Music of Benjamin Britten
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1700 - 1900
The Friends of the Music at St. Mark's New Canaan, CT Presents
Music 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. Performed by Trevor Scott, tenor; with Eliana Barwinski, mezzo-soprano; Susan LaFever, French horn; all accompanied by Tomoko Nakayama, pianist.
Trevor 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 and piano); Canticle II - Abraham and Isaac (tenor, mezzo-soprano, and piano), and the extraordinary Serenade (tenor, horn, and piano).
Lyric 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 Martinu'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.
Eliana 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.
Horn 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.
Pianist 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.
The program is presented by the Friends of Music at St. Mark's, New Canaan, CT.
General tickets $30, Students $10 ($35 and $15 day of the event) / available Here
A light reception follows.
More information about the 2024-2025 season of the Friends of Music at St. Mark's is available HERE
Contact:
Ned Tipton, Director of Music Ministries
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
ntipton@stmarksnewcanaan.org
(203) 966-4515, x 113
URL:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2998282-2?pid=2874
Category: Live Music | Concert
Music 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. Performed by Trevor Scott, tenor; with Eliana Barwinski, mezzo-soprano; Susan LaFever, French horn; all accompanied by Tomoko Nakayama, pianist.
Trevor 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 and piano); Canticle II - Abraham and Isaac (tenor, mezzo-soprano, and piano), and the extraordinary Serenade (tenor, horn, and piano).
Lyric 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 Martinu'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.
Eliana 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.
Horn 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.
Pianist 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.
The program is presented by the Friends of Music at St. Mark's, New Canaan, CT.
General tickets $30, Students $10 ($35 and $15 day of the event) / available Here
A light reception follows.
More information about the 2024-2025 season of the Friends of Music at St. Mark's is available HERE
Contact:
Ned Tipton, Director of Music Ministries
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
ntipton@stmarksnewcanaan.org
(203) 966-4515, x 113
URL:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2998282-2?pid=2874
Category: Live Music | Concert
Starting Price Per Person
$ 30.00 USD
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Where
St Mark's Episcopal Church
111 Oenoke Ridge
New Canaan Connecticut 06840
United States
( Religious - Church - Temple )
111 Oenoke Ridge
New Canaan Connecticut 06840
United States
( Religious - Church - Temple )
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