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Concert: Justice & Mercy

I am proud to sing for my colleague Adrianna Tam’s recital this Sunday.  We will be performing works by MacMillan, Vaughan Williams, and Schütz, as well as a piece for strings by Tavener.  The concert is April 14 at 5pm at St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church on Whitney Ave in Hamden.  I am especially invested in this recital because I have worked as Adrianna’s manager for the past few months.  She is a fantastic conductor, and this concert will not only be of a fine musical quality, but also a meaningful, spiritual experience.

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Concert: Yale Rep Chorus

Once each semester, the first year conductors at Yale give a recital.  Last year, I was the lucky one.  This year, I’m even luckier to sing for my colleagues.  Their spring recital is this Monday, April 8 at 5pm in Battell Chapel.  The concert will include works by Mozart, Lotti, Bach, Rorem, Debussy, and Argento.  It has been a wonderful semester singing under them!

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Singing in Ecuador

Last summer, I spent a month in Quito, Ecuador learning Spanish.  When I left, I didn’t imagine I would have the opportunity to return for quite awhile.  But this January, a miracle of sorts happened: I was asked to sing a gig in Quito.  This was surprising considering I heard very little music during my time there.  So when I was asked to sing for a Sacred Music Festival, I could hardly believe it even existed.  But it was true, and so six of my colleagues joined me and an early music ensemble from Indiana to perform music by Rogier and Clemens.  This lined up perfectly with our Spring Break, and we had a fantastic time visiting Quito and performing two concerts.  My host family from last summer was able to attend; what a fantastic opportunity to share my gifts of music with my Ecuadorian family!  Our concerts were well attended, and I was so pleased to see early music finding a place in Ecuador, preparing for the Holy Week to come.