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SEPHARDIC ART SONG A Musical Legacy of the Sephardic Diaspora In this two-part event, Turkish mezzo-soprano and music scholar Lori Şen will present a lecture on the history, language, and culture of the Sephardim, and elements and stylistic features of Sephardic music. The lecture will be followed by a recital of Sephardic songs performed by Lori Şen and guitarist Jeremy Lyons. The program will feature works by Roberto Pla, Manuel Valls, Lorenzo Palomo, Andrew Zohn, Ulrike Merk, and Matilde Salvador. Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Jeremy Lyons, guitar Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 7 pm @ Yunus Emre Institute 1 Thomas Circle NW, Suite 1020 Washington D.C. 20005 *********************************************************************************** SONGS FROM SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS Featuring art songs in Spanish, Portuguese, and Ladino by Joaquim Serra, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Jaime Leon, Xavier Montsalvatge, Peter Lieberson, Brian Field, Joaquin Rodrigo, Alberto Hemsi, and Carlos Lopez Buchardo. Darci Bultema, soprano Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Philip Everingham, piano Sunday, April 28, 2018, at 3 pm @ First Presbyterian Church 110 W Broadway Granville, OH *********************************************************************************** VIOLA FROM IRAN Lori will be performing the U.S. premiere of Iranian composer Shwan Tavakol's Kamalto with Kimia Hesabi (viola), as a part of Hesabi's doctoral recital at the University of Maryland School of Music, April 22, 2019, at 8 pm @ Gildenhorn Recital Hall The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park *********************************************************************************** KURT WEILL FESTIVAL: Weill's American Songbook Embark on a musical journey through Weill's song repertoire created after his immigration to the United States. Curated by the University of Maryland School of Music DMA students and performed by students in the voice/opera division, selections include songs from the musicals Lady in the Dark, One Touch of Venus, Firebrand of Florence and Lost in the Stars, Weill's last work for the stage before he died the following year. Theresa Bickham, soprano Michael Butler, tenor Sequina DuBose, soprano Shari Feldman, soprano Juliana Franco, soprano Jack French, baritone Samual Keeler, tenor Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano Collin Power, baritone Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Andrew Welch, piano Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 5 pm @ Gildenhorn Recital Hall Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park *********************************************************************************** SEPHARDIC ART SONG A Musical Legacy of the Sephardic Diaspora In this two-part event, Turkish mezzo-soprano and music scholar Lori Şen will present a lecture on the history, language, and culture of the Sephardim, and elements and stylistic features of Sephardic music. The lecture will be followed by a recital of Sephardic songs performed by Lori Şen and guitarist Jeremy Lyons. The program will feature works by Roberto Pla, Manuel Valls, Lorenzo Palomo, Andrew Zohn, Ulrike Merk, and Matilde Salvador. Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Jeremy Lyons, guitar Sunday, March 24, 2019, at 1 pm @ Jewish Museum of Maryland 15 Lloyd Street Baltimore, MD 21202 *********************************************************************************** ALMA, VIDA Y CORAZÓN An Evening of Spanish and Sephardic Art Songs Featuring art songs by Xavier Montsalvatge, Manuel de Falla, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel García Morante and Alberto Hemsi. Linet Şaul, soprano Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Jerfi Aji, piano Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 8 pm @ Beth Israel Synagogue Mithatpasa Cad. No.265 Karatas Izmir, Turkey *********************************************************************************** WINTER BIG BAND SHOWCASE "This annual, toe-tapping concert really swings. Director Chris Vadala brings together the UMD Jazz Ensemble, the UMD Jazz Lab Band and the University Jazz Band in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works." Monday, December 3, 2018, at 7:30 pm @ Kay Theatre The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park ************************************************************************************* CANTOS PARA AMIGOS Featuring art songs from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, and Catalonia Helen Allen, soprano Darci Bultema, soprano Abra Bush, soprano Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Philip Everingham, piano Sunday, October 28, 2018, at 3 pm @ Covenant Performing Arts Covenant Presbyterian Church 2070 Ridgecliff Rd., Columbus, OH ************************************************************************************* AN EVENING OF TURKISH ART SONG Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Alev Sezer, piano Efe Sezer, piano Monday, October 1, 2018, at 5:30 pm @ Preston Auditorium, The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. ************************************************************************************* Barcelona Festival of Song Lori will be performing art songs in Spanish, Catalan, Ladino, and Portuguese with pianist Philip Everingham in two public concerts in Barcelona, Spain. Please click on the title above for more information about the festival. Concert #1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at 7:30 pm @ Residencia Investigadors Carrer de Hospital 64 Barcelona, Spain Concert #2 Thursday, July 5, 2018, at 8:30 pm @ Biblioteca de Catalunya Carrer de Hospital 56 Barcelona, Spain ************************************************************************************* College Park Outdoor Performance Series DML Trio Lori Şen, vocals Donnie Scally, double bass Marcus Daniel, piano Lori will be performing some jazz standards with her jazz trio in College Park on Friday, May 11, 2018, at 7 pm @ 7413 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD ************************************************************************************* REQUIEM IN D MINOR (W. A. MOZART) Andrea Vela, Conductor Becky Hamilton, Soprano Lori Şen, Mezzo-soprano Jeffrey Dokken, Tenor Antony Zwerdling, Baritone Lori will be singing the alto solo in the Mozart Requiem performance of the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at 3 pm @ George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria, VA ************************************************************************************* TEMPO New Music Ensemble Concert Rising Stars: Music Written By Emerging and Established Composers Lori will be premiering William Kenlon's Two Sephardic Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano with Kimia Hesabi (viola) and Ying-Shan Su (piano) at the TEMPO New Music Ensemble Concert on Monday, April 16, 2018, at 8pm @ Gildenhorn Recital Hall The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park ************************************************************************************* La Cenerentola (G. Rossini) Lori will be featured as Angelina (Cenerentola) in Opera NOVA's production of Rossini's La Cenerentola in March 2018. March 20-23, 2018 @ Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre 125 S. Old Glebe Rd. Arlington, VA 22204 ************************************************************************************* Benjamin Britten's "Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland" Lori will be performing a couple of Dowland songs with Kimia Hesabi (viola) and Ying-Shan Su (harpsichord) as a part of Kimia Hesabi's Lecture Recital on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 8pm @ Gildenhorn Recital Hall The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park ************************************************************************************* Sephardic Art Song: A Musical Legacy of the Sephardic Diaspora - Part III Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano & Shawn Alger (double bass), Carol Anne Bosco (cello), Alex Chan (piano), Juliana Franco (soprano), William Kenlon (baritone), Jeremy Lyons (guitar), Emily Robinson (clarinet), and Meghan Shanley (flute) February 24, 2018 5:00 pm @ Ulrich Recital Hall Tawes Building University of Maryland, College Park ************************************************************************************* Sephardic Art Song: A Musical Legacy of the Sephardic Diaspora - Part II Lori Şen, mezzo-soprano Alex Chan, piano November 16, 2017 8:00 pm @ Gildenhorn Recital Hall The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland, College Park |