Cappella Artemesia, an all-female vocal and instrumental ensemble, presents laments and lamentations from 16th- and 17th-century Italy as they might have been heard in that most exclusively female environment: the convent. Presented in collaboration with Oregon Bach Festival Musicking Conference, May 11. https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/cappella-artemisia-call-for-the-wailing-women-laments-and-lamentations-in-italian-convents
In its U.S. premiere at Spoleto USA, White Box blends dance, music, puppetry, film, and projection to explore the true story of a lost expedition to fly over the North Pole in a gas balloon. Composed by Catherine Graindorge and directed by Sabine Theunissen, who also wrote the libretto. (May 29-31) https://spoletousa.org/events/white-box/
In an event called "Tell Your Story" on May 29 at Spoleto USA, four members of the festival orchestra will pair with Charleston-based entrepreneurs, artists, and activists to create “aural memoirs.” These sonic collages will act as works of creative placemaking distinct to the South Carolina Lowcountry today. https://spoletousa.org/events/tell-your-story/
Pianist Evgeny Kissin is paying tribute to Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall in May. The final program on this topic, on May 31, will be a star-studded soirée featuring the likes of violinist Gidon Kremer, cellist Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, and singers Susanna Phillips, Sasha Cooke, Brandon Jovanovich, and Alexander Roslavets. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/05/31/Evgeny-Kissin-and-Friends-A-Tribute-to-Shostakovich-0800PM
