Justin Ouellet - viola
Cheryl Cellon Lindquist - piano

Seating is Limited
Registration/RSVP required by April 10

Please register by following the link below and making a minimum donation of $20 per/attendee. Upon receipt of your donation, full event details will be shared with you via email to the address you provide when making your donation.

You may also register by emailing directly to: info@artsongisalive.org

PROGRAM DETAILS
Bricusse & Newley - Pure Imagination
Stephen Sondheim - I Remember
Vartan Aghababian - Two Bishop Songs
Jake Heggie - Sweet Light (Winter Roses)
Johannes Brahms - Sonata Op. 120 No. 1 in f minor, Mvt. 2 “Andante un poco adagio”
Nancy Bachmann - The Dragonfly
Aghababian - The Mirror
Aghababian - A Milkweed
Graham Sobelman - Let Evening Come
Mancini & Mercer - Moon River
John Woods Duke - Three Sonnets of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Harold Arlen - Over The Rainbow

a collaborative evening of music and poetry that celebrates the human heart’s need to sing

“The Art Song is born as poetry and grows into music.” – Ruth Friedberg, Art Song Center Founder

6:30 PM Registration & Light Reception
7:00 PM Program
Light hors d’oeuvres will be served

Registration required
Please scan the QR code, click the button below, or send an email to lcenanovic@erch.org

PROGRAM DETAILS

Nancy Bachmann - The Dragonfly from Transient Butterfly (2023)
Graham Sobelman - Let Evening Come from Songs from Eagle Pond (2014)
Ricky Ian Gordon - Otherwise from Late Afternoon (2000)
Vartan Aghababian - A Milkweed Two Songs for Soprano, Viola and Piano (2001)
Aghababian - One Art from Two Songs for Soprano, Viola and Piano (2010)
John Woods Duke - Three Sonnets of Edna St. Vincent Millay (1959)
Jake Heggie - Sweet Light from Winter Roses (2004)
*musical selections interspersed with poetry readings by members of The Soul’s Journey Poetry Circle

No reservation required to attend. Admission is free.

Freewill offerings will go to benefit the Armenia Tree Project, whose mission is to assist the Armenian people in using trees to improve their standard of living and protect the global environment.

PROGRAM FEATURES
Andrew Battaglia, clarinet
Sarah Brustin, trumpet
Alex Chavira, alto saxophone
Lucy Cheng, violoncello
Xinran Dai, piano
Lisa DeSiro, piano
Lauren Mahoney, mezzo soprano
Andrea Martine, viola
Ann Moss, soprano
Hillary Nordwell, piano
Teresa Pyo, violin
Caitlyn Schmidt, flute
Weilin Wong, piano
Sophia Xie, violin

PART SIX OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

April course meetings are on Monday 4/1, 4/22 and 4/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

sound-bath / meditation / performance

This unique performance experience comprises an introspective exploration of the LIFELINE album featuring live singing and amplified music, commingled with spoken meditations on Hildegard's 12th century life and work, highlighting her radical views on "singing as sacrament." Performance lasts 40 minutes without intermission, followed by an artist talk-back session.

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The Lifeline album is a modern-day interpretation of the music of Hildegard Von Bingen distilled through the lens of the artist's experiences in quarantine.

PART FIVE OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

March course meetings are on Monday 3/4 and 3/11 at 11am. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

PART FOUR OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

March course meetings are on Monday 3/4 and 3/11 at 11am. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULED DATE

sound-bath / meditation / performance

This unique performance experience comprises an introspective exploration of the LIFELINE album featuring live singing and amplified music, commingled with spoken meditations on Hildegard's 12th century life and work, highlighting her radical views on "singing as sacrament." Performance lasts 40 minutes without intermission, followed by an artist talk-back session.

The Lifeline album is a modern-day interpretation of the music of Hildegard Von Bingen distilled through the lens of the artist's experiences in quarantine.

PART THREE OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

January course meetings are on Monday 1/8, 1/22 and 1/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for all three meetings.

PART two OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

January course meetings are on Monday 1/8, 1/22 and 1/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for all three meetings.

PART ONE OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

January course meetings are on Monday 1/8, 1/22 and 1/29 at 2pm. Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for all three meetings.

