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December
​31
January
​1

Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
​Clarion

Steven Fox, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano soloist
​Father Leonid Roshko, Deacon

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

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January
​8

Bach BWV 1: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity

Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano

​Sun, Nov 27 - 5 PM

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January
14

New World Symphony
​Seraphic Fire

Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
Vaughan Williams : Serenade to Music
C. Schumann : Piano Concerto
Orff : Carmina Burana

Sat, Jan 14, 8 pm  |  Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, FL

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January
​19-22
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"Old | New"
​Seraphic Fire

Aaron Copland: Old American Songs
Joel Thompson: Hold Fast To Dreams
Roland Carter: Lift Every Voice and Sing
Betty Jackson King: Psalm 57 

Thu, Jan 19, 7:00pm | Naples
Fri, Jan 20, 8:00pm | Coral Gables (Little Flower)
Sat, Jan 21, 7:30pm | Ft. Lauderdale
Sun, Jan 22, 4:00pm | Miami Beach

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January
​25

Recital "Sweeter than Others"
An evening with A Golden Wire

Nola Richardson, soprano
Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba
Parker Ramsay, harp

Wednesday, January 25 at 8 PM
Zürcher Gallery, 33 Bleecker Street, NY

February
10

Recital "Across the Alps"
Arizona Early Music - Tucson Baroque Music Festival

Avi Stein, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Alana Youssefian and Chloe Fedor, violins  |  Jessica Troy, viola
Michael Untermann, cello  |  John Feeney, bass
Priscilla Herreid and Meg Owens, oboe  |  Nate Helgeson, bassoon

“Across the Alps”
Friday, February 10 at 7:00 pm

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | 2331 E Adams Street, Tucson, AZ

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February
12

Handel Apollo e Dafne
Arizona Early Music - Tucson Baroque Music Festival

Avi Stein, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano  |  Tyler Duncan, bass
Alana Youssefian and Chloe Fedor, violins  |  Jessica Troy, viola
Michael Untermann, cello  |  John Feeney, bass
Priscilla Herreid and Meg Owens, oboe  |  Nate Helgeson, bassoon

“Apollo and Daphne” — Music of G. F. Handel
Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 pm

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | 2331 E Adams Street, Tucson, AZ

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February
​16

"The Artist as Human"
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Sessions

Nola Richardson, soprano
Davóne Tines, Creative Partner
David Belkovski, conductor

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.
ODC Theater, San Francisco

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February
18, 19

Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Boise Baroque Orchestra

Robert Franz, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Logan Tanner, countertenor

Saturday, February 18, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 19, 2023 | 2 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Boise, ID

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February 26-
March 5

Handel Solomon
The English Concert and Clarion Choir

​The English Concert
Harry Bicket, Artistic Director and Conductor

The Clarion Choir
Steven Fox, Artistic Director

Touring dates:

26 February   Auditorio Nacional De Musica, Madrid, Spain
28 February   The Barbican, London, UK
5 March           UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA

March
​9-12

Mozart Requiem
​Virginia Symphony

JoAnne Falletta, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Robert Shoup, concertmaster

Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem

Thurs, Mar. 9, 2023 | 7:30PM | CHRYSLER HALL, NORFOLK
Fri, Mar. 10, 2023 | 7:30PM | FERGUSON CENTER, NEWPORT NEWS
Sun, Mar. 12, 2023 | 2:30PM | SANDLER CENTER, VIRGINIA BEACH

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March
​24, 25

Bononcini La Conversione di Maddalena
Academy of Sacred Drama

Jeremy Rhizor, artistic director

Friday, March 24 at 7:30 PM | Scarsdale NY
Saturday, March 25 at 7:45 PM | NY, NY

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April
2

Bach St. Matthew Passion
Musica Angelica

Martin Hasselbock, conductor

Sunday, April 2 - 3 PM
First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA

More details TBA

April
​5

François Couperin Leçons de ténèbres pour le mercredi saint
Christopher Street Collegium

Wednesday, April 5 6 PM

April
​7

Bach St. John Passion (Part II)
Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity

Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano

Friday, April 7 - 7 PM
Holy Trinity Lutheran, New York, NY

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April
​9

Bach ​Easter Oratorio
​Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity

Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano

​Sunday, April 9 - 5 PM
Holy Trinity Lutheran, New York, NY

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April
​15

Handel Messiah
Northside United Methodist Church

Michael Devine, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Maria McDaniel, mezzo soprano
Nathan Munson, tenor
Phillip Bullock, bass

More details TBA

April
​27-30

"From Muffat to Mason​"
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

MASON BATES Untitled (world premiere)
SCHMELZER Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinandi III
BIBER Mensa Sonora Pars III in A minor, C 71
MUFFAT Missa in labore requies

Richard Egarr, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
Nola Richardson, soprano
Siman Chung, countertenor
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Spencer Britten, tenor
James Reese, tenor
Cody Quattlebaum, bass-baritone
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

Thursday, April 27, 8:00 p.m. | Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Saturday, April 29, 8:00 p.m. | First Church, Berkeley
Sunday, April 30, 4:00 p.m. | First Church, Berkeley

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May
3, 5

Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil ('Vespers'), op. 37
Clarion Choir

3 May 2023 8.00pm
Rollins Chapel
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

5 May 2023 8.00pm
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Avenue
New York City

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May
​19

Bach Magnificat
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra May Festival (DEBUT)

JAMES MACMILLAN: Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia (May Festival Commission, World Premiere)
JAMES LEE III:  Breaths of Universal Longings (May Festival Commission, World Premiere)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Magnificat

Juanjo Mena, conductor
Berit Norbakken, soprano
Nola Richardson, soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence, tenor
Christian Immler, bass

LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE!
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June
​4-11

Desmarest Circé
Boston Early Music Festival

2023 Centerpiece Opera: Circé
Music by Henry Desmarest (1661–1741)
Libretto by Louise-Geneviève Gillot de Saintonge (1650–1718)

​Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 3:30pm
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 7pm
Friday, June 9, 2023 at 7pm
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:30pm
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA

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June
​10
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Caccini Alcina
Boston Early Music Festival

2023 Chamber Opera: Alcina
Music by Francesca Caccini (1587–ca. 1641)
Libretto by Ferdinando Saracinelli (d. 1640)​

Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 8pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston

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June
​14-16

Guest Clinician
​UMKC Choral Conducting Institute

Spire Chamber Ensemble and UMKC Conservatory invite conductors to apply for admission to the 2023 Choral Conducting Institute. 
New Vocal Scholars Track available summer 2023: Scholars will participate in workshops with the faculty and members of Spire including: career development, skills necessary for professional choral singing, networking, etc. 

Guest Faculty: Ben A. Spalding, Jennaya Robison, Nola Richardson

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June
​23-25

Caccini Alcina
Boston Early Music Festival

Berkshire Tour
2023 Chamber Opera: Alcina
Music by Francesca Caccini (1587–ca. 1641)
Libretto by Ferdinando Saracinelli (d. 1640)​

Thursday, June 23, 2023
Friday June 24, 2023
Great Barrington, NY

Saturday, June 25, 2023
Katonah, NY

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June 30
July 1

Franklin Chamber Choir

August
​13-20

Aspen Music Festival
​Seraphic Fire

September
​22

"Fallen Angels"
Ars Lyrica Houston

Fallen Angels highlights the paranormal in Baroque music, from Giacomo Carissimi’s harrowing Judgement of Solomon to spirited masques from Henry Purcell’s Fairy Queen. 

Featuring:
Nola Richardson, soprano
Eliza Masewicz, soprano 
Jay Carter, countertenor
Thomas O’Neill, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
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Friday, September 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston TX

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October
6, 7

Craig Hella Johnson Considering Matthew Shepard
Spire Chamber Ensemble

Ben Spalding, conductor
Kansas City, MO

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October
​13, 15

Neustadter and Viñao (World Premiere)
Yale Choral Artists

Jeffrey Douma leads a performance by the professional, project-based choir, featuring The Percussion Collective (Robert van Sice, director).

