2024-2025 Season
grant park music festival: Dvořák Serenade for Strings
Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Soprano Soloist)
june 25 · 6:30 pm || south shore cultural center
june 27 · 6:30 PM || Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Alumni of Grant Park Music Festival’s String and Voice Fellowship will join forces to perform a variety of works for string orchestra, including the popular Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Bartók's zesty Romanian Folk Dances, and Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. Ms. Martinez makes her stage debut as the soprano soloist for the Bachianas under the baton of Fellowship alum Kyle Dickson, who's gone on to conduct orchestras across the United States.
More information can be found here.
opera in the garden: opera fairy tales
july 10 · 6 pm || on site opera
This celebration of operas inspired by beloved fairy tales will feature songs from Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, and Rusalka (inspired by The Little Mermaid).
More information can be found here.
federation of art song: easy breezy afternoon
august 31 • 3:30 pm || princeton, nj
Join us for our annual Labor Day concert on August 31 at 3:30 PM!
Featuring fellowship finalists Shaina Martinez and Claire McCahan, with special appearances by Elise Brancheau, Bridgette Gan, and Scott Johnson from the Vocalis Consort.
This year’s program highlights the lighter side of music, with selections from the American Songbook, American art songs, and cabaret. We will also honor the memory of the late Paul Sperry, a cherished friend and FAS board advisor.
World Premiere of Laura Kaminsky’s Lucidity (Sunny/cover)
November 14-16 || on site opera
November 21-24 || seattle opera
A co-production between On Site Opera and Seattle Opera, this intimate chamber opera sheds light on the tragedy of dementia and all those it touches. Lili, an elderly singer and composer with early dementia, struggles with her son, Dante, who has given up his career as a pianist to care for her. Dr. Klugman's study on music and memory brings Sunny, a young clarinetist, into their orbit. What is the connection between music and memory? Facing the challenge of this all-too-human condition demands the utmost in courage and sacrifice.
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Photo by Nile Scott Studios