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A LIFETIME OF SONG
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Voces Intimae is proud to announce a concert of Art Songs by renowned international composer and beloved Dallasite, Simon Sargon, entitled
A Lifetime of Song
A Musical Celebration for Simon Sargon's 80th Birthday
A Musical Celebration for Simon Sargon's 80th Birthday
A Lifetime of Song spans Simon Sargon's career and includes some of his favorite compositions, such as Jump Back, A Clear Midnight, Let It Be You and Shema. The concert will also include the World Premier of River of Honey. Join Voces Intimae for this celebration of song.
Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 7:30 pm, at SMU's Caruth Auditorium.
PERFORMERS ARE:
DONNIE RAY ALBERT - BASS, ROSLYN JHUNEVER BARAK - SOPRANO, WILLIAM JOYNER - TENOR, THEODOR CARLSON - BARITONE,
RAINELLE KRAUSE - SOPRANO, JULIAN REED - PIANIST, HELEN BLACKBURN - FLUTE, and GERRY WOODS - FRENCH HORN
DONNIE RAY ALBERT - BASS, ROSLYN JHUNEVER BARAK - SOPRANO, WILLIAM JOYNER - TENOR, THEODOR CARLSON - BARITONE,
RAINELLE KRAUSE - SOPRANO, JULIAN REED - PIANIST, HELEN BLACKBURN - FLUTE, and GERRY WOODS - FRENCH HORN
A Lifetime of Song
A Musical Celebration for Simon Sargon's 80th Birthday
Simon Sargon
Voces Intimae invites you to celebrate with a concert of Art Songs by renowned international composer and beloved Dallasite Simon Sargon. For decades Simon Sargon has received accolades as a renowned composer. He is an outstanding musician who has turned his considerable talents as a composer to enhance the recital literature for voice. Lyrical, melodic, spare, yet fitting the voice perfectly, Sargon's songs can stand easily with the best the twentieth century has to offer. Mr. Sargon has a superb feeling for the voice, and what he writes is not only effective but spins a mood and transports a listener. Simon Sargon writes in an accessible language which is intensely and memorably melodic. Simon Sargon is a truly magical composer.
Donnie Ray Albert - Bass
Meet the Performers
Donnie Ray Albert is a regular guest of opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, plus numerous appearances with Opera Pacific, Houston Grand Opera, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Dallas Opera, Arizona Opera, Atlanta Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Utah Opera, and the opera companies of New Orleans, Baltimore, Columbus, Kansas City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, and, in Canada, with the companies in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Manitoba, and Vancouver.
In Europe, Mr. Albert has appeared at the Cologne Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Semperoper Dresden, Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, the Royal Opera Wallonie in Liège, the National Theater in Prague, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lithuanian National Opera, plus the opera houses in Bordeaux, Cologne, Bregenz, Milan, Mannheim, Hamburg, and Vienna. He has appeared in Japan with the New National Theater in Tokyo, and in Brazil in São Paulo.
Mr. Albert has appeared with symphony orchestras around the world, including the American Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, Grant Park Music Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Radio France, Vienna Festival, and Deutsche Radio Philarmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, plus orchestras in Austin, Irving, Nashville, Plano, and Rhode Island.
Mr. Albert is Professor of Voice on the faculty of University of Texas at Austin.
Donnie Ray Albert is a regular guest of opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, plus numerous appearances with Opera Pacific, Houston Grand Opera, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Dallas Opera, Arizona Opera, Atlanta Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Utah Opera, and the opera companies of New Orleans, Baltimore, Columbus, Kansas City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, and, in Canada, with the companies in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Manitoba, and Vancouver.
In Europe, Mr. Albert has appeared at the Cologne Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Semperoper Dresden, Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, the Royal Opera Wallonie in Liège, the National Theater in Prague, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lithuanian National Opera, plus the opera houses in Bordeaux, Cologne, Bregenz, Milan, Mannheim, Hamburg, and Vienna. He has appeared in Japan with the New National Theater in Tokyo, and in Brazil in São Paulo.
