December 22, 2023 – August 20, 2023
Dec 2023
HANDEL - Messiah with Chicago Symphony
Symphony Center • Chicago
Experience the power of nearly 100 voices in magnificent harmony. From “The Trumpet Shall Sound” to the rousing “Hallelujah” Chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with regal choral passages, exultant arias and glittering instrumental fireworks. The award-winning Chicago Symphony Chorus and four world-class soloists join Sir Andrew Davis in this must-see holiday favorite.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Joélle Harvey, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, Tenor
John Relyea, Bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Dec 2023
HANDEL - Messiah with Chicago Symphony
Symphony Center • Chicago
Experience the power of nearly 100 voices in magnificent harmony. From “The Trumpet Shall Sound” to the rousing “Hallelujah” Chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with regal choral passages, exultant arias and glittering instrumental fireworks. The award-winning Chicago Symphony Chorus and four world-class soloists join Sir Andrew Davis in this must-see holiday favorite.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Joélle Harvey, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, Tenor
John Relyea, Bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Dec 2023
HANDEL - Messiah with San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall • San Francisco
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Jonathan Cohen, Conductor
Heidi Stober, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Dec 2023
HANDEL - Messiah with San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall • San Francisco
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Jonathan Cohen, Conductor
Heidi Stober, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Nov 2023
VERDI - Mistress Quickly in Falstaff
Houston Grand Opera, Brown Theater • Houston
Patrick Summers
Conductor
Paula Suozzi
Director
Cast
Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff
Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford
Blake Denson
Ford
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly
Andrea Carroll
Nannetta
Jack Swanson
Fenton
Emily Treigle
Meg Page
Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius
Michael McDermott
Bardolf
Nov 2023
VERDI - Mistress Quickly in Falstaff
Houston Grand Opera, Brown Theater • Houston
Patrick Summers
Conductor
Paula Suozzi
Director
Cast
Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff
Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford
Blake Denson
Ford
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly
Andrea Carroll
Nannetta
Jack Swanson
Fenton
Emily Treigle
Meg Page
Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius
Michael McDermott
Bardolf
Nov 2023
VERDI - Mistress Quickly in Falstaff
Houston Grand Opera, Brown Theater • Houston
Patrick Summers
Conductor
Paula Suozzi
Director
Cast
Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff
Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford
Blake Denson
Ford
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly
Andrea Carroll
Nannetta
Jack Swanson
Fenton
Emily Treigle
Meg Page
Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius
Michael McDermott
Bardolf
Oct 2023
KALLOR - The Tell-Tale Heart
Alice Tully Hall • New York City
Beethoven Trio in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1808)
Gregg Kallor The Tell-Tale Heart for Voice, Cello, and Piano (2016)
Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115 (1937)
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mezzo-Soprano
Alessio Bax
Piano
Lucille Chung
Piano
Arnaud Sussmann
Violin
Nicholas Canellakis
Cello
Ayano Kataoka
Percussion
Ian David Rosenbaum
Percussion
Oct 2023
VERDI - Mistress Quickly in Falstaff
Houston Grand Opera, Brown Theater • Houston
Patrick Summers
Conductor
Paula Suozzi
Director
Cast
Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff
Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford
Blake Denson
Ford
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly
Andrea Carroll
Nannetta
Jack Swanson
Fenton
Emily Treigle
Meg Page
Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius
Michael McDermott
Bardolf
Oct 2023
VERDI - Mistress Quickly in Falstaff
Houston Grand Opera, Brown Theater • Houston
Patrick Summers
Conductor
Paula Suozzi
Director
Cast
Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff
Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford
Blake Denson
Ford
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly
Andrea Carroll
Nannetta
Jack Swanson
Fenton
Emily Treigle
Meg Page
Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius
Michael McDermott
Bardolf
Aug 2023
MARTIN - Quatre Sonnets à Cassandre tirés des Amours de Ronsard
Angel Fire Community Center • Angel Fire
BARBER Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Daniel Phillips • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin I •
Cathy Meng Robinson • Danny Yehun Jin • Luke Henderson, violin II •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola •
Keith Robinson • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney, cello
MARTIN Quatre Sonnets à Cassandre tirés des Amours de Ronsard
Avec Mouvement
Lent et rythmé come une sarabande
Vif et léger
Lent et très intime
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor flute •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello
RAVEL String Quartet in F major
Allegro moderato. Très doux
Assez vif. Très rythmé
Très lent
Vif et agité
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jin • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello
INTERMISSION
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D 956
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo. Presto—Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson • Ian Maloney, cello
Aug 2023
BACH - Selected Arias
Baptist Church of Angel Fire • Angel Fire
BACH Two Arias
‘Betörte Welt, Betörte Welt?’ from cantata 94
‘Erbarme Dich’ from the St. Matthew Passion
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Maya Buchanan • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello
BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1 in F major
Allegro con brio
Adagio affettuoso
Scherzo: allegro molto
Allegro
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello
INTERMISSION
MOZART String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegro
Allegretto—Più allegro
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil, viola • Keith Robinson, cello
Aug 2023
Salon Concert
Angel Fire Community Center • Angel Fire
Works by Kenji Bunch, George Gershwin, Fritz Kreisler, Andy Akiho, Copland, and others
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano • Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Maya Buchanan • Luke Henderson • Danny Yehun Jim • Ida Kavafian •
Benny Kim • Isaac Park • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Steven Tenenbom •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney • Keith Robinson, cello
Aug 2023
RAVEL - Chansons Madécasse
Angel Fire Community Center • Angel Fire
MOZART Duo in B-Flat Major, No. 2, K. 424
Adagio—Allegro
Andante cantabile
Tema con variazioni
Ida Kavafian, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola
GOLIJOV Mariel for Cello and Marimba
Keith Robinson, cello • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
RAVEL Chansons Madécasse
Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
Aoua! Andante
Il est doux. Lenton
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute and piccolo •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
INTERMISSION
CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano, String quartet, Op. 21
Décidé
Sicilienne
Grave
Très Animé
Ida Kavafian, solo violin • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello
Aug 2023
BRAHMS - Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Taos Community Auditorium • Taos
BRAHMS Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Gestillte Sehnsucht. Adagio espressivo
Geistliches Wiegenlied. Andante con moto
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Toby Appel, viola •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano
AKIHO Omnipresent
Andy Akiho, steel pan
AKIHO LIgNEouS 3, 2.1
Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello
BEACH Piano Quintet, Op. 67
Adagio-Allegro moderato
Adagio espresso
Allegro agitato—Adagio come prima
Presto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Aug 2023
RESPIGHI - Il Tramonto
United Church of Angel Fire • Angel Fire
ADOLPHE Angel FanFire
Composed for the 2003 Music from Angel Fire festival.
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Toby Appel, viola
AKIHO World Premiere
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project
RESPIGHI Il Tramonto for voice and string quartet
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Daniel Phillips • Benny Kim, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello
MOZART String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Allegro
Minuetto: Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio—Allegro
Benny Kim • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello
Aug 2023
CHAUSSON - Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Schuler Theater • Raton
FARRENC Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45
Allegro deciso
Andante
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Presto
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
AKIHO Deciduous
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Quartet from Curtis
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello
INTERMISSION
MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
Presto
Danny Yehun Jim • Luke Henderson • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Ian Maloney • Matthew Christakos, cello