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Canadian soprano Patricia Sonego (www.patriciasonego.com) made her operatic debut in New York City as "the young,
pretty and inexperienced telephone operator" in the world premiere of American composer Jack Beeson's Sorry, wrong number with the Center for Contemporary
Opera under the baton of Richard Marshall. She received an enthusiastic review from Robert Prag of Opera News. She has performed nationally on CBC television,
been heard on radio, and seen in numerous recitals. She was heard in recital at Toronto's Cathedral Church of St. James, where reviewer Trisha Hickey of The National
Post stated "voice of an angel - a beguiling voice hailed for its true sensitivity and drama". Ms. Sonego's debut CD entitled Patricia Sonego
A Simple Pleasure includes the premiere recording of American opera and song composer Seymour Barab's song cycle The Rivals. A champion of contemporary,
avant garde, improvisational, and electroacoustic music, Ms. Sonego was the first featured vocalist at the 11th International Electroacoustic Music Festival at
Brooklyn College, where she gave the world premiere of Fragile Light, composed for her by George Brunner, with flutist Christine Perea including
pre-recorded playback and live dsp. Recently Patricia gave the New York premiere of Messages for Raoul Wallenberg for soprano, flute, cello and piano,
by internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Terry Winter Owens, with members of the Alaria Chamber Ensemble at St. Peter's, Citigroup Center in NYC. Patricia
will again perform Messages for Raoul Wallenberg, in a new arrangement for soprano, violin, cello and piano, with Alaria Chamber Ensemble at NYC's Weill
Hall, Carnegie Hall on February 9, 2006. Patricia also gave the world premiere of The Last Sweetness for narrator, flute and piano, by Terry
Winter Owens, with flutist Christine Perea and pianist Hiromi Abe. Patricia has performed songs by American composer Joelle Wallach on the Vox Novus Composer's Voice
Series and can be heard on the Vox Novus Capstone recording and DVD project 60x60 as the vocal in George Brunner's Pianalan. At Elebash
Hall she gave the NYC premiere of the moon commands by American composer Dan Locklair with percussionist Brian Willson, flutist Christine Perea, and
pianist Joseph Bartolozzi, under the baton of famed New York Philharmonic percussionist Morris Lang. This November Patricia premieres Deer Park, for
soprano, flute and string trio, a piece written for her by Eric Lyon, with Reizen Ensemble, for Forecast Music's Opening Night Concert in NYC.
Come and Hear Patricia Sing!
| June 7, Saturday, 2008 - 7:30 pm |
 ACA Festival of American Music
(LNT) Thalia Theater, Symphony Space
95th St. & Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Tickets: $15 General Admission, $5 Students, $50 Festival Pass (5 Events)
http://www.symphonyspace.org/series/126 Phone: (212) 864-5400
Festival 2008 Finale: The American Composers Alliance, featuring the award-winning ensemble Second Instrumental Unit, presents world- premiere chamber works by Burton Beerman, Richard Cameron-Wolfe, Robert Carl, Joel Gressel, Hubert S. Howe, Jr., John Melby, Harold Seletsky, and Raoul Pleskow.
In Darkness (World Premiere)
Patricia Sonego will give the world premiere of In Darkness for soprano and computer. Composed for the singer by award-winning composer John Melby, this beautiful and complex 18 minute "symphony" is "a setting in one uninterrupted movement for soprano and computer-synthesized sounds of three poems by the American "imagist" poet Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874-1925): At Night, New York at Night, and In Darkness, which all deal with very different images of night. The work was composed in 2007 for soprano Patricia Sonego." - John Melby
American Composers Alliance presents
ACA Festival of American Music 2008 June 4-7
New Music Matters
Visit http://www.composers.com/festivals for complete festival information. |
| March 25, Tuesday, 2008 - 8:00 PM |
Le Nuove Musiche in Concert
St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave. at 54th St., Manhattan
Tickets: At the Door. Suggested Donation $15, Students $5, Children under 16 and Seniors Free.
St. Peter's Church in conjunction with Joy of New Music, Inc. present the New York-based chamber ensemble Le Nuove Musiche (Patricia Sonego, soprano; Michael Ishizawa, violin; Joan Capra, violin; Webster Williams, viola da gamba; and Michael Eisenberg, harpsichord in a program celebrating the innovative contributions to western musical style of Italian women composers Barbara Strozzi and Isabella Leonarda as well as other early Baroque masters Luzzasco Luzzaschi and Girolamo Frescobaldi.
Joy of New Music and St. Peter's Church present Le Nuove Musiche in Concert
Joy of New Music is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation (Federal BIN # 87-0792755) dedicated to the creation, promotion and performance of new music and rarely heard music.
For more information visit http://www.JoyofNewMusic.com |
| March 19, Wednesday, 2008 - 12:00 PM (Concert 2:00 PM) |
"Virtuossissime Cantatrici": Early Modern Italian Women in Music and Song Symposium and Concert with Le Nuove Musiche
Segal Theater
Graduate Center, City University of New York
365 5th Ave., NY, NY 10018 (bet 34th & 35th Sts.)
Tickets: FREE, General Admission Seating (Come Early)
This half-day symposium features world-renowned experts Dr. Wendy Heller, Director of Italian Studies, Princeton University, presenting a talk on ìBarbara Strozzi and the Taming of the Poet;" followed by Ellen Rosand, Susan Mardinly, Emily Wilbourne, and Heather Laurel, with Dr. Heller, in a round-table discussion on Barbara Strozzi.
The symposium concludes with a concert featuring ensemble Le Nuove Musiche (Patricia Sonego, soprano; Michael Ishizawa, violin; Joan Capra, violin; Webster Williams, viola da gamba; and Michael Eisenberg, harpsichord) performing the works of Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, and Girolamo Frescobaldi.
Joy of New Music, Inc. and City University of New York present "Virtuossissime Cantatrici": Early Modern Italian Women in Music and Song - Symposium and Concert with Le Nuove Musiche
This event is generously co-sponsored by CUNY Doctoral Students' Council, Office of the Provost, Ph.D. Music Department, Renaissance Studies Certificate Program, Early Modern Interdisciplinary Group, the Delmas Foundation, and the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter of the Mu Phi Epsilon Society.
Joy of New Music is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation (Federal BIN # 87-0792755) dedicated to the creation, promotion and performance of new music and rarely heard music.
For more information visit http://www.JoyofNewMusic.com |
| January 29, Tuesday, 2008 - 8:00 pm |
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Le Nuove Musiche in Concert
St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave. at 54th St., Manhattan
Tickets: At the Door. Suggested Donation $15, Students $5, Children under 16 and Seniors Free.
St. Peter's Church in conjunction with Joy of New Music, Inc. present the New York-based chamber ensemble Le Nuove Musiche (Patricia Sonego, soprano; Christine Perea, flute; Marka Young, violin; Duo-Lin Peng, cello; and Michael Eisenberg, piano) in a dynamic program of contemporary music featuring works by Thea Musgrave, Bruce Saylor, Terry Winter Owens, James Barry, Mark Zuckerman and the world premier of three songs by Donald Hagar.
Joy of New Music and St. Peter's Church present Le Nuove Musiche in Concert
Joy of New Music is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation (Federal BIN # 87-0792755) dedicated to the creation, promotion and performance of new music.
For more information visit http://www.JoyofNewMusic.com. |
| October 12, Friday, 2007 - 6:30 pm |
FIMTE 2007 - 8th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music
Castillo de Jesús Nazareno, Garrucha
Ensemble "Le Nuove Musiche" (fringe concert)
Almeria, Spain
Tickets: FIMTE
Apdo. 212 Garrucha 04630
Almería ESPAÑA
fimte@wanadoo.es
Tel/Fax: 34-950132285
Patricia will sing the florid, dramatic songs of early Baroque masters Frescobaldi, Luzzaschi, Bovicelli, and Ferrari, with the international Baroque music ensemble Le Nuove Musiche, featuring Michael Eisenberg, harpsichord, Mauricio Molina, percussion, Josep Maria Marti Duran, theorbo and special guests.
FIMTE 2007 presents
8th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music "Diego Fernández"
October 11 - 14, 2007
Almeria, Spain
Visit http://www.fimte.org/fimteeng.htm for complete festival information.
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| June 23, Saturday, 2007 - 6 pm |
American Music Festival 2007
(LNT) Thalia Theater, Symphony Space
95th St. & Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Tickets: At Box Office on Day of Performance Only
*** Symphony Space Box office opens at Noon
Festival Special: Pay-As-You-Will
Songs of Light (World Premier)
By Michael Rothkopf
For Soprano & Computer
A beautiful setting of 2 songs by poet Emily Dickinson with pre-recorded playback CD and computer performing the MaxMSP program, which is designed to respond to the performer.
Apathy (New York Premier)
By award winning composer Harold Seletsky
For Soprano, Violin, Cello & Piano
With David C. Fulmer, violin; Loren Dempster, cello;
Christopher Oldfather, piano
A moving set of variations representing the numbness felt by survivors in the aftermath of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Adapted from "Children of the Ashes" by H. Kamua, translated by R. Jungk and edited and expanded by Seletsky.
American Composer's Alliance presents
American Music Festival 2007 June 20-23
Celebrating ACA's 70th Anniversary
Visit http://www.composers.com for complete festival information. |
| June 21, Thursday, 2007 - 8 pm |
American Music Festival 2007
(LNT) Thalia Theater, Symphony Space
95th St. & Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Tickets: $15 General Admission
http://www.symphonyspace.org/ (212) 864-5400
On Lines from the Latin (World Premier)
By award winning composer Raoul Pleskow
For Soprano & Piano
With Christopher Oldfather, piano
A rhythmically and tonally diverse group of seven songs on biblical texts ranging from sublime to passionately dramatic.
American Composer's Alliance presents
American Music Festival 2007 June 20-23
Celebrating ACA's 70th Anniversary
Visit http://www.composers.com for complete festival information. |
| April 26, Thursday, 2007 - 7:30 pm |
Yamaha Piano Salon
689 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor (Entrance on 54th St.)
New York, NY 10022
Tickets: At the Door
$20, seniors & students $15
Sounds of Vision
Patricia will sing in free improvisation with virtuoso pianist Dr. Stanley Taub, inspired by a beautiful stained glass art piece created by the pianist.
Leo Loginov Katz and Dr. Stanley Taub present Virtuoso Improvisation Pianists of NYC and special guests in celebration of composed and improvised music created and inspired by theatrical and visual arts.
YASI (Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.) |
| March 22, Thursday, 2007 - 7:30 pm |
Yamaha Piano Salon
689 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor (@54th St.)
New York, NY
Tickets: At the Door
$10
Unfulfilled
By James Barry, Text by Angelina Weld Grimke
For soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and piano.
This group of three beautiful songs starts off with the slow and pensive "Evanescence," followed by the playful "Give Me Your Eyes," and ending with the sexually charged "Grass Fingers."
Forecast Music: NYC & Beyond
With Demetrius Spaneas, clarinets, Julia MacLaine, cello, and Elaine Kwon, piano.
Concert will also feature works by George Brunner, Eric Schwartz, Randy Woolf & Mike McFerron, with guest artists Kathy Supove, piano & Christine Perea, flute. |
| January 17, Wednesday, 2007 - 7:30pm |
"Remembering Raoul Wallenberg" Event
Patricia performs the beautiful and heart-felt multi-movement homage "Prologue" and "Messages for Raoul Wallenberg" by award-winning American composer Terry Winter Owens. With Reizen Ensemble, featuring flutist Christine Perea, pianist Hiromi Abe and cellist Leigh Stuart.
Park East Synagogue
164 East 68th St.
New York, NY 10021
between Lexington and 3rd Ave
FREE. Reservations Required (212) 737-6900
info@parkeastsynagogue.org |
| November 29, Wednesday, 2006 - 7pm |
Composing for Voice & Electronics - A Workshop with Music by Conservatory Composers
Patricia critiques works by Conservatory composers and offers insight into the realization challenges of music for voice with electronics, including pre-recorded playback and the use of live digital signal processing such as digital delay or any kind of modulation algorithm.
Brooklyn College, Conservatory of Music
Gershwin Hall
Campus Rd. and Ave. H, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Information: (718) 951-5000 ext. 1175
Composer's Forum
Composition Seminars Fall 2006 |
| November 14, Tuesday, 2006 7 pm |
Levenson Hall, Brooklyn College
Campus Rd. and Ave. H, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tickets: (718) 951-5000 ext. 1419
Free - www.bcccm.org
3 Wordsworth Songs
By award winning composer John Melby
For Soprano and Computer Music
A rhythmically and melodically intricate setting of three poems by William Wordsworth thoughtfully interwoven with pre-recorded computer generated sounds.
Jubilate
By Noah Creshevsky
For Voice and Computer Music
The beautiful, expansive vocal line is contrasted with a whimsical accompaniment of pre-recorded acoustic sounds arranged from sound bites of the singing voice of baritone Thomas Buckner, for whom this piece was composed.
16th International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival
Visit http://www.bcccm.org/ieamf2006 for more information. |
| October 16, Monday, 2006 - 7pm |
Composing for Voice & Electronics - A Singer's Perspective
Patricia speaks about composing for the voice with live electronics and pre-recorded playback, helping composers to understand how to write for a singer versus a vocalist, the special circumstances created by electronics, and what is needed in a score. The discussion centers on 10 important considerations that help a composer develop strategies and techniques to avoid pitfalls that can frustrate a performer and leave a poor audience bewildered.
Brooklyn College, Conservatory of Music
Gershwin Hall
Campus Rd. and Ave. H, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Information: (718) 951-5000 ext. 1175
Composer's Forum
Composition Seminars Fall 2006 |
| June 8, Thursday, 2006 - 8pm |
American Music Festival 2006
Thalia Theater, Symphony Space
95th St. & Broadway, New York City
Tickets: (212) 362-8900
$15 / $10 Seniors, Students
3 Wordsworth Songs
By award winning composer John Melby
For Soprano and Computer Music
A rhythmically and melodically intricate setting of three poems by William Wordsworth thoughtfully interwoven with pre-recorded computer generated
sounds.
American Composer's Alliance presents
American Music Festival 2006 June 7-10
Visit www.composers.com for
complete festival information. |
| April 22, Saturday, 2006 - 8 pm |
Dorothy Jones Theater - Singer’s Forum
49 West 24th St.
Between 6th Ave & Broadway, New York City
Tickets: At the Door
$10
"Mayflies"
By Pulitzer Prize winning composer Lewis Spratlan
For soprano and four flutes.
"The Conquerer Worm"
By Eric Schwartz, text Edgar Allen Poe
An experimental and entertaining piece for Alto Saxophone, Percussion, Voice and Cello.
Forecast Music Presentation
With Reizen Ensemble flutist Christine Perea, and TBA
With saxophonist Jim Noyes, percussionist Mike McCurdy and Reizen Ensemble cellist Alistair MacRae |
| March 15, Wednesday, 2006 - 7 pm |
Levenson Hall, Brooklyn College
Campus Rd. and Ave. H, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tickets: (718) 951-5000 ext. 1419
Free
"Songs from Another Place"
By award winning composer George Brunner
With texts by Mark Strand, this group of three sublime songs for soprano, bass and live dsp gently yet dramatically depict the emotional homeostasis
of the poems.
15th International Electroacoustic Music Festival at Brooklyn College
With bassist Troy Rinker and live electronics by the composer. |
| March 4, Saturday, 2006 - 8 pm |
St. Peter's, Citigroup Center
Lexington at 54th, New York City
Tickets: At the Door
$20
4 Songs by Donald Hagar
A mixture of classical and jazz, these four songs are not a group; each is melodic, beautifully written for the voice, and rhythmically interesting.
NYCC Concert Presentation
With pianist Hiromi Abe. |
| February 9, Thursday, 2006 - 8pm |
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall
Tickets: (212) 247-7800 www.carnegiehall.org
$30
"Prologue" and "Messages for Raoul Wallenberg"
By award winning composer Terry Winter Owens
A beautiful homage to the young, Swedish hero who suffered in a Soviet Gulag and lost his own life saving 100,000 Hungarian Jews from extermination
by the Nazis. With Alaria Chamber Ensemble and guest Cellist Richard Locker. |
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Patricia is the founder and Artistic Director of Reizen Ensemble (www.reizenensemble.com), a
new music sextet chamber ensemble including accomplished performers flutist Christine Perea, violist Stephanie Griffin, cellist Alistair MacRae, bassist Troy Rinker
and pianist Hiromi Abe.
Reizen Ensemble is performing Thursday, November 3rd at 8pm in The Great Auditorium at ART/South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY,
between Atlantic Ave. and Hanson Place (2 Blocks from the BAM - near all major subway lines). Tickets are $10 at the door. The event marks the Opening Night of the
Forecast Music Annual Concert Series. The exciting program includes "Boondoggle" by Forecast Music composer James Barry, featuring the virtuosic guest violinist
Yuri Vodovoz with Reizen Ensemble members Alistair MacRae on cello and Hiromi Abe on piano; "Movement for Percussion & Flute" by Ian Moss with percussionists
Mike McCurdy and Jonathan Shapiro and Reizen Ensemble flutist Christine Perea; "Motet on Doo-Dah" by famed American composer Robert Morris with Reizen Ensemble
members Christine Perea on flute, Hiromi Abe on piano and Troy Rinker on bass; the world premier of Forecast Music composer Eric Schwartz's "Shame", an
emotionally charged experimental piece constructed on the reports from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, performed by Reizen Ensemble with percussionist Mike McCurdy;
and the world premier of "Deer Park" by Eric Lyon (http://arcana.dartmouth.edu/~eric/REIZEN/),
for soprano, flute and string trio, written for Reizen Ensemble soprano Patricia Sonego, with Reizen Ensemble members flutist Christine Perea, violist Stephanie Griffin,
cellist Alistair MacRae and bassist Troy Rinker. Come spend an hour with us and experience the beautiful sounds and sights of new music!
February 9, 2006 - Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall, NYC 8pm
Messages for Raoul Wallenberg by Terry Winter Owens
Patricia Sonego in a guest appearance with Alaria Chamber Ensemble
Featuring members violinist Yuri Vodovoz, cellist Diliana Momtchilova and pianist Nancy Garniez
If you wish to be on the mailing list for Patricia Sonego performances, please send your name and email address to info@patriciasonego.com. |
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