BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//NewCanaanite.com - ECPv4.6.24.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:NewCanaanite.com
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://newcanaanite.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NewCanaanite.com
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T191805
CREATED:20250411T162034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T151707Z
UID:12265279-1745686800-1745694000@newcanaanite.com
SUMMARY:Music of Benjamin Britten
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the Music at St. Mark’s New Canaan\, CT Presents\nMusic of Benjamin Britten.  Saturday\, April 26th\, 2025\, 5pm\, in the soaring mid-century modern St. Mark’s Episcopal Church\, 111 Oenoke Ridge\, New Canaan\, CT.\nPerformed by Trevor Scott\, tenor; with Eliana Barwinski\, mezzo-soprano; Susan LaFever\, French horn; all accompanied by Tomoko Nakayama\, pianist. \nTrevor Scott and friends will perform works of one of the most distinguished composers of the 20th century\, Benjamin Britten.  Included will be Canticle I – My beloved is mine\, and I am his (tenor & piano); Canticle II – Abraham and Isaac (tenor\, mezzo-soprano\, & piano)\, and the extraordinary Serenade (tenor\, horn\, & piano). \nLyric tenor Trevor Scott is currently in his second year of a Masters of Musical Arts degree in Early Music\, Art Song\, and Oratorio\, studying through a degree program sponsored by both the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music. This past summer\, he was honored to make his professional international operatic debut\, singing with the Danish National Opera in the chorus of Bohuslav Martinů’s The Greek Passion. He was also thrilled to be the tenor soloist in Bach’s Mass in B Minor (presented by Yale’s Schola Cantorum and Juilliard’s J415)\, which toured across England and Scotland.  \nEliana Barwinski is a versatile mezzo-Soprano celebrated for her captivating performances and extensive musical expertise. Currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Religion and Music at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music\, Barwinski has completed two years of her DM in Voice Performance from Indiana University and graduated with an MM and BM in Voice Performance with honors from the University of Michigan.  \nHorn player Susan LaFever: is a frequent recitalist and soloist and has toured the U.S.\, Europe\, Mexico and Asia. Susan has given master classes at the University of Iowa\, Western Illinois University\, and UC\, Santa Barbara and has presented clinics and performances at several Northeast Horn Workshops\, the International Women’s Brass Conference\, the International Horn Symposium\, and the National Flute Association Convention. She has degrees in performance from Union College\, University of Nebraska\, and Manhattan School of Music. \nPianist Tomoko Nakayama\, a native of Japan\, holds a Bachelor of Music in Harpsichord Performance and a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from The Juilliard School. Her extensive experience includes collaborations with the International Vocal Art Institute in Israel\, Opera on the Avalon\, Tanglewood Music Center\, Wolf Trap Opera\, New York Lyric Opera Theatre\, Lyric Theater of Connecticut\, and Washington National Opera.    \nThe program is presented by the Friends of Music at St. Mark’s\, New Canaan\, CT.\nGeneral tickets $30\, Students $10 ($35 and $15 day of the event) / available Here\nA light reception follows. \nMore information about the 2024-2025 season of the Friends of Music at St. Mark’s is available HERE \nContact:\nNed Tipton\, Director of Music Ministries\nSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church\nntipton@stmarksnewcanaan.org\n(203) 966-4515\, x 113 \n
URL:https://newcanaanite.com/new-canaan-event/music-of-benjamin-britten-2
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church\, 111 Oenoke Ridge\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends%20of%20Music%20at%20St.%20Mark%27s%20Episcopal%20Church":MAILTO:ntipton@stmarksnewcanaan.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR