Complete Schubert Lieder to Be Performed Live in New York
Schubert & Co is presenting a series of concerts in New York City which will cover all of Schubert’s lieder.
Schubert’s influence on the art song repertory can be likened to that of Shakespeare on the English language, and this presentation will be a truly monumental event, being the first NYC performance of all 603 of his completed solo songs.
This project is a labor of love for Artistic Directors Lachlan Glen and Jonathan Ware, who together with 53 world-class singers and five outstanding guest pianists will explore Schubert’s contribution to this art form and bring these extraordinary works to New York’s musical stage. This venture has been met with enthusiastic support from eminent musicians and scholars including Malcolm Martineau, Graham Johnson, Brian Zeger and Susan Youens.
The concerts begin on September 21, and will be performed at the Central Presbyterian Church of New York City.
This is a great initiative, and the producers are seeking some additional funding on Kickstarter. While the performers are “doing it out of love and without any financial reimbursement,” they are seeking funding to cover travel expenses. So give them a few bucks to make this happen. Ah, I wish I still lived in New York to see some of these.
Here’s a list of the artists currently committed to the project:
Julian Arsenault – baritone
Jim Barbato – tenor
Fleur Barron – mezzo-soprano
Rachel Bate – soprano
Lacey-Jo Benter
Kyle Bielfield – tenor
Benjamin Bloomfield – bass
Jesse Blumberg – baritone
Andrew Bogard – bass-baritone
John Brancy – baritone
Julia Bullock – soprano
Brandon Cedel – bass-baritone
Jeong-Cheol Cha – bass-baritone
Tammy Coil – mezzo-soprano
Katharine Dain – soprano
Charlotte Dobbs – soprano
Dimitri Dover – pianist
Simone Easthope – soprano
Jonathan Estabrooks – baritone
Ying Fang – soprano
Mary Feminear – soprano
William Ferguson – tenor
Liza Forrester – mezzo-soprano
Wallis Giunta – mezzo-soprano
Raquel Gonzalez – soprano
Devon Guthrie – soprano
Lilla Heinrich Szász – soprano
Evan Hughes – bass-baritone
Pureum Jo – soprano
Michael Kelly – baritone
Sungji Kim – soprano
Spencer Lang – tenor
Abigail Levis – mezzo-soprano
Alexander Lewis – tenor
Talya Lieberman – soprano
Will Livermann – baritone
Jazimina MacNeil – mezzo-soprano
Samantha Malk – mezzo-soprano
Kate Mangiameli – mezzo-soprano
Kelly Markgraf – baritone
Nathalie Mittelbach – mezzo-soprano
Nils Neubert – tenor
Naomi O’Connell – mezzo-soprano
Takaoki Onishi – baritone
Jarrett Ott – baritone
Edward Parks – baritone
Elena Perroni – soprano
Susanna Phillips – soprano
Sarah Shafer – soprano
Tyler Simpson – bass
Lauren Snouffer – soprano
Christopher Tiesi – tenor
Karen Vuong – soprano
Katherine Whyte – soprano
Rachael Wilson – mezzo-soprano
Brian Zeger – pianist