Upcoming performances
Organ Concert Series
Lenten Reflections
J.S. Bach's cantata BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" for soprano solo
Katya Gotsdiner-McMahan, organ with strings and oboe
2.20.16
3pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
$15 suggested donation
Facebook Event
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California Bach Society
Oratorios & Dialogues: A Genre Emerges
Soprano soloist for a program of Carissimi and Charpentier.
Paul Flight, director
2.26.16
8pm
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
&
2.27.16
8pm
All Saints' Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA
&
2.28.16
4pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA
Website
Organ Concert Series
Easter Choral Concert
Soprano solo in Mozart's Laudate Dominum
Jumi Kim will be singing J.S.Bach's cantata 51 "Jauchzett Gott in allen Landen"
4.9.16
3pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
$15 suggested donation
Website
Vajra Voices with Oakland Ballet
Spring Repertory 2016: A Cappella - Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices joins Oakland Ballet for a program of Hildegard von Bingen with dance choreography.
4.14.16
8pm
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4.15.16
8pm
&
4.16.16
2pm
&
4.16.16
8pm
Malonga Casquelourd Theater, Oakland, CA
$40 general admission, discounts given to children, seniors, and students
Website
Vajra Voices with Oakland Ballet
Spring Repertory 2016: A Cappella - Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices joins Oakland Ballet for a program of Hildegard von Bingen with dance choreography.
4.21.16
8pm
Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA
&
4.23.16
8pm
Reed L. Buffington Performing Arts Center, Hayward, CA
$40 general admission, discounts given to children, seniors, and students
Website
Vajra Voices on the Candlelight Concert Series
Music of the last great trouvere, Guillaume de Machaut
Joined by Shira Kammen on harp and vielle
Performing Le Lai de la fonteinne, along with other works by Guillaume de Machaut
5.22.16
5pm
St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA
Concert series website
Vajra Voices Website
Organ Concert Series
Lenten Reflections
J.S. Bach's cantata BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" for soprano solo
Katya Gotsdiner-McMahan, organ with strings and oboe
2.20.16
3pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
$15 suggested donation
Facebook Event
Website
California Bach Society
Oratorios & Dialogues: A Genre Emerges
Soprano soloist for a program of Carissimi and Charpentier.
Paul Flight, director
2.26.16
8pm
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
&
2.27.16
8pm
All Saints' Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA
&
2.28.16
4pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA
Website
Organ Concert Series
Easter Choral Concert
Soprano solo in Mozart's Laudate Dominum
Jumi Kim will be singing J.S.Bach's cantata 51 "Jauchzett Gott in allen Landen"
4.9.16
3pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
$15 suggested donation
Website
Vajra Voices with Oakland Ballet
Spring Repertory 2016: A Cappella - Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices joins Oakland Ballet for a program of Hildegard von Bingen with dance choreography.
4.14.16
8pm
&
4.15.16
8pm
&
4.16.16
2pm
&
4.16.16
8pm
Malonga Casquelourd Theater, Oakland, CA
$40 general admission, discounts given to children, seniors, and students
Website
Vajra Voices with Oakland Ballet
Spring Repertory 2016: A Cappella - Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices joins Oakland Ballet for a program of Hildegard von Bingen with dance choreography.
4.21.16
8pm
Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA
&
4.23.16
8pm
Reed L. Buffington Performing Arts Center, Hayward, CA
$40 general admission, discounts given to children, seniors, and students
Website
Vajra Voices on the Candlelight Concert Series
Music of the last great trouvere, Guillaume de Machaut
Joined by Shira Kammen on harp and vielle
Performing Le Lai de la fonteinne, along with other works by Guillaume de Machaut
5.22.16
5pm
St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA
Concert series website
Vajra Voices Website
Recent performances
Schola Cantorum at Mills College
India in the English Musical Imagination
A concert to celebrate the launch of Professor Nalini Ghuman's new book, Resonances of the Raj.
Repertoire to include selections from Holst's Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda and featuring Lindsey as the soloist for Sorabji's Arabesque.
9.14.14
4pm
Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, Ca
Website
Vajra Voices with Angelorum harp ensemble
Music of Hildegard von Bingen: In Celebration of the Divine Feminine
Directed by Karen Clark and Cheryl Ann Fulton
This program introduces selections to be performed on the ensemble's upcoming recording of music of Hildegard von Bingen.
10.10.14
7:30pm
Arlington Community Church, Kensington, CA
$18 general/$15 seniors/$12 students
Vajra Voices website
Vajra Voices
A Medieval Christmas Concert: Prayers for Peace
A Medieval Vespers featuring music of Hildegard von Bingen
with Cheryl Ann Fulton, harp
12.20.14
8pm
Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley, CA
Vajra Voices website
Sonoma Bach Choir and Live Oak Baroque Orchestra
J.S. Bach's St. John Passion
Soprano soloist
6.5.14
8pm
&
6.6.14
3pm
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park, CA
Sonoma Bach website
Vajra Voices with Angelorum
Hildegard von Bingen: Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine
Students of Karen Clark and Cheryl Ann Fulton join to form Vajra Voices and the medieval harp ensemble Angelorum for an uplifting hour of meditative medieval music.
Berkeley Early Music Festival - Fringe Concert
6.7.14
1pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Sanctuary, Berkeley, CA
Website
Facebook event
Arethusa Musica competes in Battle of the Early Bands
A spirited and entertaining event, where five groups of outstanding young early music ensembles from all around the country will compete in various non-traditional categories.
Produced by EMA's Youth Advisory Board with Jeffrey Thomas, MC
6.6.14
9:30pm
California Jazz Conservatory (The JazzSchool), Berkeley, CA
EMA website
Arethusa Musica at the BFX Fringe Festival
Sumer is icumen in: A Medieval Mosaic
Arethusa Musica celebrates the beginning of summer with a variety of medieval vocal and instrumental music, both sacred and secular.
6.5.14
1pm
St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, Berkeley, CA
BFX website
Arethusa Musica at the BFX Young Performers Festival
Enchanted Adoration: Sacred and Secular Music of the Italian Baroque
Italian music for three sopranos, two violins, and continuo as part of the EMA Young Performers' Festival at the Berkeley Early Music Festival
6.4.14
11am
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA
EMA website
BFX website
A Collection of Tasty Morsels at Rachael's Cafe
In conjunction with BLEMF and Classical Revolution, we present informal performances of music on early instruments. Enjoy a good ol' cup o' joe while listening to lutes strumming, crumhorns honking, and voices crooning.
5.25.14
4-6pm
Rachael's Cafe, Bloomington, IN
Website
Facebook event
Passioni Dolci: An Evening of Italian Music
Featuring works by Domenico Mazzocchi, Luigi Rossi, and Claudio Monteverdi
Kathryn Summersett, director
5.24.14
7pm
First Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IN
Website
Facebook event
EMI goes Pop!
In conjunction with the BLEMF early instrument petting-zoo, members of Gamma Ut will perform arrangements of beloved popular tunes, such as Pink's Raise Your Glass and Blackbird by The Beatles, on early instruments.
5.24.14
10am-1pm (concerts on the hour)
City Hall Atrium, Bloomington, IN
Website
Facebook event
A Medieval Journey through Centuries, Cultures, and Walks of Life
A concert in the courthouse atrium including several Cantigas de Santa Maria, the music of Hildegard von Bingen, a troubadour lament, two Medieval caccias, and an Ars subtilior murderous bird song.
Lindsey McLennan, director
5.23.14
7pm
Monroe County Courthouse Atrium, Bloomington, IN
Website
Facebook event
Patrick Kronner's Doctoral Organ Recital
Soprano soloist in "Magnificat" for choir, soprano, and organ by Patrick Kronner
5.9.14
1pm
Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Kentucky Bach Choir Competition Finals
Finalist in the Kentucky Bach Choir's Audrey Rooney Vocal Competition
4.26.14
2pm
First Presbyterian Church, 174 N. Mill St., Lexington, KY
Website
Elizabeth Clark's Harpsichord Master's Recital
Performance of "Regna terrae" and "Benefac, Domine" by Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville
4.25.14
7pm
IU Symphonic Choir
Soprano soloist in J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 61 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
David McNeil, conductor
4.15.14
8pm
Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Music for voices, sackbuts, and viols by Ludwig Senfl and Hieronymus Praetorius.
Wendy Gillespie & Paul Elliott, directors
4.13.14
7pm
Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Eric Fisher's Doctoral viola da gamba recital
Performance of "Susane un jour" by Orlando di Lasso with diminutions for viola da gamba.
4.12.14
4:30pm
Bryan Room, IU Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
TC Steele Historic Site Concert Series
Performance of Don Freund's "Medicine Wheel" with mezzo-soprano Amanda Russo and Native American flute, played by Eva Legène
4.6.14
4pm
T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Nashville, IN
Juan Carlos Zamudio's Doctoral Choral Conducting Recital
Ensemble singer for performances of the Mass for Double Chorus by Frank Martin, and Durufle motets
3.30.14
8pm
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IN
&
3.31.14
8pm
IU Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
Kathryn Summersett's Doctoral Early Music Recital
Performance of Medieval works for two sopranos by Ciconia and Vaillant
3.29.14
5pm
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Don Freund's Composition Faculty Recital
Performance of Medicine Wheel with Amanda Russo, mezzo and Eva Legene, recorder
3.28.14
8pm
Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Yi Yun Loei's Doctoral Harp Recital
Performance of the cantata "Esfera de Neptuno" by Jose de Torres
3.27.14
5pm
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Repertoire from the Renaissance & Medieval periods by Palestrina, Verdelot, Monteverdi, Ciconia and Lorenzo di Firenze.
Wendy Gillespie, director
3.9.14
7pm
Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Hildegard at the IU Medieval Studies Symposium
Performance of Hildegard's "O viridissima virga"
3.8.14
7-10pm
Keynote Banquet
Second Masters Recital - Early Music Voice
A program of solo and chamber music pieces by Haydn, Mozart, Vivaldi, Mazzocchi, Hildegard, and Machaut.
2.24.14
8:30pm
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Holographic at the Burroughs Festival
Soprano soloist for a concert of new music, including works by Matthew Hough and James Ilgenfritz
2.6.14
8:30pm
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN
Holographic Website
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Concert - Italian Graces
Pieces for vocal trios, duets, and soloists by Luzzaschi, Mazzocchi, and Rossi, among others.
Kathryn Summersett, director
1.25.14
8:30pm
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Amherst Winter Weekend Workshop Student Concert
Performance of Steffani's duet "Pria ch'io faccia altrui"
12:30pm
Amherst Early Music - Winter Weekend Workshop
A weekend of masterclasses, rehearsals, and coachings focused on music for voices and lutes by Agostino Steffani
1.17.14- 1.20.14
Historic Philadelphia and Rutgers/Camden
Website
Glad Tidings of Great Joy on WFIU 103.7 (Bloomington)
Soprano soloist and member of Concentus in PRI's Christmas special including music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods
EMI Concentus & Christ Church Cathedral Choir
12.24.13
7pm (Eastern time)
Airing on WFIU 103.7 in Bloomington, IN
Online streaming at http://indianapublicmedia.org/radio/
Trinity Advent Noonday Concerts
Performance of Monteverdi's "Exulta filia Sion" along with performances by the other Trinity choral scholars.
12.20.13
12pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Bloomington, IN
Website
Glad Tidings of Great Joy on KWBU 103.3FM
Soprano soloist and member of Concentus in PRI's Christmas special including music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods
EMI Concentus & Christ Church Cathedral Choir
12.20.13
12pm (Central time)
Airing on KWBU 103.3FM in Waco, TX
Online streaming at kwbu.org
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Renaissance Christmas music
Wendy Gillespie & Paul Elliott, directors
12.8.13
7pm
Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Community Outreach - Bell Trace
Concert of music for soprano, Native American flute, cello, and piano with flutist James Pellerite
Presented for the residents of Bell Trace retirement community
11.15.13
10:30am
Bell Trace Senior Living
Public Radio International Recording Session
Members of IU Concentus will sing pieces by Scheidt, Gibbons, and Parsons for a Christmas broadcast, in conjunction with Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis.
11.8.13-11.10.13
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Carmel, IN
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Concert
Performance of two motets by Johann Joseph Fux for soprano, two violins, and continuo
11.4.13
7pm
Ford-Crawford Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
New Voices Opera - Fall Exhibition
Singing for the world premieres of two opera scenes by Kevin Garza & Eric Lindsay
11.3.13
7pm
Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
www.newvoicesopera.wix.com
Reformation Vespers Service
Soprano soloist in several early works by Buxtehude, Walter, and Pedersøn.
10.27.13
3:30pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN
Website
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Program of music for voice & viols by Gibbons, Tomkins, and others.
Wendy Gillespie & Paul Elliott, directors
10.13.13
7pm
Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Website
Bloomington Bach Cantata Project
Soprano soloist in J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 64 "Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget"
Dominick DiOrio, director
10.13.13
2:30pm
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IN
Website
Bloomington Bach Cantata Project
Soprano soloist in J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig"
9.9.13
2:30pm
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IN
Facebook page
Music for Royal Occasions - Christ Church Cathedral 175th Anniversary Concert
The Cathedral Choirs sing masterworks by Purcell, Clarke, Boyce, Blow, and Handel, joined by the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
Dana Marsh, director
5.19.13
4:30pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.cccindy.org/
Facebook event
Pentecost Service - Bach Cantata BWV 172 "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!"
