Mendellsohn’s, ELIJAH
San José Symphonic Choir delivers a breathtaking performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s masterful oratorio, Elijah, presented with San José Baroque Orchestra. Featuring the acclaimed bass-baritone Christian Pursell, as Elijah, Marnie Breckenridge, Soprano, Katherine Trimble Mills, Mezzo-Soprano and Arnold Geis, Tenor. This evening promises to be a deeply moving journey through one of the most dramatic and inspiring stories of faith ever told.
Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of the Old Testament prophet Elijah, brought to life through powerful arias, lush orchestration, and the commanding presence of a full chorus.
JACQUELINE by Luna Pearl Woolf
Jacqueline explores the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Jacqueline du Pré through her relationship with her cello. Who is the much-admired Jacqueline when the one thing that most defines her is taken away by multiple sclerosis?
Brought to life by two contemporary virtuosi, celebrated soprano Marnie Breckenridge plays Jacqueline, and former du Pré protégé and world-renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz plays her constant companion, her cello.
A. Jess Shenson Recital at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Thrilled to be returning to Stanford for my second recital in the A. Jess Shenson vocal arts series. Kevin Korth will accompany on piano.
JACQUELINE
WestEdge Opera presents JACQUELINE by Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek. Written for Marnie Breckenridge and Matt Haimovitz. Jacqueline du Pré was a superstar cellist who broke glass ceilings with her extraordinary talent. Sadly, she was taken far too early from this planet by Multiple Schlerosis at the age of 42. Her indelible soul lives on in quintessential recordings of many of the most beautiful cello solos ever written.
Lucia di Lammermoor with Orlando Opera
Tickets go on sale November 17, 2023: https://tickets.drphillipscenter.org/production/17294
MERCURY SOUL
JOIN US for a fantastic evening of ARIAS (I’ll be singing Strozzi, Bates, and Arvo Part), DJ beats, Classical music, and dancing! Time for some classic good vibes…
That Week With The Bachs
Thursday, February 16, 7:30 PM
Friday, February 17, 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Brahms Requiem
Soprano soloist in Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms with the San Jose Symphonic Choir at Saint Joseph Cathedral Basilica. Maestro Leroy Kromm will conduct.
Mahler’s, “4th Symphony” and Walton’s & Sitwell’s, “Façade” with Pacific Chamber Orchestra
Join Marnie and the Pacific Chamber Orchestra for Mahler’s 4th Symphony followed by the rambunctious Façade (Edith Sitwell’s poetry to William Walton’s music). Conducted by Lawrence Kohl. The fantastic tenor, Joseph Meyers joins in the Façade!
March 26, 7:30 PM - Orinda Library Auditorium
March 27, 3:00 PM - Bankhead Theater, Livermore
SFCM Faculty Artist Series: David Conte and Lee Trio
Tickets are FREEMarnie sings Conte’s “Sexton Songs” with pianist, Kevin Korth. Poetry by Anne Sexton. 7:30 PM
World Premiere - The Luminous Particular
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 7:30PM
DIGITAL RELEASE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021
First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, 119 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Two titans of American vocal music, Tom Cipullo and Herschel Garfein, explore the final stages of life through some of their most ambitious and poignant works.
Herschel Garfein: The Luminous Particular*, Mortality Mansions, A Tuesday Spot*
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano; Keith Phares, baritone
Mike Brofman, Dimitri Dover, piano
Tom Cipullo: Of a Certain Age
Laura Strickly, Soprano
*world premier
IN REAL LIFE - Song Cycle Premiere
World Premiere of IN REAL LIFE by Robert Paterson with the American Modern Ensemble,
conducted by David Amado
Dimenna Center October 27 — 8:00 PM
450 West 37th Street, NYC
Caffé Lena October 29 — 7:00 PM
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY
IN REAL LIFE - Libretto by David Cote
About 40 million Americans have joined dating sites hoping to find true love in a digital space. In Real Life is a song cycle that celebrates this modern ritual. Five women fill out dating site profiles, opening a window into their worlds.
