"Beyond the Aria" Archives

Program Notes: Beyond the Aria

Sep 17, 2015 Program Notes

George Crumb American composer George Crumb (b. 1929) once described the essential acoustic of his music as “a kind of echoing, reverberant acoustic of haunting sounds that cross the river,… Read More

Q&A with composer Analia Llugdar

Sep 17, 2015 Composer Spotlight

Composer Analia Llugdar was born in Argentina, where she originally studied composition, before earning both her Master of Music and Doctor of Music in composition from University of Montréal. Her… Read More

Q&A with mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

Sep 9, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Our 2015/16 season opens on September 29 with a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó, who will perform pieces by George Crumb, as well as the world premiere of a piece… Read More

Q&A with soprano Adrianne Pieczonka

Aug 31, 2015 Artist Spotlight

For our season opening concert, opera soprano Adrianne Pieczonka makes her return to Soundstreams. In 1988, Adrianne made her Soundstreams debut, performing George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children, and she… Read More