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Karen Slack, Lyric Unlimited's Artist-In-Residence, To Present Three-Part Recital Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2024

Karen Slack, Lyric Unlimited's Artist-In-Residence, will present a three-part recital series exploring diverse musical genres and themes, offering audiences a unique musical experience. Learn more about the series!

DACAMERA Announces 2024/25 Season of Chamber Music and Jazz Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2024

DACAMERA's 2024/25 season in Houston features world premieres by Roscoe Mitchell with Emi Ferguson, performances by the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, and the ensemble Ruckus, highlighting chamber music and jazz.

Opera Philadelphia to Present Karen Slack In TO SIT AND DREAM Celebrating Black Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2024

Karen Slack will be the featured soloist in To Sit and Dream, presented by Opera Philadelphia as part of its Sounds of America series. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Babson College Names Soprano Karen Slack Artist-in-Residence, Presenting WHO I AM BEYOND MY VOICE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2024

Soprano and entrepreneur Karen Slack will appear for Who I am Beyond My Voice: Karen Slack in Residence at Babson College in Wellesley, MA from Tuesday, March 19 through Friday, March 22, 2024.

Opera Saratoga and Artists From Juilliard Collaborate on AMERICA SINGS at Caffè Lena
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

Opera Saratoga's America Sings recital series continues with a unique spin - passing the mic to young artists from The Juilliard School.

Lyric Fest Presents L-O-V-E, With Soprano Michelle Johnson And Baritone Kenneth Overton
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2024

Lyric Fest, Philadelphia's premiere art song series, continues its 2023-2024 season with L-O-V-E, an eclectic and sweeping love-themed program just in time to celebrate Valentine's day.

Baritone Will Liverman Announces New EP 'The Dunbar/Moore Sessions - Volume I'
by Michael Major - Oct 9, 2023

Following the hugely successful releases of his albums Dreams of a New Day – Songs by Black Composers (released by Cedille in 2021; GRAMMY nominee for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album) and Whither Must I Wander (released by Odradek in 2020), GRAMMY Award winning baritone Will Liverman announces his first EP.

Karen Slack Will Perform Two Concerts, With Pacifica SQ and in Solo Recital
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

Karen Slack will be a featured performer in two Detroit concerts in October, both part of her debut as guest artist with Chamber Music Detroit during its 80th anniversary season. Learn more about the two upcoming shows here!

Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble Reveals 2023-24 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2023

Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE), led by Music Director and Grammy Award-winning artist Craig Hella Johnson, has announced its 2023-2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Judith Lynn Stillman to Join Met Opera Baritone Will Liverman in Rhode Island Debut
by Blair Ingenthron - May 14, 2023

Rhode Island College's Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts will present ART SONG TO ARIA featuring RIC's Artist-in-Residence Judith Lynn Stillman, pianist, with GRAMMY Award-winning, Metropolitan Opera superstar baritone Will Liverman in his first appearance in Rhode Island, on Sunday, June 4th at 3pm.

San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program's Schwabacher Recital Series Continues in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2023

The 39th season of the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program, continues Wednesday, April 12 with a program by countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater in the Veterans Building.

Fort Worth Opera to Present Karen Slack And Michelle Cann In OF THEE I SING! SONGS OF LOVE AND JUSTICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2022

On Sunday, November 13 at 2:00pm CT, Fort Worth Opera will present soprano Karen Slack in her critically-acclaimed recital, Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love & Justice, with pianist Michelle Cann at Texas Christian University's Van Cliburn Performance Hall.

Pianist Chelsea Randall to Launch AMERICAN MAVERICKS Project Celebrating Modern Black American Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2022

Pianist Chelsea Randall will present the New York launch concert and live recording session of American Mavericks, her ongoing performance, commissioning and research project dedicated to new and rarely heard solo piano repertoire by modern Black American Composers, on Sunday, November 6, 7:30pm, at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

Opera Orlando Announces Sara Lucille Law, Raphaella Medina, and More as 2022-2023 Studio Artists
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 3, 2022

Opera Orlando has announced four singers joining the company’s Studio Artist program in the Company’s 2022-23 Opera Everlasting season. The artists are Sara Lucille Law, soprano; Raphaella Medina, mezzo soprano; Robert Hartfield, tenor; and Geoffrey Peterson, lyric baritone.

Pianist Chelsea Randall to Present AMERICAN MAVERICKS Celebrating Modern Black American Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2022

Pianist Chelsea Randall will present the New York launch and live recording session of American Mavericks, a performance, commissioning and research project dedicated to new and rarely heard piano repertoire by 20th and 21st century Black American Composers, on Saturday, July 16 at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn at 7:30pm.

Karen Slack: Of Thee I Sing Comes to National Sawdust This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2022

Karen Slack: Of Thee I Sing will be performed as part of The Future Is… Festival. The performance is on Thursday, June 16.

Tulsa Opera's GREENWOOD OVERCOMES To Be Broadcast Nationally
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2022

Public media producer GBH presents Greenwood Overcomes, a special two-hour radio broadcast of the Tulsa Opera's 2021 concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Boston Art Song Society To Conclude Seventh Season With World Premiere Performance
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2022

Prior to the final concert of its 2021-2022 season, Boston Art Song Society has announced the first world premiere in its seven year history.

Free Tickets Available For The Cleveland Orchestra's Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022

Free Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

National Sawdust Hosts The Future Is… Festival and Creative Forum
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 7, 2022

Both before and throughout the pandemic, National Sawdust’s mission has been to provide artists with financial and creative opportunities, audiences with access to groundbreaking work presented in remarkably high fidelity, and to support young creators by means of a rigorous mentorship network. These three goals serve as the inspirations for The Future Is… Festival, which takes place June 7 through June 16, features work by 6 composers and choreographers developing new work through residencies co-produced with the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, and funded by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.