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2018 Songfest 2018 Is Lovingly Dedicated to Marcia Brown and Janet Loranger ROSEMARY RITTER Founder/Artistic Director “Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.” – Robert Lewis Stevenson THE COMPLETE RECITALIST MAY 12- JUNE 3, 2018 SongFest 2018 is lovingly dedicated to Marcia Brown and Janet Loranger. ©Photo by Jeanine Hill “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” —Mary Oliver Welcome to SongFest 2018 “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, you can. Boldness has a genius, magic and power to it.” – Goethe SONGFEST is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Eva and Marc Stern Foundation, The Elizabeth and Michel Sorel Charitable Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Aaron Copland, Fund for Music, The Colburn Foundation, and the generosity of many individual contributors. SongFest is a 501(c)3 non profit corporation. All donations are 100% tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. 1 Welcome Dear Friends, As I try to write, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all the people who have given so much to be where we are today. I won’t mention names because there are just too many who have contributed their unique gifts and talents. I have been asked many times “What is SongFest and why bother” – it’s a hard one to answer. A friend wrote “this often neglected genre of voice and piano song will provide the singers and pianists with a rich view of this world which will nourish them for their entire lives.” I think this sums it up for me. Being here among these amazing faculty, singers and pianists – all of who have unique gifts – is inspiring and uplifting. I invite you in the words of Graham Johnson, “to come and marvel at our array of living, feeling, breathing singers, pianists and composers – some of the best the world has to offer. Visit a class, attend our concerts, meet and hear our singers – the music might just leave you bitten with the same passion and enthusiasm we find around us here at this marvelous Colburn School.” Rosemary Ritter Artistic Director A huge thank you to JOHN RITTER for all the “behind the scenes” work and planning he has done that have made SongFest grow and flourish. Since SongFest’s inception in 1996, John has been the backbone of the program: editing and making the beautiful programs, learning Quickbooks for the accounting, advising on the music, playing for and videotaping the auditions, keeping me sane at deadline time and doing many other jobs too numerous to mention here. The program would not be here today without his support and help. John is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski. For over 25 years he had a long tenure and traveled throughout the world with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal until his death in 1998. He also concertized extensively with oboist Heinz Holliger in the U.S. During the many years he lived in Los Angeles, he was active with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, performing as a soloist and orchestra pianist, harpsichordist and organist. John has performed with the Mostly Mozart Orchestra in New York, the Ojai Festival, and with musicians such as Pincas Zuckerman, Eugenia Zuckerman, Isaac Stern, M. Rostropovich, Leslie Parnus, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Cecilia Bartoli, and many others Although piano is his major instrument, he has been much in demand for continuo realization at the harpsichord and has performed with noted conductors Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Charles Mackerras, Raymond Leppard, and Christopher Hogwood. In 2006, after 28 years as Professor of Piano, he retired from Pomona College. SongFest and I would like to honor John this year along with William Bolcom and John Harbison as they celebrate their 80th birthdays! With love and gratitude, Rosemary Hyler Ritter 2 Table of Contents The SongFest Fellowship Programs ............................................................................................. 4 The Complete Recitalist Daily Class Schedule ........................................................................... 5 SongFest Concert Series .............................................................................................................. 10 Master Classes ............................................................................................................................... 49 Guest Artist ................................................................................................................................. 104 Faculty Biographies .................................................................................................................... 105 The Eva & March Stern SongFest – LA Opera Fellowship Program Faculty ..................... 109 Thank You .................................................................................................................................... 