Chamber Series:
Our Neighbors North and South
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | 3 PM
French Library, Boston
The Program
Our Neighbors North and South
Allison Voth, Chamber Series Director
Heming Cao, tenor
Adrian Cho, bass-baritone
Ben Cole, bass-baritone
Kamil Ekinci, bass-baritone
Angelica Grau, mezzo-soprano
Lisa Lynch, soprano
Danielle Pribyl, soprano
Felicity Salmon, soprano
Join us for a vibrant musical celebration of our neighbors, North and South!
This afternoon's concert, Our Neighbors North and South, features a captivating journey through the works of celebrated Canadian and Mexican composers. From Mexico, enjoy the warmth and color of Estrellita by Manuel Ponce, along with the lyrical folk inspirations of Salvador Moreno and the lively children’s songs of Silvestre Revueltas. From Canada, immerse yourself in John Greer’s charming A Sarah Binks Songbook, the moving simplicity of Frobisher Bay by James Gordon, and other enchanting pieces.
Join us as we explore the unique voices and rich musical heritage of these extraordinary composers.
Meet the Chamber Series Director
Allison Voth, piano
Allison Voth is an associate professor of music at Boston University’s School of Music, and principal coach at Boston University’s Opera Institute. She widely concertized with Lucine Amara of the Metropolitan Opera. She is widely known as a diction coach in Boston and throughout the U.S. She has worked as diction coach and/or répétiteur with such companies as Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Emmanuel Music, Chautauqua Opera, Providence Opera, Granite State Opera, the Verismo Opera of New Jersey and Opera North. Festivals include Opera Unlimited, The Florence Vocal Seminar and the Athens Music Festival. Ms. Voth is well recognized for her supertitles, which have been used in both national and international opera productions including Washington Opera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbicon Festival in London, Opera Boston, Palm Beach Opera among many others. For several years she had a unique, ongoing collaboration with John Conklin as supertitle co-writer and designer for Boston Lyric Opera. Since 2023, Ms. Voth has been the pre-performance lecturer for Boston Lyric Opera. As a champion of new music, she has performed and assisted in many premieres with ALEA III, Collage New Music, The New Music Consort, The Group for Contemporary Players and The National Orchestra Association New Music Project. She is a specialist in the music of Paul Bowles and was on the cutting edge of the Paul Bowles revival movement in the 1990’s when she produced and performed in a multi-media production of music and readings entitled Paul Bowles: One Man, Two Minds at Merkin Hall in New York. The EOS Ensemble consequently invited her to participate in its Paul Bowles Festival in New York where she premiered a set of piano preludes. In 2011 as part of the Boston University Fringe Festival, she co-produced and music directed a Paul and Jane Bowles centennial celebration which included a multi-media performance entitled Two Stars in the Desert (also performed at BU’s yearly Incite Festival in New York), as well as a fully staged Boston premiere of his theatre work Yerma. Ms. Voth, recognized for her innovative programming, is the Chamber Series Music Director for the well-known Cantata Singers in Boston. She can be heard on CRI recordings.
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Approx. 1 hour
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Parking is available at the Boston Common Parking Garage on Saturdays all day for $12. Buy your discounted ticket from the French Library receptionist.
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Approx. 8 minute walk from Arlington on the MBTA Green Line
Approx. 16 minute walk from Back Bay on the MBTA Orange Line
Approx. 15 minute walk from Charles/MGH on the MBTA Red Line
Nearby bus lines: 9, 10, 39, 43, 55, 57
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Wear what makes you feel comfortable!