Soprano soloist and section leader
5.19.13
9am & 11am
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.northminster-indy.org/
Visitatio sepulchri from the Fleury Playbook - A Medieval Liturgical Drama
Singing the role of Mary Magdalene
5.12.13
6:15pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Bloomington, IN
Website
Facebook event
IU Baroque Orchestra - John Blow's Venus and Adonis
Singing the roles of shepherdess and grace
4.20.13
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Master's Recital - Lindsey McLennan
Works by Monteclair, Josquin, de Orto, Willaert, Marcello, Vinci, and Hasse
4.14.13
8:30pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Works by Faidit, Abelard, Dufay, Ockeghem, Isaac, Josquin, and more
4.7.13
8:30pm
IU Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Guest Recital - David Castelo, recorder
Performance of Don Freund's Medicine Wheel with mezzo-soprano Amanda Russo
3.25.13
8:30pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Couperin - Leçons de ténèbres
3.24.13
8:00pm
Evansville, Indiana
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Concert
Trios for three sopranos by Luzzaschi, Mazzocchi, and Monteverdi and Louis Couperin's Troisième Leçon de ténèbres
3.23.13
5:00pm
IU Ford-Crawford Recital Hall
Website
Master's Recital - Amy Bearden
Pieces for vocal quartet by Victoria, Sheppard, Mundy, and Morley
3.21.13
5:00pm
IU Bryan Room, Bloomington, IN
Master's Recital - Claire Daniels
Performance of Louis Couperin's Troisième Leçon de ténèbres
3.20.13
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Apollo's Voice with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Son Lux and Shara Worden
3.9.13
7:30pm
Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.indianapolissymphony.org/season/1213season/sonandshara.aspx
IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Sun Songs: Canticles for Dusk and Dawn
Choral works by Don Freund, Carlo Vincetti Frizzo, Herbert Howells, and Sofia Gubaidulina
2.26.13
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Composition Recital - Evan Rees
Soprano soloist for performance of Litanies
2.21.13
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Symphonic Choir
Soprano soloist in Michael Haydn's Missa Sancti Gabrielis
2.17.13
4:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Holographic
Presenting new chamber music by Aphex Twin/Stefan Freund, Yotam Haber, Steve Reich, Jonathan Sokol, Eric Lindsey, and Ryan Chase
2.16.13
8:00pm
Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
FREE
http://weareholographic.tumblr.com/
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
A Tribute to the New York Pro Musica Antiqua
Excerpts from the Play of Herod and Gagliano's La Dafne
2.7.13
7:00pm
IU Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Classical Orchestra
Soprano soloist for Mozart's Exsultate jubilate!
2.3.13
4:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
The Purcell Project: A Masque
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Recital
1.27.13
5:00pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble & Pro Arte Singers
Atlantic Crossings w/guest conductor Simon Carrington
1.20.13
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Masterclass with Simon Carrington
1.15.13
5:00pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Bloomington Bach Cantata Project
Soprano in chorus for J.S. Bach's Jesu, nun sei gepreiset BWV 41
1.13.13
2:30pm
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IN
Website
Five Friends Master Class Series - Simon Carrington
J.S. Bach's Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 in choral conducting masterclass
1.12.13
2:30pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Musica Ecclesiae - Slaughter of the Innocents, A Medieval Play
Playing the role of Archangel in part of The Play of Herod
1.6.13
7:00pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Columbus, IN
http://indydio.org/columbus/
Marin Oratorio
Claudio Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers
12.16.12
3:00pm
&
12.15.12
8:00pm
College of Marin Performing Arts Theater, Kentfield, CA
http://www.marinoratorio.org/
BLEMF Madrigal Dinner
Works by Marenzio, Hassler, and Praetorius performed by Concentus
12.2.12
5:00pm
The Fields Clubhouse, Bloomington, IN
http://www.blemf.org/index.html
IU Concentus Early Music Ensemble
Works by Byrd, Marenzio, Bassano, Hassler, and Praetorius
12.1.12
4:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU New Music Ensemble
Soprano soloist for premiere of David Dzubay's Producing For A While
11.29.12
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
http://www.indiana.edu/~nme/index.html
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Concert
Performance of Telemann's Veni Sancte Spiritus for three sopranos
11.15.12
7:00pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
War-Dreams: Composers Give Voice to the Afflicted
Choral works by Moses Hogan, Melissa Dunphy, Per Nørgård, Zachary Wadsworth, and James MacMillan
11.14.12
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Five Friends Master Class Series - Judy Tarling
Performance of "Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen" from J.S. Bach's Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199
11.7.12
7:00pm
IU M344, Bloomington, IN
Website
IU Early Music Institute Chamber Music Concert
Performance of duets by Caldara and Cima
11.1.12
7:00pm
IU Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
Soprano soloist for J.S. Bach's Mass in A Major, BWV 234
10.29.12
7:30pm
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
&
10.28.12
3:00pm
St. Paul's Epicopal Church, Indianapolis, IN
&
10.27.12
7:00pm
St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, Columbus, IN
http://indybaroque.org/
IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Vox Battuta: Voices, Percussion, and Combinations
Music of Chen Yi, Sandström, Muhly, Cage, Tormis, and DiOrio
10.9.12
8:00pm
IU Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN
Website
Orford Baroque Vocal Workshop
July 15-21, 2012
Orford, Québec, Canada
Website