NewMusicShelf and Black Tea Music present an evening of new art song for soprano and piano.

Come hear sopranos Laura Strickling, Jamie Jordan, and Kristina Bachrach and pianist Daniel Schlosberg perform art songs collected in the inaugural volume for soprano of NewMusicShelf’s Anthology of New Music, published in September 2018, and afterward meet some of the composers involved in this project!

The NewMusicShelf Anthologies of New Music are a bold, new publishing initiative aimed at bringing new and unknown composers and repertoire to student and professional performers alike. With an emphasis on works not found in the traditional publishing ecosystem, each volume is curated by performers who have a reputation for championing new music, with an eye toward selecting works with a range of styles and difficulties that are suitable for concert and recital performance.

With this innovative mode of publishing, NewMusicShelf advocates for self-published composers in a way previously unheard of in the realm of classical music: all self-published composers retain full ownership of their work while earning a generous royalty on every sale. Your support of this project directly benefits these composers, and also helps NewMusicShelf to continue to promote the works of the many excellent composers writing today.

Yuriy Leonovich, Assistant Professor of Cello at Bob Jones University, performs an unaccompanied cello recital featuring music of Don Jaffé, Arsentiy Karitonov, Evan Fein, G.P. Telemann and Alexander Tcherepnin.

Fein’s featured work to be “Friday Night Fortune.”

Praised by the Strings Magazine for possessing a sound “with probing quality that is supple and airborne” and for her “pure, pellucid bow strokes”, violinist Keiko Tokunaga spends most of her days touring and performing globally as a soloist and chamber musician. A passionate advocate of the chamber music of all eras, Ms. Tokunaga joined the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet in 2005. Ms. Tokunaga has soloed with various orchestras including the Spanish National Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra. She has appeared in such major venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rubin Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Banff Centre in Canada, Sociedad Filarmonica de Bilbao in Spain, Ohji Hall and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Izumi Hall in Osaka among others. Ms. Tokunaga recently released her debut album, Jewels, from New York Classics Label.

Since Ms. Tokunaga joined in 2005, the Attacca Quartet has won numerous prestigious awards, including the First Prize of the 7th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2011; the Third Prize and the Australian Broadcast Corporation Classic FM Listener’s Choice Award of the 6th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition in 2011. The Attacca Quartet served as the Graduate String Quartet in Residence at The Juilliard School from 2011 till 2013, and as as artist-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2014-15 season. The Attacca Quartet is currently the ensemble-in-residence at the Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.

When she is not on the road, Ms. Tokunaga enjoys her career as an educator. She has been on faculty at The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Ear Training Division since 2008, and she has served as violin faculty at the Fordham University, the Hunter College of New York, the Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival, and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute. Ms. Tokunaga’s private students range from absolute beginners to winners of international competitions, and she welcomes students from all ethnic and cultural background.
Ms. Tokunaga holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as well as Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School. She loves cats, pyramids and the Legend of Zelda.

Ms. Tokunaga’s partner-in-crime is a Stefano Scarampella violin from 1900 and Nicolas Maire bow from circa 1850.

Program to include “Matins” (2005/2014) by Evan Fein.

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Eriko Izumida perform the “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Debussy and Ravel.

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Eriko Izumida perform the “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Debussy and Ravel.

Opéra de Poche presents a revival of City of Ashes to celebrate the 2018 Fête de la musique!

City of Ashes (Cité des cendres)

An opera in one act, libretto by Emily Anderson

Lucie Mouscadet, mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Fallot, soprano
Vincent Billier, bass-baritone

Anne-Marie Podevin, musical director and pianist

 Directed by Chloé Latour
Scenic Design by Barry Spann

Opéra de Poche presents a revival of City of Ashes to celebrate the 2018 Fête de la musique!

City of Ashes (Cité des cendres)

An opera in one act, libretto by Emily Anderson

Lucie Mouscadet, mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Fallot, soprano
Vincent Billier, bass-baritone

Anne-Marie Podevin, musical director and pianist

 Directed by Chloé Latour
Scenic Design by Barry Spann

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Elizabeth DeMio perform the New York premiere of “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Beethoven, Sarasate, Mozart, and Ysaÿe.

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Cheryl Duvall perform the Canadian premiere of “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Beethoven, Sarasate, Mozart, and Ysaÿe.

Tickets $30/$20 Students

This Mother’s Day, The Moirae Ensemble, in collaboration with Sandcastle New Music Collective, presents Eleven Steps to Breaking up a Hart: Celebrating Women in Contemporary Music and Poetry, an evening of classical music and poetry. The program explores the experiences of women over the last 100 years through the music of Stephanie Ann Boyd, Evan Fein, and Gity Razaz, and the poetry of Adriana Socoski and Monica Ferrell.