Mr. Albert has appeared with symphony orchestras around the world, including the American Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, Grant Park Music Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Radio France, Vienna Festival, and Deutsche Radio Philarmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, plus orchestras in Austin, Irving, Nashville, Plano, and Rhode Island.
Mr. Albert is Professor of Voice on the faculty of University of Texas at Austin.
Roslyn Jhunever Barak - Soprano
Cantor Roslyn Jhunever Barak has served Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco since 1987, a year after her graduation and investiture from the School of Sacred Music of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. She received her vocal training at the Manhattan School of Music in her native New York City and has been the recipient of a number of awards. Before entering the cantorate, she was a concert and opera soprano, performing in the United States and in Israel, where she lived for three years and sang with the Israel National Opera.
William Joyner - Tenor
Tenor William Joyner joined the Division of Vocal Studies of the UNT College of Music in 2014. Over the course of his career, he has performed 55 different roles, singing in 12 countries on 3 continents. He has been engaged by some of the world’s foremost opera theaters, including Teatro alla Scala, Gran Teatro la Fenice di Venezia, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Washington National Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. Mr. Joyner has performed with the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic, and has worked with some of the greatest conductors of our time, including Daniel Barenboim, Alan Gilbert, Vladimir Jurowski, Kurt Masur, Antonio Pappano, Georges Prêtre, and Marcello Viotti.
Born in North Carolina, William Joyner holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Catholic University of America. He has been the recipient of the Feinstein Artist of the Year Award from the Washington National Opera, a Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation, a Sullivan Foundation Award, and a Silver Medal from the Rosa Ponselle Foundation. He is a member of AEA, AGMA, CAEA, the College Music Society, NATS, and SAG-AFTRA.
William Joyner
Assistant Professor of Vocal Studies
University of North Texas College of Music
Born in North Carolina, William Joyner holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Catholic University of America. He has been the recipient of the Feinstein Artist of the Year Award from the Washington National Opera, a Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation, a Sullivan Foundation Award, and a Silver Medal from the Rosa Ponselle Foundation. He is a member of AEA, AGMA, CAEA, the College Music Society, NATS, and SAG-AFTRA.
William Joyner
Assistant Professor of Vocal Studies
University of North Texas College of Music
Theodor Carlson - Baritone
Born in Ann Arbor, Theodor Carlson’s first encounter with art song came at age 13 when he learned Franz Schubert’s Aufenthalt. Before completing his Bachelor of Music Degree at the University of Michigan he gave many recitals including all 16 songs of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe and the 20 song cycle: Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin. He also presented Peter Maxwell-Davies Eight Songs for a Mad King at The Detroit Institute of Arts, to great critical acclaim. Later as a graduate student at the Juilliard Opera Center he presented Songs of Brahms and at Alice Tulley Hall, songs of Charles Ives.
Carlson holds a certificate from the Ottorino Respighi Academy in Rome for courses in operatic interpretation with Giuseppe di Stefano. He performed Brahms and Schubert songs in Bern where he also studied Lied interpretation with Brigitte Fassbaender. He also had voice lessons with Professor Rudolf Bautz and Margaret Harshaw. He has received numerous national and international awards, including first prize at the Concours International de Chant de Verviers, first prize at the New York City YWCA International Singing Competition (Licia Albanese presiding), the Puccini Foundation Award, and a Metropolitan Opera scholarship.
He was recognized by the US Army Command for his long-standing support of the Heidelberg Community. His many community services have included numerous gala benefits in Barcelona, Frankfurt, Hildesheim, and producing a Broadway evening in Staatstheater- Mainz and Heidelberg. Theodor Carlson sings operas of Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Rigoletto and The Flying Dutchman are among roles he’s sung in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, and Baden-Baden. He toured Germany with Schubert’s Die Winterreise. He was Soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Carlson gave a Liceu Opera recital and presented lectures on Franz Schubert for the German-College-of-Barcelona. Now a Dallas resident, in 2016 Carlson was featured in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Thüringen Philharmonic, Galas with the Frankfurt Symphony, as well as The Dallas Opera, the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. Theodor Carlson enjoys an active concert and worship career in several Dallas Churches.
