Music Archives - 草莓影视 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:43:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 草莓影视 Chamber Singers to Perform in Final Bach Week Festival /news/north-park-chamber-singers-to-perform-in-final-bach-week-festival/ Thu, 02 May 2024 14:43:06 +0000 /?p=103087 草莓影视鈥檚 Chamber Singers have been chosen to participate in the last ever Bach Week Festival in the culminating May 5 concert.

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草莓影视鈥檚 Chamber Singers have been chosen to participate in the last ever Bach Week Festival in the culminating May 5 concert, a performance of Bach鈥檚 famous Mass in B Minor.

Over the years, 草莓影视 musicians have been invited to perform in dozens of Bach Week Festivals, an event organized by a small group of Evanston-based volunteers. They say that after 50 years of performances, with a few COVID-19-related interruptions, it鈥檚 time to retire the beloved festival, which features the Baroque-era work of Bach and his contemporaries.

For their part, 草莓影视鈥檚 Chamber singers will perform at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston in a concert led by the festival鈥檚 Music Director Richard Webster and featuring a variety of performances by renowned local singers. Webster told WFMT, Chicago鈥檚 classical music radio station, 鈥渢hat it’s the right time for Bach Week to bid adieu, and on a high note.鈥 .

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Music Department Welcomes New Faculty /stories/music-department-welcomes-new-faculty/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:19:55 +0000 /?p=44678 草莓影视鈥檚 School of Music, Art, and Theatre welcomes several talented musicians to its faculty.

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草莓影视鈥檚 School of Music, Art, and Theatre is pleased to welcome several talented musicians to its faculty.

David Govertsen and Sam Handley, both professional singers who have performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and Deb Stevenson, an oboist who performs with many local symphonies and quartets, join the faculty for the Fall 2018 semester. Also coming on board are hornist Anna Jacobson and Barbara Drapcho, a clarinetist, both of whom have performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

鈥淭he School of Music, Art, and Theatre is very pleased to welcome these new music instructors,鈥 said Craig Johnson, dean of the School of Music. 鈥淭hey all have strong backgrounds and training to bring to their duties at 草莓影视, and we are confident that the students with whom they work will receive the best possible training.鈥

Chicago native Govertsen has been singing professionally for 15 years and is known for his portrayal of low-voiced heroes, villains, and buffoons. Mr. Govertsen, who attended Northwestern and Northern Illinois Universities, made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2011 as Herald in Othello. In addition to the Lyric, he has performed as a soloist with the Detroit, Madison, Rochester, and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestras, among others. Govertsen will teach undergraduate applied music.

As a student at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee-born Handley left the field of mathematics to pursue singing opera, concert, and recital. With degrees from University of Wisconsin and University of Houston, Handley has performed across the country and the world, appearing in productions in Beijing, New Hampshire, and San Francisco, and is known for his 鈥渞ich, burnished鈥 voice. He joins the faculty as a voice teacher.

Stevenson, who will be a lecturer, has been a freelance oboist in the Chicago area for 30 years. In addition to being a member of the Metropolitan and Lake Forest Symphonies, she is a founding member of the Metropolis Quartet and can be heard in numerous recordings, including The Soundstage Sessions聽with Stevie Nicks. Stevenson studied oboe and English horn at several universities, including Boston and Northwestern, and maintains an active private teaching studio.

Drapcho, who has two degrees from Northwestern University, has performed in Chicago, New York, and Detroit. Jacobson, who holds degrees from Lawrence and DePaul Universities, is a member of several music groups and is also an award-winning fiddler. They will both teach applied instruction.

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