Do you want to see a concert I'm in at Carnegie Hall for as little as $20?
Or, would you like to hear me sing Beethoven for zero American dollars?
Today's your lucky day!
I will be singing with NYChoral on Tuesday, May 10 at Carnegie. The concert starts at 8 pm. Concert description here: http://www.nychoral.org/events/handel/ You can get tickets here on the website, or send me a message if you want the $20 ones (I have to place a special order). The piece we will be performing is Handel's Israel in Egypt. It has everything you like about the Messiah (stirring melodies, powerful arias) in under two hours. The soloists are rising stars in the international opera world, and the plot is the Passover story! You'll have fun.
Then on May 15 and May 20, I will be singing with Downtown Voices and some other ensembles at Trinity Church on Wall Street. One of my favorite things about singing with Downtown Voices is the accessibility of the concerts: They are all free and open to the public, and available through livestream and archived video. That being said, because there are no reserved seats, you should plan to arrive at least thirty minutes early if you want to sit.
On Sunday the 15th at 5 pm, we will be performing Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, an arrestingly beautiful and strange work for chorus, solo singers and orchestra. The instrumentalists will also play a cello concerto by Alberto Ginastera.
On Friday the 20th at 7 pm, we will be performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (yes, that one) and Ginastera's Psalm 150. There is nothing that I can say that hasn't already been said about the Ninth Symphony, but I will say that I am relishing the opportunity to sing in German again. The Ginastera piece is a gorgeous (and very short) ode to the celebratory and praiseful power of music.
Both of these concerts are part of a series called Revolutionaries, which pairs later works by classical giant Ludwig van Beethoven with later works by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera. You can find out more about the concert series here: https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/music-arts/season/concerts-at-one