D'Anna Fortunato - Gala Vocal Chamber Music Concert

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Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Kids, Teens
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Music & Concerts

Great artists give free concerts at New England Conservatory—simply because they teach here at NEC Music School.

In honor of former NEC President Gunther Schuller's 85th Birthday, D'Anna Fortunato presents an evening of 'vocal chamber music of our time.' This performance will feature music composed by Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, Mohammed Fairouz, Andrew List and John Greer.

Fortunato, an NEC faculty member and favorite of Boston audiences whose festival appearances include Tanglewood and Berlin's Spectrum Festival, brings together guest speakers and musicians to celebrate the composer.

The evening begins at 7:00 with a pre-concert talk focused around 'Text Setting and Composing for Vocal Chamber Music.' Poet Lloyd Schwartz is the moderator as Mr. Schuller, Mr. Harbison, Mr. Fairouz, Mr. Greer, and Mr. List are panelists. The concert begins at 8 pm, featuring Reneè Krimsier on flute, Rhonda Rider on cello, and John Greer on piano. The chamber ensemble is comprised of James Buswell, violin; James Orleans, bass; Steven Jackson, clarinet; Richard Svaboda, bassoon; Steve Emery, trumpet; Norman Bolter, trombone; and Ann Hobson Pilot, harp. The ensemble is conducted by Yoon Jae Lee.

List's On the Wing
A Song Cycle in Celebration of Birds (excerpt)

Schuller's 6 Early Songs

Fairouz's No Orpheus for contralto and cello
With texts by Lloyd Schwartz

Harbison's Book of Hours and Seasons; for voice, flute, cello and piano
Dedicated to Fortunato

Greer's Three Canadian Folksong Settings; for voice, flute, cello and piano

Fairouz's Three Shakespeare Songs; for voice and chamber ensemble
Dedicated to Malcolm Peyton

HOURS

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7 pm pre-concert talk
8 pm concert

WEBSITE

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necmusic.edu/danna-fortunato

LOCATION

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30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA, 02115 map

NEC's Jordan Hall