*POSTPONED (due to Covid-19)* Goodbye, Mr. Chips by Gordon Getty
Festival Napa Valley presents the world premiere of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, the highly anticipated opera by acclaimed composer Gordon Getty. Based on James Hilton’s classic novella, Goodbye, Mr. Chips tells of the life of beloved English schoolmaster Mr. Chipping, known to his students and others as “Mr. Chips.” Set at Brookfield, “a good public school of the second rate” in Eastern England, the story follows Chips from his first days at the boarding school in 1870, through his marriage to the woman who will change him forever, to the rapid changes brought by the turn of the century and the outbreak of WWI. Along the way, we’re reminded of the difference one good teacher can make, as we watch Chips and his children enrich one another’s lives. Carolyn Watson conducts a stellar cast led by soprano Marnie Breckenridge (Kathy Chips), tenor Norman Reinhardt (Mr. Chips), and baritone Lester Lynch.
*POSTPONED - (due to Covid-19)* Carmen by George Bizet *
Fueled by reckless passion, and insatiable desire, Seville’s hottest woman has one creed: to live, and die free. The fire is lit when she meets Don José, an army corporal promised to Micaëla. Escamillo enters the scene and is quickly smitten by Carmen’s charm. She shifts her affection to the bullfighter, which makes the fire in Don José burn more fiercely – he will stop at nothing to win her back. With her gypsy friends reading the tarot Carmen keeps drawing the Death card, she knows she can not cheat fate, but resolves to defy it anyway.
July 10 & 12, 2020
Marnie makes her role debut as Micaëla
* POSTPONED (due to Covid-19)* Harvey Milk
Role of Dianne Feinstein in Harvey Milk by Stewart Wallace and Michael Korie
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM
Hailed as “The best new American opera in many years,” the 1995 premiere was barely sixteen years after the murders. The opera was seen as “ripped from the headlines”, though that was never the intent. For this new production, Stewart Wallace has radically reimagined the score with an emphasis on its mythic elements as a celebration of Harvey Milk’s life. Appropriately, this premiere coincides with Harvey Milk’s 90th Birthday and is proudly part of a city-wide celebration.
*POSTPONED (due to Covid-19)* Soloist at Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall)
Marnie sings SUMMER SONGS (written for her) from Paterson’s THE FOUR SEASONS
American Modern Ensemble presents the world premiere of Robert Paterson's The Four Seasons, comprised of four song cycles for voice and chamber ensemble. This program also celebrates Paterson's 50th birthday and the brand-new release of The Four Seasons album, which will be for sale at the concert.
*POSTPONED (due to Covid-19)* - Sexton Songs by David Conte
Faculty Recital at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Marnie sings the poetry of Anne Sexton with music by David Conte
SFCM Recital Hall
SF Symphony SOUNDBOX
Seek refuge from the chaos of the world outside—step into a glorious realm of sound.
Soprano Soloist in:
Sanctuary by Mario Diaz de Leon
Vespers for A New Age by Missy Mazzoli
This February, SoundBox reimagines the old idea of sacred space, and explores the ability to create new ones through the powerful presence of music alone―no steeple necessary. Join us as we transform a cavernous void into an awe-inspiring cathedral of sound through otherworldly waves of ethereal voices, sublime amalgamations of strings and synth, rapturous visuals, and a divine DJ. It’s a transcendent healing like no other.
Tickets: 415-503-5299
Deck The Halls
Suzy Snowflake
Deck the Halls is the perfect way to make your family’s holiday season merry and bright. Enjoy a concert of festive favorites and sing-alongs with members of the SF Symphony, guest artists, and special appearances by beloved holiday characters.
Come hear Marnie sing the ever famous, “Suzy Snowflake” song and other Holiday selections joined by Kristin Clayton and Bojan Knesevic.
Handel's MESSIAH ~ Soprano Soloist
November 30, Saturday 7:30 PM
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Knox Drive Lafayette, CA 94549
December 1st, Sunday 3:00 PM
Bankhead Theater
2400 First Street Livermore, CA 94550
Chants D'Auvergne - Canteloube
Soprano Soloist
In his magnum opus, Chant’s d’Auvergne, Joseph Canteloube collected the folk melodies of the Auvergne region and imbued these whimsical, earthy tunes with emotional depth and a rich Straussian harmonic palette.
