2021 Calendar

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April 2021

Virtual Concert with Voices of Ascension
Baroque Favorites

Nola will appear as a featured soloist with Voices of Ascension, led by Dennis Keene. 

Streamed online, enjoy music from the greatest composers of the era. This event will feature newly performed music by Voices of Promise soloists as well as favorites from our January 2019 Baroque Concert.

Wednesday, April 14th at 7 PM (available on demand after the live event)

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April 2021

Virtual Concert with Musica Angelica (Orchestra Debut)

Nola will collaborate with renowned LA-based Baroque Orchestra Musica Angelica in a program featuring works of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.
BWV 202: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten
Handel's "Sweet Bird" from L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato
Handel's "Rejoice" from Messiah

Available on YouTube

April 2021

*CANCELLED*
​Virtual Concert with Baltimore Choral Arts Society
"Off the Grid" Series

Nola will join the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and conductor Anthony Blake Clark for a wide-ranging and innovative virtual performance. 

More information TBA

May 2021

Virtual Concert with the Atlanta Symphony (Orchestra Debut)

Nola makes her debut with the Atlanta Symphony led by conductor Robert Spano in a virtual concert of Bach cantatas and arias, In the Key of Bach, directed by Hilan Warshaw.

Television broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting on June 20th, 2021
Available from the Atlanta Symphony TBD
Segments available on YouTube

May 2021

Virtual Concerts with Seraphic Fire

Nola joins Miami based Seraphic Fire to record two programs of Baroque and new music for later release.

Mozart and Monteverdi
Selva morale et spirituale
Mass in F Major

Available online May 23rd at 3:30 PM EST

June 2021

Virtual Bach at Noon
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem 

Nola Richardson, Soprano
Janna Critz, Mezzo-soprano

Works by Bach and Pergolesi will be recorded June 7-8th for an online concert

Available on YouTube

June
​28

Apolo y Dafne
​La Sonnambula (Ensemble Debut)

Nola makes her debut with acclaimed baroque ensemble La Sonnambula in an abridged, recorded production of the 17th century zarzuela "Apolo y Dafne" by Sebastián Durón (1660-1716) and Juan de Navas (ca. 1650-1719). This event is a collaboration with The Hispanic Society of America.

Available to view on June 28th!

August
​7

"The Garden of Harmony
American Bach Soloists Summer Festival

A sensational program of music about birds, animals, and the harmony of nature 

​Nola Richardson, soprano
Corey Jamason, organ
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Tekla Cunningham, violin
YuEun Gemma Kim, violin
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
American Bach Soloists • Jeffrey Thomas, conductor


Saturday August 7 • 7:00 p.m. • Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA

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August
​16-21

Blue Hill Bach Festival 

Blue Hill, ME

Three concert programs will be announced shortly!

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September 21

"Bach, Handel, and Hercules"
Ars Lyrica Houston (Ensemble Debut)

Nola Richardson, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Leia Lensing, mezzo-soprano
Steven Brennfleck, tenor
Jason Zacher, bass

G. F. Handel, The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69 
J. S. Bach, Hercules at the Crossroads, BWV 213

Friday, September 24 at 7:30 pm
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

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October
​15, 16

"The Joy of Mozart"
​Grand Rapids Symphony

Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Grace Kim, violin
Leslie Van Becker, viola

MOZART Overture to Così fan tutte
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Strings
MOZART Exsultate, jubilate
MOZART Symphony No.38, "Prague"

Friday, October 15, 2021 at 8:00 PM
DeVos Performance Hall

Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 8:00 PM
DeVos Performance Hall

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December
10, 11, 12

Handel ​Messiah
Kansas City Symphony (Orchestral Debut)

Patrick Dupré Quigley, Guest Conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, Chorus Director
Nola Richardson, Soprano
Clara Osowski, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Owens, Tenor
Kenneth Kellogg, Bass

Friday, December 10, 2021 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 11, 2021 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 12, 2021 2:00 PM

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December
​15-19

Handel Messiah
​American Bach Soloists

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