pianist, opera coach, conductor, writer
I’m getting ready to head for Miami tomorrow: time to get my hojotoho on! In the meantime, I’ve been delving into beloved music here in Ann Arbor. Stan Olsen and I are getting a recital ready: Goethe texts set by Schubert and Wolf, and English poems set by two women … Continue Reading →
I am so excited to tell you about Songfusion‘s May 26 concert in Manhattan: Liebesfusion, named for the few Liebeslieder Waltzes on the program, the many other love songs around them, and for a very special kind of fusion we have in store. We will be raising funds for The Opportunity … Continue Reading →
Back to school in Ann Arbor, and there is an enormous semester ahead. I’ll be posting a lot here about my opera projects, but to start the semester off, I have the wonderful opportunity to perform with nearly all of my colleagues on the University of Michigan voice faculty. Yes, … Continue Reading →
I’m heading to NYC to repeat a recital with my SongFusion partner Michael Kelly. Tomorrow night, we play the Sabarsky! I can’t wait to be in that space, that incredible recreation of a Viennese cafe from the last century, sounding the music of Vienna and Berlin and having it cut … Continue Reading →
Standing ovation for the Texanische Liebeslieder, complete with some true Texas hollerin’ – what a premiere! Bravi tutti: my partner in crime, Kelly Kuo; our singers Chan Yang Lim, Ellie Jarrett Shattles, Soonchan Kwon, and Tim O’Brien; UT’s Butler Opera Center; Hans Boas, director of the Texas German Dialect Project. Most of all, … Continue Reading →