Post by David Sims Renowned mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe will premiere a new song cycle by composer Juliana Hall on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Sparks & Wiry Cries’ first songSLAM Festival at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. Complete information about the songSLAM Festival – including links to purchaseContinue reading “Juliana Hall Song Cycle to be premiered by renowned mezzo Stephanie Blythe”
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Stephanie Blythe on Art Song
Our friends at Sparks & Wiry Cries did this excellent interview with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ahead of their songSLAM festival. The festival will feature world premieres by Juliana Hall and Scott Gendel. Watch to find out what this great artist has to say about connecting with an audience, the importance of modern composers, and beingContinue reading “Stephanie Blythe on Art Song”
Everyone Sang: Extended Notes
We’re so thrilled to release David Conte’s 2-disc vocal album Everyone Sang on the Arsis label, a project which has been several years in the making. A modest booklet is included in the physical copy (and viewable here), and we wanted to share extended performer information, program notes, and texts, below. Performers [In order ofContinue reading “Everyone Sang: Extended Notes”
Featured @ NATS
The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) is one of the newer conferences we’ve added to our summer rounds, and we couldn’t be more excited about it collaborating with this great group! In 2018 we loved hosting a showcase of Juliana Hall‘s music, performed by soprano Amy Petrongelli and pianist Blair Salter, as wellContinue reading “Featured @ NATS”
May 23, 2018 | A Double-Feature for Juliana Hall
Art song composer Juliana Hall will be featured in two concerts on Wednesday, May 23, 2018—first in the U.K., then in the U.S. a few hours later. At 6:00 PM in London, the new art song series Re-Sung is devoting an entire concert to Hall’s work, touting her as “one of the brightest voices inContinue reading “May 23, 2018 | A Double-Feature for Juliana Hall”
Discovering Forgotten Treasures
Guest Post by Dr. Carol Kimball Songs of Gouvy, edited by MeeAe Cecilia Nam. In two volumes. Vol. 1: 40 Poèmes de Pierre de Ronsard, 12 Poèmes de La Pléiade; Vol. 2: 18 Sonnets et Chansons de Desportes; 18 Poésies de Moritz Hartmann. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. Explorers of French mélodie haveContinue reading “Discovering Forgotten Treasures”
Beauty, Truth, and Insight through Song: Interview with Juliana Hall
This month we’re featuring American art song composer Juliana Hall (b. 1958). A prolific and highly-regarded composer of vocal music, her songs have been described as “brilliant” (Washington Post), “beguiling” (Times of London), and “the most genuinely moving music of the afternoon” (Boston Globe). The NATS Journal of Singing wrote that “Hall’s text setting isContinue reading “Beauty, Truth, and Insight through Song: Interview with Juliana Hall”
Juliana Hall: October & November Performances
Several works from Juliana Hall‘s vocal catalog were featured in performances in October and November. October 1: Renee Calvo, soprano, presented selections from Night Dances in a recital at the University of San Diego. Click here to learn more. October 13-15: Members of Northwest Art Song (soprano Arwen Myers, mezzo Laura Beckel Thoreson, and pianist Susan McDaniel) partnered with TheContinue reading “Juliana Hall: October & November Performances”
Juliana Hall named winner in art song festival competition
Juliana Hall has been named one of seven winners in One Ounce Opera’s 2nd Annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Art Song. Over fifty art songs and cycles were entered from the United States, Canada, Australia, and England. Last year, the Inaugural FSOAS earned One Ounce Opera two Austin Critics Table Award Nominations, and was named toContinue reading “Juliana Hall named winner in art song festival competition”
Northwest Art Song features music of Juliana Hall & Libby Larsen
Northwest Art Song partnered with The Ensemble of Oregon to share a concert series titled “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Voices of Women in Music & Verse.” In addition to music by Juliana Hall (Music like a Curve of Gold) and Libby Larsen, the concert features music by Abbie Betinis, Stacy Garrop, and Kati Agócs. Northwest Art Song was foundedContinue reading “Northwest Art Song features music of Juliana Hall & Libby Larsen”
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