Grab your holly, cast aside your bahs and humbugs, and dash over to the historic Omni Parker House this holiday season for a live reading of Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” The tale about curmudgeonly old Scrooge and his encounters with the ghosts of holidays past, present, and future is brought to life by veteran actor Johnny Kinsman, soprano Ann Moss, violinist Justin Ouellet, and is directed by award-winning Bryn Boice. The performance will take place in the historic Press Room and will be preceded by a talk about Dickens and his connection to the iconic landmark hotel by Susan Wilson, House Historian.

Concord Orchestra presents “Love Lingers”

Zeke Fetrow, Conductor

PROGRAM
Jennifer Higdon — Blue Cathedral
Jeff Beal — The Paper Lined Shack
Sergei Prokofiev — Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, op. 64

Concord Orchestra presents “Love Lingers”

Zeke Fetrow, Conductor
Pre-concert conductor talk - 7:15PM

PROGRAM
Jennifer Higdon — Blue Cathedral
Jeff Beal — The Paper Lined Shack
Sergei Prokofiev — Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, op. 64

Tony Solitro — “Intimacy and Imagination”

This portrait recital of Tony Solitro’s vocal music highlights collaborations with living poets and librettists and lifts the stories of LGBTQ+ artists, poets, performers, and themes. The centerpiece of the program is “More Beautiful Than Night,” a deeply personal song cycle for tenor and piano featuring the homoromantic poetry of Frank O’Hara.

LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE  •  CAMBRIDGE, MA

A special musical service for All Saints-Day Sunday

featuring
Ann Moss, Soprano
Allan Wieman, Baritone
Justin Ouellet, Viola
Jennifer Turbes, Viola
Margaret Gilmore, Cello
Zon Eastes, Cello
Ed Broms, Organ

The Saint Thomas Choirs
Miranda Bergmeier, Soprano Section Leader
Lorna Jane Norris, Alto Section Leader
Ed Broms, Music Director and Organist

In Her Words — American Songs Inspired by American Women Poets

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. While the genre came into its own in 19th century Europe, it has flourished in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries, with many fine examples from famous and lesser-known American composers. This hour-long, interactive seminar briefly familiarizes participants with the Art Song genre before delving into the poetry of three American women – Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Lisa DeSiro – whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music.

GARRY EISTER — Songs for Soprano and Guitar
Carrie Smith, Guitar; Alberto Hernandez, Producer/Engineer
OPUS STUDIOS  •  BERKELEY, CA

Smith & Moss premiere moody compositions by Southern California guitarist/composer Garry Eister alongside touching tunes by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley and Tom Petty. Presented the immersive environment of Slate Contemporary Gallery’s “Always, Already, Again” a solo exhibition, featuring paintings by Maya Kabat.

An artist-to-artist talk with composer Garry Eister, visual artist Maya Kabat, Ann Moss and Carolyn Smith will follow the performance.

SLATE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY  •  OAKLAND, CA

Welcome to an evening celebrating some of the finest songwriters in America ranging from Sondheim & Ellington to Joni Mitchell & Carole King. This exhilarating ensemble will showcase their arrangements, spotlighting recordings that were released during the Pandemic.

Ann Moss - vocals
Justin Ouellet - violin
Rob Reich - piano
Patrick Anseth, Carrie Smith - guitars
Joe Kyle Jr. - bass
Marlon Aldana - percussion

THE SOUND ROOM  •  OAKLAND, CA

Composer Nancy Bachmann releases her debut album featuring Diane Maltester, clarinet and Ann Moss, soprano

Release Date: August 11, 2023
Label: Navona Records

Composer Nancy Bachmann’s temperate and pastoral writing shines on WILD SWANS from Navona Records, her natural style traveling to American shores and beyond with novel instrumentations that are certain to invoke curiosity and discovery alike. The album presents itself unbound to any shorelines, a voracious journey through time and place centered by the distinct musical style of Bachmann, whose voice is always ahead of her time. WILD SWANS could not be a more appropriate descriptor: both wild and full of grace, there is a wide-appealing slice of beauty within Bachmann’s compositions.

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