110 Acknowledgement ...................................................................................................................... 111 SongFest Participants ................................................................................................................. 112 “Vocalism, my only setting of Walt Whitman, pays homage to SongFest, the conclave of singers and pianists that gathers each summer under the direction of Rosemary Hyler Ritter. It is dedicated to Marc Stern, Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Opera, and his music-loving family, supporters of SongFest and of good singing. This “grand aria” (so says the title page) celebrates singing. It is about the power of the voice, as pure sound, to move and change hearers.” —John Harbison 3 The SongFest Fellowship Programs SongFest awards a selected number of outstanding singers and pianists merit-based fellowships each summer. This program has been generously underwritten by The Eva and Mark Stern Foundation. The recipients of this award are chosen from live auditions held nationwide. The panel looks for singers demonstrating a commitment for communication of the text, a radiant presence, and a unique sound. n The SongFest 2018 Stern Fellows Sophie Delphis, mezzo-soprano Mirim Kim, piano Yu-Jhen Liu, piano Ian Walker, baritone Tingting Yao, piano Kristin Renee Young, soprano n SongFest Fellowship Program The SongFest Colburn Fellows Recognition to outstanding Young Artist Singers Hailey McAvoy, soprano Hannah Alexandra Noyes, soprano Erin Wagner, baritone The Elizabeth and Michel Sorel Fellowship Awarded to an outstanding female singer Devony Smith, soprano The Eva and Marc Stern Los Angeles Opera – Stern Fellows Ryan Bradford, baritone Hyunho Cho, tenor Katharine Dain, soprano Heidi Middendorf, soprano Celeste Marie Johnson, piano Erin Keesy, soprano Maria Lacey, soprano Devony Smith, soprano 4 The Complete Recitalist Our Public Master Classes (those marked *) are open to the public with a $15 per class fee or $30 per day. MAY 12-JUNE 3, 2018 ALL CONCERTS FREE Information: (213) 621-4720 • [email protected] Programs subject to change Saturday, May 12 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Housing Check-In (Olive building, 3rd Floor) Ozols/Stevens 2 p.m. Bus to Target for supplies 5:30 p.m. Dinner until 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Meeting: ALL, including commuters (Cafe) ALL Sunday, May 13 Arrebola, Cho, Ferrill, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Moliterno, Verevkin, Vignoles, Wong 7:30 a.m. Breakfast opens early 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Rehearsals scheduled by participant pianists (Check call board for pianist room assignment) Voice lessons: Ferrill, Mentzer, McGraw Monday, May 14 Arrebola, Browers, Brown, Cho, Ferrill, Heggie, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Moliterno, Smith, Trawka, Verevkin, Vignoles, Wong *9:30 a.m. – Noon Master Class: Ein Liederstrauss (Thayer Hall) Smith 1:30 – 4 p.m. Master Class: Professional (Thayer Hall) Vignoles 1:30 – 4 p.m. Master Class: Studio Artist (Mayman Hall) Ferrill/Cho 4 – 6 p.m. Master Class: Young Artist - Italian Song (Thayer Hall) Smith *7 – 9 p.m. Master Class: English Song (Thayer Hall) Vignoles Tuesday, May 15 Arrebola, Branom, Browers,Brown, Cho, Dover, Heggie, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Molitern, Smith, Trawka, Verevkin, Vignoles, Wong *9 – 11 a.m. Master Class: Songs of Jake Heggie (Thayer Hall) Heggie Noon – 1 p.m. Coaching: A Question of Light I (Mayman Hall) Heggie/Walker/Lee 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Master Class: Men’s Songs of Jake Heggie (Mayman Hall) Heggie 1:30 – 4 p.m. Master Class: Young Artist - Spanish Song (Thayer Hall) Smith *4 – 6 p.m. Master Class: German Lieder (Mayman Hall) Vignoles 4 – 6 p.m. Master Class: Studio Artist (P-242) Mentzer *6:45 – 9 p.m. Master Class: Copland - Twelve Songs of Emily Dickinson (Thayer Hall) Smith Wednesday, May 16 Arrebola, Branom, Brown, Browers, Cho, Dover, Ferrill, Heggie, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Smith, Trawka, Verevkin, Vignoles, Wong 9:30 – Noon Master Class: Gabriel Fauré (Thayer Hall) Vignoles 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Master Class: Studio Artists - Songs of Jake Heggie (Mayman Hall) Heggie 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Master Class: Professionals - Master Class (Thayer Hall) Smith 4 – 6 p.m. Master Class: Professional & YA - Songs of Jake Heggie (Thayer Hall) Heggie 7 – 9 p.m. Master Class: The World of Schubert (Thayer Hall) Vignoles 5 The Complete Recitalist Our Public Master Classes (those marked *) are open to the public with a $15 per class fee or $30 per day. MAY 12-JUNE 3, 2018 ALL CONCERTS FREE Information: (213) 621-4720 • [email protected] Programs subject to change Thursday, May 17 Arrebola, Branom, Browers, Brown, Cho, Dover ,Ferrill, Heggie, Luna, McGraw, McNair, Mentzer, Smith, Trawka,
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