October 3, 2024 – July 14, 2024
Sep 2024
Solemn High Mass for Michaelmas
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
John Ireland (1879-1962) Communion Service in C (1913 rev. 1941)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Christ, the fair glory, from Company of Heaven (1937)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Ave verum, op 2, no. 1 (1902)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Aug 2024
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 - Diction Coach
Grant Park Music Festival • Chicago
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Jane Archibald, soprano
Gemma Nha, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Meyers, tenor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children’s Choir
Katja Kalmar, choir director
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand
Part I: Hymn, Veni, creator spirtus
Part II: Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust
Aug 2024
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 - Diction Coach
Grant Park Music Festival • Chicago
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Jane Archibald, soprano
Gemma Nha, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Meyers, tenor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children’s Choir
Katja Kalmar, choir director
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand
Part I: Hymn, Veni, creator spirtus
Part II: Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust
Aug 2024
James Conlon Conducts Mozart's Idomeneo - Chorus Assistant Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Highland Park
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra delves into the operatic repertore as Mozart's Idomeneo is conducted by Los Angeles Opera (and former Ravinia) Music Director James Conlon. The work, set in Crete in 1200 BCE and telling the story of the Trojan War, shines light on a talented group of singers. Starring are tenor Matthew Polenzani as Greek king Idomeneo, soprano Andrea Carroll as princess Ilia, and soprano Alexandria Shiner as princess Elettra.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Idomeneo)
Andrea Carroll, soprano (Ilia)
Alexandria Shiner, soprano (Elettra)
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Idamante)
Anthony León, tenor (Arbace and Trojan Man)
Rodrick Dixon, tenor (High Priest of Neptune and Trojan Man)
Morris Robinson, bass (Voice of the Oracle)
Diana Newman, soprano (Cretan Woman)
Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano (Cretan Woman)
Harry Silverstein, stage director
Madeline Slettedahl, harpsichord / head voice coach / rehearsal pianist
Walter Huff, guest chorus director
Rachel Tobias, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager
Aug 2024
James Conlon Conducts Mozart's Idomeneo - Chorus Assistant Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Highland Park
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra delves into the operatic repertore as Mozart's Idomeneo is conducted by Los Angeles Opera (and former Ravinia) Music Director James Conlon. The work, set in Crete in 1200 BCE and telling the story of the Trojan War, shines light on a talented group of singers. Starring are tenor Matthew Polenzani as Greek king Idomeneo, soprano Andrea Carroll as princess Ilia, and soprano Alexandria Shiner as princess Elettra.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Idomeneo)
Andrea Carroll, soprano (Ilia)
Alexandria Shiner, soprano (Elettra)
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Idamante)
Anthony León, tenor (Arbace and Trojan Man)
Rodrick Dixon, tenor (High Priest of Neptune and Trojan Man)
Morris Robinson, bass (Voice of the Oracle)
Diana Newman, soprano (Cretan Woman)
Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano (Cretan Woman)
Harry Silverstein, stage director
Madeline Slettedahl, harpsichord / head voice coach / rehearsal pianist
Walter Huff, guest chorus director
Rachel Tobias, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager