BEGINNER’S LUCK: The Artist’s Journey
THU, MAR 20, 8pm
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 W 67th St
Buy Tickets $20-70
Students $10 at 212-501-3330 or at the door
Complimentary post-concert wine reception with the artists included with admission.
Caramoor’s Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars program is made possible by generous support from the Terrance W. Schwab Endowment Fund for Young Vocal Artists.
The Merkin Hall performance has been underwritten by Eileen Caulfield Schwab.
“Beginner’s Luck” takes a wide-angle view of early adulthood—an apt subject for a super-talented quintet of artists in their twenties.The music ranges through art song (Grieg and Fauré) to theater song (Gershwin and Jason Robert Brown) as it explores first loves, the thrill of leaving home, the early steps of a career in the arts, and the dizzying promise (and peril) of everything that life can bring. The concert brings back to the East Coast two singers who did beautiful work in past NYFOS@Juilliard shows (Reed Gnepper and Chea Kang), a mezzo-soprano who captivated audiences this year at Juilliard (Kate Morton), a charismatic Russian baritone currently studying in Montreal (Jamal Al-Titi), and a brilliant young pianist new to our series (Zoey Zhou). And, of course the show is masterminded by pianists Bénédicte Jourdois and Steve Blier, back to make trouble as only they can.
A preview performance takes place on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
Now in its 17th year, the annual weeklong Schwab Vocal Rising Stars residency program at Caramoor includes daily coaching, rehearsals, and workshops with Steven Blier and guest teaching artists. Notable alumni of the program include soprano Julia Bullock, tenor Paul Appleby, soprano Corinne Winters, baritone John Brancy, soprano Joélle Harvey, baritone Theo Hoffman, and many more.