Carlson holds a certificate from the Ottorino Respighi Academy in Rome for courses in operatic interpretation with Giuseppe di Stefano. He performed Brahms and Schubert songs in Bern where he also studied Lied interpretation with Brigitte Fassbaender. He also had voice lessons with Professor Rudolf Bautz and Margaret Harshaw. He has received numerous national and international awards, including first prize at the Concours International de Chant de Verviers, first prize at the New York City YWCA International Singing Competition (Licia Albanese presiding), the Puccini Foundation Award, and a Metropolitan Opera scholarship.
He was recognized by the US Army Command for his long-standing support of the Heidelberg Community. His many community services have included numerous gala benefits in Barcelona, Frankfurt, Hildesheim, and producing a Broadway evening in Staatstheater- Mainz and Heidelberg. Theodor Carlson sings operas of Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Rigoletto and The Flying Dutchman are among roles he’s sung in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, and Baden-Baden. He toured Germany with Schubert’s Die Winterreise. He was Soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Carlson gave a Liceu Opera recital and presented lectures on Franz Schubert for the German-College-of-Barcelona. Now a Dallas resident, in 2016 Carlson was featured in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Thüringen Philharmonic, Galas with the Frankfurt Symphony, as well as The Dallas Opera, the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. Theodor Carlson enjoys an active concert and worship career in several Dallas Churches.
Rainelle Krause - Soprano
Known for her absolute precision and fiery coloratura, soprano Rainelle Krause is a versatile and compelling singer. She was most recently seen as Madame Herz with the New Hampshire Music Festival’s concert version of Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor, and in collaboration with San Antonio's SOLI ensemble as the Queen of the Night. Other performances include Painted Sky Opera's production of the The Medium as Monica, Blonde in Abduction from the Seraglio and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas with Opera Piccola of San Antonio, the title role and La Fée in Opera for the Young's touring production of Cendrillon, Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater, and Galatea in Acis y Galatea with Opera Nova Costa Rica.
Ms. Krause has been awarded First Place in the Fielder Grant Competition, Third Place and Audience Favorite in the Orpheus Competition, and was a winner in the Texas Camerata’s Baroque Aria Competition. She was a finalist in the Lois Alba Competition as well as the International Mildred Miller Competition, a Regional Finalist with the Metropolitan National Council Auditions in New Orleans and St. Louis, and a semi-finalist with the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation and Gari Foundation competitions.
Upcoming performances include soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, guest soloist with Voices of Change for their Holocaust memorial performance, and featured artist for Opus Opera’s event, Mystique, a circus and opera collaboration.
Ms. Krause has been awarded First Place in the Fielder Grant Competition, Third Place and Audience Favorite in the Orpheus Competition, and was a winner in the Texas Camerata’s Baroque Aria Competition. She was a finalist in the Lois Alba Competition as well as the International Mildred Miller Competition, a Regional Finalist with the Metropolitan National Council Auditions in New Orleans and St. Louis, and a semi-finalist with the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation and Gari Foundation competitions.
Upcoming performances include soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, guest soloist with Voices of Change for their Holocaust memorial performance, and featured artist for Opus Opera’s event, Mystique, a circus and opera collaboration.
Julian Reed - Piano
Julian Reed has enjoyed a fulfilling career in a variety of roles in many opera companies over the past thirty years. Mr. Reed has a great body of experience as a Pianist, Vocal Coach, Chorus Master, and Conductor.
Mr. Reed has held resident positions at the Dallas Opera, Lyric Opera of Dallas, Niedersaechsishe Staatsoper Hannover, Austin Opera, and for five seasons, was Chorus Master, Principal Coach/Pianist, and Music Director of the Marion Roose Pullin Resident Artist Program at the Arizona Opera.
Mr. Reed has served as a guest artist in companies such as the Seattle Opera, the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, Portland Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Memphis, and others.
