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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 

August 19
Baroque Picnic

August 21
BWV 51
Nola Richardson, soprano
Josh Cohen, baroque trumpet

Blue Hill, ME

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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
​12

Pergolesi Stabat Mater
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

Nola Richardson, soprano
Janna Critz, mezzo soprano
Greg Funfgeld, conductor

Bach at Noon Series

Tuesday, October 12 at 12 PM
Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA

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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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October
​21-23

Fauré Requiem
Cantori with the Death of Classical Series

Mark Shapiro, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano

October 21-23, 2021 at 7 PM
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY

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October
​26

"Basically Bach"
Musica Sacra

Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute

J. S. BACH  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
J. S. BACH  Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH  Halt, was du hast
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH  Fürchte dich nicht

October 26, 2021, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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November
​18

"Return, Renew, Rejoice!" A Gala Concert
The English Concert

The evening will feature music by The English Concert, The English Concert in America Fellows, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and members of the Clarion Choir. ​

December
​1

"Handel & Hannukah: Judas Maccabeus"
​Clarion

Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
The Clarion Orchestra & The Clarion Choir
​Steven Fox, conductor

​December 1, 2021 at 6:30 PM
Temple Emanu-El, New York, NY

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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

Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
​Nola Richardson, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Alex Rosen, Bass

Wednesday December 15 2021 7:30 p.m.
Thursday December 16 2021 7:30 p.m.
Friday December 17 2021 7:30 p.m.
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Sunday December 19 2021 3:00 p.m.
Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

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December
​31

**CANCELLED**
New Year's Eve with Bach and Vivaldi
​Amor Artists

Nola Richardson, soprano
Madeline Healey, soprano
Ryan Brandeau, conductor

December 31, 2021 7:30 PM
​Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, NY

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December
​31
January
​1

**CANCELLED**
Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
​Clarion

Steven Fox, conductor

December 31, 2021 5 PM
January 1, 2021 5 PM
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, NY

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