Michael Kelly & SONGFUSION present a Two-Night Celebration of LGBT Composers

Michael Kelly

The New York-based ensemble SONGFUSION, which is dedicated to presenting a wide range of art song repertoire in innovative ways, is presenting a two-night celebration of LGBT composers.

On Friday, MAY 3rd at 7:30 pm, they will present GAY WORDS/GAY MUSIC, a concert that explores issues of gay life. Composers include Eve Beglarian, David Del Tredici, Paula Kimper, David Leisner, Ben Moore, Ned Rorem, Glen Roven, and David Sisco. Topics include sex,
exploration, love and loss. The evening also includes Ben Moore's "Love Remained," which was  commissioned by SongFusion for baritone Michael Kelly.

Randal Turner performs Glen Roven's "A Crazed Girl":

On May 5th, Michael Kell will join the Voxare String Quartet for a benefit performance of Ricky Ian Gordon's Green Sneakers, held at New York’s LGBT Community Center. Green Sneakers, which recently received its West Coast premiere, is a heart wrenching account of the loss of the composer's partner Jeffrey Grossi to AIDS. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Bailey Holt House, an AIDS facility in Greenwich Village, which suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy.​

For additional information and tickets visit SONGFUSION online.

Michael Kelly & Nicolas McGegan Team Up For Carmina Burana

Michael Kelly

We're not sure what they're putting in that luscious Midwest corn, but it apparently it's making people pine for Orff's Carmina Burana. We recently posted about barihunk Dan Kempson singing Orff's masterpiece with the Wichita Symphony. Now we've learned that just up the road in Kansas City, barihunk Michael Kelly will be performing the same piece on the same dates.

As an added bonus, Kelly will be performing with the energetic conductor Nic McGegan. We can't think of a better maestro to lead this lively score. If you can't make it to K.C. for this performance, make sure to buy McGegan's new CD of Handel's Atalanta.

Nic McGegan

Carmina Burana will be performed on Friday, November 16 through Sunday, November 18 and will be paired with Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G major ( “Surprise”). Tenor Mark Molomot and soprano Cynthia Sieden will sing the other roles. Tickets for all three performances are available online. 

Actor Clancy O'Connor & Barihunk Michael Kelly will appear together

Fans of Kelly in New York can see him in Tribeca at SongFusion's Fall Gala featuring actor Clancy O'Connor. Kelly will be performing songs by New York composers about gay life in NY from SongFusion's upcoming program NY NOW! Gay Words/Gay Music. Tickets for the gala are available online. 

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