Performances
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First Days in Salt Lake City
It’s official! My Grand Teton Music Festival adventure has begun, and it has been amazing so far. Yesterday (Saturday, July 23) my day began with a flight to Salt Lake City, followed immediately by my first choir rehearsal with Dr. Barlow Bradford. The first rehearsal was thrilling, with amazing cohesive tone and sound that filled the room from the first downbeat. It is pretty incredible to be singing in the ensemble, as me and my University Choirmate are most likely the youngest singers in the ensemble. Mahler’s second symphony, known as the “Resurrection Symphony” has very special meaning. Mahler himself wrote the poem that accompanies the music, inspired by the…
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Reflections on Mahler 2
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Special News! Grand Teton Music Festival and Mahler 2
I have very exciting news to share! This summer, I will be singing at the Grand Teton Music Festival, spending time in both Utah and Wyoming. I will be part of a choral ensemble that will be singing Mahler 2, and for the first time in a while, I will be singing second soprano! The Grand Teton Music Festival is one of the top 10 music festivals in the United States. The festival, which was founded in 1962, has been an occasion that draws famous music performers, ensembles, composers, and artists from all over. I am overjoyed to be singing under the baton of Sir Donald Runnicles, who is the…
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Special News! Upcoming Performances
I am excited to announce that I have a few more performances coming up before the end of the semester! On Monday, May 2, 2022, at 7:30 PM at Thompson Recital Hall, the class I am in, Music for the Stage, will be performing our Peking and Beijing Opera Scenes! We have had the honor of working with Professor Po-Wei Wang of Wesleyan University on our scenes, and about the cultural importance of Peking and Beijing Opera across China. We have incorporated elements from the art form, including percussion, movement, and story techniques, into scripts we have made ourselves. On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 7:30 PM at Thompson Recital…
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Special Announcement! Emily Makes Her Opera Debut!
I am so excited to announce that this March, I will be performing in two Operas hosted by my school, DePauw University. I will be performing my first-ever principal operatic role, Witch 1, in Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell, one night only on March 5th. I will also be a member of the chorus for both nights of Orfeo ed Euridice, by Gluck. Dido will be performed in English and Orfeo will be performed in Italian. Both operas are based on classical Greek tragedies, both with unique twists. I am thrilled to be part of both productions. I have been learning so much, and I can’t wait to present…