Alejandro Viñao: Poems and Prayers (World premiere)
Garth Neustadter: Memory of Water
Garth Neustadter: Seaborne

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7:30PM
Morse Recital Hall, New Haven, CT

Sunday, October 15, 2023
​Merkin Hall, New York, NY

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October
​21, 22

"Choral Gems"
Upper Valley Baroque

This stunning program will include two of J.S. Bach’s most beautiful Motets (BWV 225 and BWV 227) and a dramatic work, Jephte, by Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi, one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque.

Saturday, October 21 @ 7 pm
Sunday, October 22 @ 3 pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hanover NH

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October
​27-29

"Mainly Mozart" Mozart Exsultate Jubilate
Voices of Music

Music by Mozart, CPE Bach, and Sirmen
Nola Richardson, soprano
Augusta McKay Lodge, Shelby Yamin, soloists

October 27, 2023 Berkeley 7:30 pm
October 28, 2023 Palo Alto 7 pm
October 29, 2023 San Francisco 8 pm

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November
​2-5

"Gods and Mortals" works of Rameau and Mondonville
Seraphic Fire

Seraphic Fire opens its 21st Season with scenes from Castor and Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau. The 1737 opera depicts mythological twins, mortal Castor and immortal Pollux, as they struggle with their love of the same woman and a trip to the underworld. Follow solo voices, chorus, and chamber orchestra through this dramatic story and enjoy the harmonic complexity and dance-like rhythms that are a hallmark of Rameau. The program opens with Jean-Joseph de Mondonville’s Dominus Regnavit, a triumphant and stately setting of Biblical text. 

Thu, Nov 2, 7:30 pm | St. Sophia Greek Orthodox, Miami, FL
Fri, Nov 3, 8:00 pm | Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Nov 4, 7:30 pm | All Saints Episcopal, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sun, Nov 5, 4:00pm | Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, FL
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November
​12

Whitbourne Annelies
New York City Master Chorale

Nola Richardson, soprano soloist
David Recca, conductor

Sunday, November 12, 4 PM, 2023
Merkin Hall, New York, NY

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November
​19

Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures
Princeton University Chapel

Nola Richardson, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass
​​Nicole Aldrich, conductor

Sunday, November 19, 2:30 PM, 2023
Princeton University Chapel

December
​3

Handel Messiah
Pacific Symphony (DEBUT)

Cosette Justo Valdés, Guest conductor
Nola Richardson, Soprano
James Reese, Tenor
Jesse Blumberg, Baritone
Pacific Chorale—Robert Istad, artistic director

December 3, 2023, 3:00 pm
​Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Orange County, CA

December
5, 7

Handel Messiah
Saint Thomas Church (DEBUT)

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
New York Baroque Incorporated
Nola Richardson, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Müller, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
​Jeremy Filsell, conductor

​Tuesday, December 5, 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 7, 7:30 PM
Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY

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December
​9, 10

Bach Magnificat and BWV 63: Christen ätzet diesen Tag
Bach Choir of Bethlehem

​December 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church,Allentown, PA 

December 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem

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December
​14-17

Handel Messiah
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (DEBUT)

Dmitry Sinkovsky, countertenor
Nola Richardson, soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Dashon Burton, baritone
The Singers — Minnesota Choral Artists, chorus
Matthew Culloton, artistic director

​Thursday, December 14, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Friday, December 15, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN

Saturday, December 16, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 17, 2023 – 2:00 PM
Ordway Concert Hall, Downtown St. Paul, MN

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December
​31

All-Bach New Year's Eve
​Amor Artists

Ryan Brandau, conductor

SUNDAY DECEMBER 31, 2023 -  7:30PM
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AT 316 E. 88th St. 

December
31
January
​1

Levine ​Vigil for Peace (WORLD PREMIERE)
Clarion

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, The Clarion Choir will give the world premiere of the Vigil for Peace by London-based composer Alexander Levine alongside several shorter choral works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, including the Choral Concerto O Mother of God Perpetually Praying, as part of Clarion's ongoing celebration of Rachmaninoff's 150th anniversary year.

Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 5 PM
Monday, January 1, 2024 at 5 PM
Church of the Resurrection, 119 E. 74th Street, NYC

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