Randall Scarlata

Schubert Marathon Opens BASS' 2025�"26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

​​​​​​​Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS), launches its sixteenth season, Cycles, with an unprecedented event: all three of Franz Schubert's monumental song cycles performed in a single day.

Brooklyn Art Song Society's 16th Season Features Return Of New Voices Festival and More
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2025

The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2025–2026 season, its sixteenth, under the banner Cycles. This year-long exploration of the most ambitious song cycles in the canon also includes a three-part New Voices Festival: Longing.

Young Concert Artists Unveils Spring 2025 Highlights In NYC And DC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2025

Young Concert Artists has revealed their Spring 2025 season highlights. See bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, violinist Oliver Neubauer and YCA's first guitar duo, Ziggy & Miles, at Kaufman Music Center, plus more.

Boston Symphony Orchestra And Andris Nelsons Present BEETHOVEN & ROMANTICISM In January 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

This January, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons present a special monthlong festival, Beethoven & Romanticism.

Young Concert Artists Reveals 2024-2025 Season Featuring a Carnegie Hall Performance and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2024

Young Concert Artists has revealed its 2024-2025 season featuring debuts by early-career artists in New York and Washington D.C., including a finale at Carnegie Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

92NY to Present COTTON: Denyce Graves, Mezzo-Soprano And Justin Austin, Baritone
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2024

Join the 92nd Street Y for COTTON: Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano and Justin Austin, baritone. See when you can catch the performance and learn how to purchase tickets.

Peabody Institute Announces Spring 2024 Peabody Performance Series at Hopkins Bloomberg Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 29, 2024

Discover the Spring 2024 lineup for the Peabody Performance Series at DC's JHU Bloomberg Center. Presented by Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, the series promises an exciting season of performances.

Brooklyn Art Song Society Presents CIRCLES V: THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) continues its seasons on Friday, February 2 at 7:30PM at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn with Circles V: The Minnesota Connection.

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present CIRCLES IV: LES SIX at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society presents Circles IV: Les Six, a program exploring the rebellious French composers who revolutionized music in the early 20th century. Don't miss this unique musical experience.

Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2023�"24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) announced its 2023-24 season, which features Circles, a six-part series following friendships between composers throughout history, as well as the return of the Dichter Project and New Voices Festival. Led by Artistic Director Michael Brofman, the organization, which plays a vital role in keeping the tradition of art song alive, presents ten full-length concerts highlighting 37 composers and 56 performers.

Lyric Fest Presents 'Metamorphosis Of Plants,' A Lieder Celebration For Earth Day
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023

​​​​​​​Lyric Fest continues its 2022-23 season with an Earth Day celebration entitled Metamorphosis of Plants, featuring German Lieder in a concert inspired by the great German poet, statesman, and botanist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his poem “The Metamorphosis of Plants”.

New England Conservatory Announces Winter-Spring 2023 Concerts Featuring Expansive Programming Across Genres
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2023

New England Conservatory (NEC) announces an expansive winter-spring season of performances, featuring a diverse roster of ensembles and programming. Ensembles large and small perform in NEC's world-class venues, including Jordan Hall and the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.  

Lyric Fest to Present ODE TO THE LOST SONG, a Collection Of Songs From Norwegian Composer Arne Dørumsgaard
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2022

Lyric Fest will continue its 20th anniversary season with Ode to the Lost Song, a collection of songs by Norwegian composer Arne Dørumsgaard, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Moorestown Community House in Moorestown, NJ, and Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA.

Lyric Fest Announces 20th Anniversary Season Featuring the World Premiere of COTTON by Damien Geter & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2022

Lyric Fest announced their 2022-2023 season, which coincides with the organization's 20th Anniversary. The season kicks off with Elysian Fields, a celebration of Lyric Fest's beginnings.

Lyric Fest Presents MY FAVORITE THINGS at The Academy Of Vocal Arts
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022

Lyric Fest—the only performing arts organization in the Mid-Atlantic region with a primary focus on song in all its varied expression—concludes its 2021-22 season with a program entitled My Favorite Things featuring soprano Jennifer Aylmer together with pianist Laura Ward on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA).

Lyric Fest Presents ANYTHING GOES: COLE PORTER - UNCENSORED, May 17-18
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 20, 2022

​​​​​​​Lyric Fest presents a larger-than-life musical biography of iconic American composer Cole Porter: Anything Goes: Cole Porter - Uncensored will take place on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Moorestown Community Center in Moorestown, NJ and Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Featured in this all-Cole Porter program are baritone Randall Scarlata, mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, and pianist Laura Ward.

Lyric Fest Presents Concert of World Premieres, THE SONG CATCHER: THE FOLK SONG RE-IMAGINED
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2022

Lyric Fest presents an exciting program of world premieres from ten composers in The Song Catcher, a concert centered on re-imagining the folk song. The folk song is appreciated for its direct expression and narrative quality, and honors world culture as well as speaks to our shared humanity.

Lyric Fest to Present THE SONG CATCHER: THE FOLK SONG RE-IMAGINED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2022

Lyric Fest will present an exciting program of world premieres from ten composers in The Song Catcher, a concert centered on re-imagining the folk song. The folk song is appreciated for its direct expression and narrative quality, and honors world culture as well as speaks to our shared humanity.

Lyric Fest Presents YIDDISHE NIGHTINGALE, A Short History Of The American Yiddish Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2021

Lyric Fest presents three performances of Yiddishe Nightingale, a special concert on the history of the American Yiddish Theater, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA; Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 7:00pm at Adath Israel in Merion Station, PA; and Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 4:00pm at Beth El Congregation in Baltimore, MD.

Lyric Fest to Commission and Present World Premiere of COTTON In 2022-23 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2021

Lyric Fest will premiere a brand new, immersive multimedia commission, COTTON, on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 7:30pm at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, as part of its 20th Anniversary season. Subsequent performances will occur in Washington, D.C., and in New York City (venues to be determined).