The concerts showcases the premiere of Ms. Boyd’s Hart Songs, a song cycle for soprano and string trio, a setting of text from Monica Ferrell’s collection of poems Eleven Steps to Breaking up a Hart, from her first book of poetry Beasts of the Chase, winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Poetry Prize. This set of poems examines a relationship seven years after it has ended; the narrator wades through and confronts her memories of the past relationship, projecting these recollections through the lens of mythology.

Also on the program is Ms. Razaz’s The Yellow Wallpaper, a song cycle based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story of the same title. Written for and premiered by The Moirae Ensemble in 2013, this work examines the treatment of postpartum depression in the early 1900’s. In addition, the evening will feature the American premiere of scenes from City of Ashes, libretto by Emily Anderson, an opera following the brutal treatment of the women of Berlin by occupying Russian soldiers in the days immediately following the end of WWII.

Throughout the program Moirae’s poet-in-residence, Adriana Socoski, will share her work, and special guest Monica Ferrell will discuss her poem and read selections. The program will immediately be followed by a discussion and audience Q&A with the artists, as well as a short reception.

The Moirae Ensemble is a musical collective based in New York City that interweaves classical music with themes of social responsibility. Drawing from a roster of some of New York’s finest and most innovative young musicians and composers, the ensemble focuses on contemporary classical music, commissioning works that push the boundaries of what it means to be a traditional chamber music ensemble. The Moirae Ensemble performs and commissions socially relevant works that address a wide range of humanitarian concerns, with a particular focus on women composers and social issues that particularly affect women. Sandcastle New Music Collective was founded in 2015 by recent conservatory graduates as a surrogate for lessons and studio classes. Since then, it has evolved into a platform for a broad range of composers to share insights with one another and with audiences.

Featured performers include Meredith Lustig, Catherine Hancock, Sofia Nowik, and others.

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Eriko Izumida perform Fein’s “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Debussy and Ravel.

The final program of the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra’s 2017-18 Chamber Music Series is “Sounds of the Americas.”  Program to include Gershwin, Dvořák, and Fein.

Individual tickets for the SCCO 2017-2018 Season are $20. Seniors are $18 and students are free. Purchase a season pass or 3 concert bundle and SAVE.

The final program of the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra’s 2017-18 Chamber Music Series is “Sounds of the Americas.”  Program to include Gershwin, Dvořák, and Fein.

Individual tickets for the SCCO 2017-2018 Season are $20. Seniors are $18 and students are free. Purchase a season pass or 3 concert bundle and SAVE.

Acclaimed violinist Andrew Sords and recital partner Eriko Izumida perform the world premiere of “Untranslatable” (Violin Sonata No. 1), alongside works of Beethoven, Sarasate, Mozart, and Ysaÿe.

Free Admission—Donations Gratefully Appreciated

Evan Fein (Board of Directors OSNY; Chair, Music Committee) will act as Master of Ceremonies for the 41st Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

In 1977 the Oratorio Society of New York inaugurated a solo competition to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. International in scope, it is the only competition dedicated solely to the art of oratorio singing. Competition winners have appeared in concert with the Oratorio Society of New York as well as with other major choral societies and orchestras worldwide. In 2006 the competition’s name was changed to honor Lyndon Woodside, the Society’s late Music Director, and his dedication to the competition from its inception.

Prizes
First Place, Ellen Lopin Blair Award: $7,000
Second Place, Stanley C. Meyerson Award: $5,000
Third Place, Janet Plucknett Award: $3,000
Alfred A. Hubay Award: $2,500
Frances MacEachron Award: $1,500
Lyndon Woodside Encouragement Award: $1,000
Robert & Winifred Connelly Green Award: $1,000
Leopold Damrosch Award: $1,000

Acclaimed tenor Corey Shotwell and Steinway-artist Gerardo Teissonnière appear in recital at CWRU’s Harkness Chapel for an encore performance of Schubert’s iconic song cycle Winterreise.

Their recital will feature Evan Fein’s song “Letzte Brief,” a setting of Schubert’s final letter, written only days before his death at age 31.  Conceived as an overture to Winterreise and commissioned by Teissonnière, the song will segue directly into “Gute Nacht,” the first Lied in Schubert’s cycle.

Free and Open to the Public

Acclaimed tenor Corey Shotwell and Steinway-artist Gerardo Teissonnière appear in recital at CIM for a performance of Schubert’s shattering song cycle Winterreise.

This performance will feature the World Première of Evan Fein’s song “Letzte Brief,” a setting of Schubert’s final letter, written only days before his death at age 31.  Conceived as an overture to Winterreise, the song will segue directly into “Gute Nacht,” the first Lied in Schubert’s cycle.

Free and Open to the Public