Joseph Canteloube Chants d’Auvergne (Complete)
Marnie Breckenridge, Devony Smith, Laura Strickling, Maria Valdes soprano
Brent Funderburk, Danny Zelibor piano
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff and Teach Your Children by David Lang
Soloist in San Francisco Choral Society’s Carmina Burana and David Lang’s new piece commissioned for this concert entitled, “Teach Your Children”.
Soloist with SF Symphony - Ravel's, L'Enfant et les sortilèges
Soloist in Ravel’s, L"‘Enfant et les sortilèges
If I Were You
Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer’s new opera (commissioned by Merola) at Opera America Conference
Brooklyn Art Song Society
In 2017, the Grammy Award-winning composer Herschel Garfein created the song cycle “Three Rides” for soprano Marnie Breckenridge, cello, and piano from K.C. Tromer’s poems. The first of the songs, “The Cyclone,” had its world premiere in New York as a part of the 2017 Five Boroughs Music Festival’s Five Borough Song Book, Volume II.
This Brooklyn Art Song Society performance will be the world premiere for the full cycle.
ARTEMESIA with Left Coast Ensemble
Dorthea and Artemisia
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 2, 2019 - 2:00 PM
We focus on the art and milieu of Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi and Depression Era photographer Dorothea Lange, in two dramatic works with projected images that come to life. Laura Schwendinger’s new work tackles Gentileschi’s struggles and triumphs as she battles inequality and reveals hidden stories. Christopher Stark’s micro opera explores the lives of migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl.
San Francisco Symphony - SOUNDBOX
Ms. Breckenridge will join the San Francisco Symphony to perform the epic poem by James Agee set to music by Samuel Barber entitled, “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” in their Syntax show.
TODAY IT RAINS
Today It Rains is a new chamber opera inspired by a real event in the life of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (sung by Blythe Gaissert). On the rainy morning of April 29, 1929, O’Keeffe boarded a train in New York with fellow artist Rebecca Strand (sung by Marnie Breckenridge), leaving behind her tumultuous marriage with Alfred Stieglitz and yearning for escape and creative fulfillment. Three days later, she arrived for the first time in Santa Fe, New Mexico, inspired by the power of the area’s landscape and ready for new artistic experience. The 90-minute work that imagines this life event will be performed by a cast of eight singers and an instrumental ensemble of eleven, and will feature a sophisticated projection design, including ‘film arias’ created by Kimberly Reed and Brian Staufenbiel. While taking its inspiration from this singular artist’s journey, the story will resonate with anyone who seeks creative freedom and is transformed by the beauty of Nature. Today It Rains is a courageous woman’s story and an independent artist’s story. It is also a uniquely American story.
Soprano Soloist in "A Sea Symphony" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus
MARCH 1, 2019 -7:30PM TO 9:30PM
BING CONCERT HALL
ADVANCE TICKETS: GENERAL $23 | STUDENTS $13 | SENIORS $18 (NOW ON SALE!)
AT THE DOOR: GENERAL $28 | STUDENTS $18 (FREE FOR STANFORD STUDENTS WITH SUID) | SENIORS $23
The Stanford Symphonic Chorus performs Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, featuring Marnie Breckenridge, soprano soloist, and Kenneth Goodson, baritone soloist. Conductor Paul Phillips presents the California premiere of his own composition, Wave, and 2018 Concerto Competition Winner Nnamdi Odita-Honnah is flute soloist for Jacques Ibert's Flute Concerto.
Event Sponsor:
Department of Music, Associated Students of Stanford University
Contact Email:
wkeats@stanford.edu
More Information:
https://sto.stanfordtickets.org/events/9006?psn=9006
Event Type:
Performance
Performing Group:
Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Performers Type:
Student Performers
Guest Artists
Genre:
Classical
Featured Person(s):
Paul Phillips
Academic Quarter:
Winter 2019
Guest Artist(s):
Marnie Breckenridge, Kenneth Goodson
