Thursday, February 6, 2014

John Brancy premieres Kapica's Force on both coast; Live stream available

The 2013 winners of the Music Academy of the West's Marilyn Horne Song Competition, baritone John Brancy and pianist Mario Antonio Marra, will perform the premiere of Force by up-and-coming composer Chris Kapica, Schumann's Dichterliebe, works by Dvorák, and American standards in a trio of East and West Coast recitals. The first will take place at the Music Academy's Hahn Hall in Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, March 4, followed by Santa Monica's Broad Stage on Friday, March 7, and the National Opera Center in New York City on Sunday, March 16. The New York recital is part of OPERA America's Emerging Artist Recital Series, a showcase for finalists and prizewinners from the nation's most prestigious young artist programs and competitions.
Read more at http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Music-Academy-of-the-Wests-2013-Marilyn-Horne-Winners-to-Present-World-Premiere-20140205#ekz6jJa3PbuUeQae.99
John Brancy
Barihunk John Brancy, who along with accompanist Mario Antonio Marra, won the 2013 Music Academy of the West's Marilyn Horne Song Competition, will perform concerts on both coasts as part of their prize. The first will take place at the Music Academy's Hahn Hall in Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, March 4th, followed by Santa Monica's Broad Stage on Friday, March 7th, and the National Opera Center in New York City on Sunday, March 16. The New York recital is part of OPERA America's Emerging Artist Recital Series, a showcase for finalists and prizewinners from the nation's most prestigious young artist programs and competitions.

Brancy will perform the world premiere of cross-genre composer Chris Kapica's "Force," along with  Schumann's Dichterliebe, Dvorák's Three Modern Greek Poems, Op. 50,  Hoagy Carmichael's The Nearness of You, Jerome Kern's The Folks who Live on the Hill and Cole Porter's Night and Day.

Other baritones who have won the Marilyn Horne Song Competition include Edward Parks in 2008 and Evan Hughes in 2006.


Tickets for the March 4 recital in Santa Barbara are $25 general admission and $10 for students. Hahn Hall is located at the Music Academy of the West. Free parking will be available on the campus grounds. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.
Tickets for the March 7 recital range from $16 to $35. The Broad Stage is located at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St. in Santa Monica. For more information, visit http://thebroadstage.com or call 310-434-3200.
The recital in New York City on March 16, which will be live-streamed, will be presented as part of OPERA America's Emerging Artist Recital Series, which was inaugurated in September by 2012 Music Academy of the West Marilyn Horne Song Competition winners Tracy Cox and Maureen Zoltek. The National Opera Center is located at 330 Seventh Avenue. Tickets, which are $20, can be purchased online at www.operaamerica.org/recitals.

Read more at http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Music-Academy-of-the-Wests-2013-Marilyn-Horne-Winners-to-Present-World-Premiere-20140205-page2#B0BYpO36VryWAxk4.99
Tickets for the March 4th recital in Santa Barbara are $25 general admission and $10 for students. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.  Tickets for the March 7th recital at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center range from $16 to $35. For more information, visit http://thebroadstage.com or call 310-434-3200.  The recital in New York City will be at the National Opera Center on March 16th. Tickets, which are $20, can be purchased online at www.operaamerica.org/recitals.

If you can't make any of the recitals, you're in luck as the March 16th performance will be live-streamed as part of OPERA America's Emerging Artist Recital Series.
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