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June 23: Tenor Mark Padmore at Soapbox Gallery
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June 2, 2023
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June 23: Tenor Mark Padmore in intimate gallery in Brooklyn
Concert with pianist Ethan Iverson and poet Sarah Deming concludes first annual Sono Fest!, in-person and live-streamed worldwide
Sono Fest! June 6-23 at Soapbox Gallery features two weeks of top contemporary classical and jazz artists
On June 23, tenor Mark Padmore comes to the intimate Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn (646 Dean St). Performing in a 60-seat venue, Padmore is joined by pianist Ethan Iverson and poet Sarah Deming for their "Songs of the Earth" program. The trio performs two sets at 7:30 and 9 pm EDT to in-person audiences, and live-streamed worldwide. The concert concludes the inaugural Sono Fest! at Soapbox, June 6-23.
The program features lieder from Britten, Schubert, Ives, and many others, alongside poetry from Mary Oliver, Lawrence Durrell, Philip Larken, and others.
Sono Fest! (June 6-23 at Soapbox Gallery) features nightly performances from the most spectacular artists in classical and jazz: pianists Ethan Iverson, Aaron Diehl, Taka Kigawa, Sylvie Courvoisier, Timo Andres, violinist Miranda Cuckson, Momenta Quartet, saxophonist Sam Newsome, and much more.
"This is a festival of modern greats" says composer/jazz and classical pianist superstar Ethan Iverson who curates the series. The festival boasts in-person and live-streamed performances at 7:30 and 9 pm EDT every night (June 6-18 and 23) at Soapbox Gallery (636 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY).
Calendar Listing
Sono Fest! "Coda"
Songs of the Earth
Mark Padmore, tenor
Ethan Iverson, piano
Sarah Deming, poet
June 23, 2023
sets at 7:30 pm and 9 pm EDT
Soapbox Gallery (636 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY)
Live-stream and in-person tickets available here
Billy Collins As if to demonstrate an eclipse
Franz Schubert Im Abendrot
Mary Oliver Mysteries, Yes
Gustav Mahler Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
Kathleen Jamie Perfect Day
Aaron Copland Nature, the Gentlest Mother
Hanns Eisler Sprinkling of Gardens
Robin Robertson Keys to the Door
Gabriel Fauré Prison
Philip Larkin Going, going
Reynaldo Hahn Chanson d’automne
Tansy Davies Destroying Beauty
Seamus Heaney Clearances
Benjamin Britten The auld Aik
Charles Ives The Cage
Rainer Maria Rilke The Panther
Rebecca Clarke The Tiger
D H Lawrence The Snake
Sally Beamish O Hoopoe
Wallace Stevens Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
Charles Ives Housatonic at Stockbridge
Franz Schubert Die Mutter Erde
Hayden Carruth Essay
Ralph Vaughan Williams Nocturne
Mary Oliver When Death Comes
Gustav Holst Betelgeuse
Thomas Hardy To Meet or Otherwise
Franz Schubert Frühlingsglaube
Sono Fest! Curated by Ethan Iverson
June 6-23, sets at 7:30 & 9 pm
In-person and live-streamed
Soapbox Gallery (636 Dean St, Brooklyn)
An explosion of creativity is bursting through the intimate Soapbox Gallery. The inaugural Sono Fest! features 13 nights of performances by some of the most spectacular artists in classical and jazz: pianists Ethan Iverson, Aaron Diehl, Taka Kigawa, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Timo Andres; violinist Miranda Cuckson, Momenta Quartet, saxophonist Chris Potter, and much more.
Curated by composer/jazz and classical pianist superstar Ethan Iverson, the festival boasts in person and live streamed performances at 7:30 and 9 pm EDT every night.
Details and programs here; in-person and livestream tickets here.
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June 6: Ethan Iverson/Miranda Cuckson, violin
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June 7: Ethan Iverson/Chris Potter, saxophone
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June 8: Miranda Cuckson, violin
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June 9: Taka Kigawa, piano
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June 10: Timo Andres, piano
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June 11: Sam Newsome, saxophone and Sylvie Courvoisier, piano
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June 12: Momenta Quartet
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June 13: Judith Berkson, singer/pianist/composer
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June 14: Marta Sanchez, piano
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June 15: Aaron Diehl, piano
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June 16: Scott Wollschleger, composer
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June 17: Han Chen, piano
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June 18: Composer Robert Cuckson (1st set)
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June 18: Ethan Iverson (2nd set)
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June 23: *Coda* concert with tenor Mark Padmore (see details above)
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