The Masterwork Chorus
The Concert Hall at Drew University
36 Madison Avenue (parking on Lancaster Road)
Madison, NJ 07940
Karen Driscoll, Soprano
John Tiranno, Tenor
Dimitrie Lazich, Baritone
Chris Shepard, Music Director
Kathy Favazza, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Brian Holman, piano
“An Afternoon of Opera” will treat audience members to some of the most beloved moments in opera, as well as to some of the lesser known gems in the operatic repertoire. The concert, featuring three stellar vocal soloists, will include arias, duets, and trios from Rigoletto (Verdi), Roberto Deveraux (Donizetti), Lakmé (Delibes), Werther (Massenet), West Side Story (Bernstein), and Norma (Bellini), among others.
Admission to the Saint Andrew Music Society's Music on Madison concerts is by suggested donation at the door: $20 ($15 Students/62+); children 12 & under: free.
Join us as we reprise Mahler’s astounding 8th Symphony from earlier in our season. In the place of an orchestra, this performance will feature the world premiere of a new organ transcription by David Briggs.
SOLOISTS
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Adam Lau, bass
John Tiranno, tenor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
Tim Murray, baritone
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Oratorio Society of New York
The Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor
Following the astounding performance of Verdi’s Requiem in 2015, GMGS is proud to continue our collaboration with the Manhattan School of Music and Oratorio Society of New York in a presentation of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony. Often referred to as “The Symphony of a Thousand,” this symphony calls for a gargantuan orchestra, an off-stage brass ensemble, two SATB choirs, a children’s choir, and eight soloists.
SOLOISTS
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
Tim Murray, baritone
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Oratorio Society of New York
The Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music Women's Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016
7:30PM 9:30PM
Following the astounding performance of Verdi’s Requiem in 2015, GMGS is proud to continue our collaboration with the Manhattan School of Music and Oratorio Society of New York in a presentation of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony. Often referred to as “The Symphony of a Thousand,” this symphony calls for a gargantuan orchestra, an off-stage brass ensemble, two SATB choirs, a children’s choir, and eight soloists.
SOLOISTS
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
Tim Murray, baritone
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Oratorio Society of New York
The Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music Women's Chorus
anhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor
Please sing in the New Year with us in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery of Art in the West Garden Court on Sunday, January 3, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for an afternoon of Viennese operetta favorites with piano quartet, opera singers and a ballroom dance pair.
This event is free and open to the public, so please arrive early in order to obtain a seat
Rosa Betancourt, soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Hans Pieter Herman, baritone
Elizabeth Young, conductor/concertmaster
Salley Koo, violin
Christine Lightner, cello
Andrew Rosenblum, piano
Ballroom Dancers:
udeger Homm
Ekaterina Kanevskaya
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Christine Price Soprano | Sara Murphy Mezzo-Soprano
John Tiranno Tenor | Joseph Beutel Bass-Baritone
Kent Tritle Conductor
Kathryn Favazza (Soprano), Sara Murphy (Mezzo-Soprano) and John Tiranno (Tenor), with Sandra Geary (Piano) come together to perform "An Evening of Opera" to raise awareness for and benefit The Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas. The performance will include opera arias, duets and trios from some of the most beloved operas, as well as a special ensemble arrangement dedicated to the families and individuals who cope with epilepsy every day.
Venue: The Sheldon Concert Hall, in St. Louis, MO
Nacole Palmer, soprano
Debi Wong, alto
John Tiranno, tenor
Daniel Mobbs, bass
Patrick Gardner, conductor
December 18th, 2015