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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

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 "Sweet 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

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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

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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

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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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