It's That Time Again

If you're in the NYC area this week, I'm encouraging you to check out two concerts in which I'm singing. The first one is today, so I'm not giving you much notice, I know, but them's the breaks.

Beethoven, Missa solemnis, op. 123
Philadelphia Singers with the Mannes Orchestra
David Hayes, Conductor
Monday, May 1 at 8:00 p.m.
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center (65th Street and Broadway)

For anyone who has heard Beethoven's Missa solemnis, you know this piece is a huge sing. But it's also really gorgeous. So come and listen to us singers huff and puff and blow the house away.

The second concert is this coming Saturday, and should be really enjoyable. I'm teaming up once again with a couple members of Anonymous 4 to perform Arjuna's Dilemma by Doug Cuomo. Here's the info:

Arjuna's Dilemma
performed as a part of VOX Showcase
hosted by John Schaefer of WNYC
Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m.
Skirball Center, NYU (566 LaGuardia Place & Washington Square Park South)

Arjuna's Dilemma, a staged oratorio, includes both North Indian and Western music, and is based on a story from the Bhagavad Gita, generally considered the most important scripture for all Hindus.

Anyway, both these events are free, and free is good. I'll be singing in the chorus for the first gig, but in the second gig I am a part of a quartet, so I'm a little more exposed, and that's always nice. If you have nothing to do tonight or Saturday night, come on by!