As a conductor, Julian Reed has conducted performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, Carmen, La Cenerentola, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, The Merry Widow, Madame Butterfly, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and The Magic Flute.
Mr. Reed has held resident positions at the Dallas Opera, Lyric Opera of Dallas, Niedersaechsishe Staatsoper Hannover, Austin Opera, and for five seasons, was Chorus Master, Principal Coach/Pianist, and Music Director of the Marion Roose Pullin Resident Artist Program at the Arizona Opera.
Mr. Reed has served as a guest artist in companies such as the Seattle Opera, the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, Portland Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Memphis, and others.
As a conductor, Julian Reed has conducted performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, Carmen, La Cenerentola, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, The Merry Widow, Madame Butterfly, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and The Magic Flute.
Helen Blackburn - Flute
Helen Blackburn is the Artist Teacher of Flute (in the Yvonne Franklin Endowed Chair) at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in Canyon, TX. Helen is also principal flutist with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and a core member of Dallas’ modern music ensemble, Voices of Change. She loves to perform with her husband (marimba virtuoso, Drew Lang), is a regular “extra” with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and has numerous credits with major performing arts organizations, including the Breckenridge Music Festival (principal flute for 13 years), Aspen Music Festival (piccolo fellow for 4 years), the Brevard Music Center, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra.
Ms. Blackburn received her BM (summa cum laude) from West Texas State University and her MM from Northwestern University. Her teachers (to whom she is eternally grateful and indebted) were Brad Garner, Sally Turk, and Walfrid Kujala. She is also the founder and director of The Big, Fat Flute Shindig (www.wtamu.edu/fluteshindig) which takes place in June at WTAMU each year. Playing flute is her passion; teaching and mentoring flute students is her calling, and she is thrilled to have a life that embraces both equally!
Helen Blackburn
Artist Teacher of Flute
Yvonne Franklin Endowed Chair
WTAMU School of Music
Ms. Blackburn received her BM (summa cum laude) from West Texas State University and her MM from Northwestern University. Her teachers (to whom she is eternally grateful and indebted) were Brad Garner, Sally Turk, and Walfrid Kujala. She is also the founder and director of The Big, Fat Flute Shindig (www.wtamu.edu/fluteshindig) which takes place in June at WTAMU each year. Playing flute is her passion; teaching and mentoring flute students is her calling, and she is thrilled to have a life that embraces both equally!
Helen Blackburn
Artist Teacher of Flute
Yvonne Franklin Endowed Chair
WTAMU School of Music
Gerald Wood - Horn
Gerald “Gerry” Wood is currently Third Horn in the Dallas Opera, Assistant Principal/Utility of the Dallas Winds and Instructor of Horn at the University of Texas Arlington. A freelance musician throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Gerry is the first-call extra for the both the Dallas and Fort Worth Symphonies and a founding member of the internationally renowned horn quartet, The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse.
Gerry holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education (Stephen F. Austin State University), a Masters in Horn Performance (University of Southern Mississippi) and is currently ABD in a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Horn Performance (University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana). His playing experience runs the gamut of performance ensembles. He has marched with The Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corps, played in numerous regional orchestras and nationally renowned chamber ensembles, including the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. Gerry is a sought-after soloist and clinician, presenting masterclasses and performances worldwide throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He is husband to Molly and father to Seth, Sam, and Lydia and currently resides in Colleyville, Texas.
Gerald Wood
Adjunct Instructor of Horn
University of Texas at Arlington
Gerry holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education (Stephen F. Austin State University), a Masters in Horn Performance (University of Southern Mississippi) and is currently ABD in a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Horn Performance (University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana). His playing experience runs the gamut of performance ensembles. He has marched with The Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corps, played in numerous regional orchestras and nationally renowned chamber ensembles, including the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. Gerry is a sought-after soloist and clinician, presenting masterclasses and performances worldwide throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He is husband to Molly and father to Seth, Sam, and Lydia and currently resides in Colleyville, Texas.
Gerald Wood
Adjunct Instructor of Horn
University of Texas at Arlington