Vocal Arts DC presents Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & Pianist John Churchwell: Uncharted
$57.50
- Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
- John Churchwell, piano
H. Leslie Adams — Nightsongs: Six Afro-American Songs
Florence Price — Sunset (from 44 Art Songs and Spirituals)
George Frideric Handel — "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless" from Saul, HWV 53
Clara Schumann — Ich stand in dunklen Träumen, Op. 13, No. 1
Johannes Brahms — In meiner Nächte Sehnen, Op. 57, No. 5
Johannes Brahms — Unbewegte laue Luft, Op. 57, No. 8
Max Janowski — Avinu Malkenu
Maurice Ravel — "I. Kaddish" from Deux Mélodies Hébraïques
Jake Heggie — Oh Children: Three Poems by Margaret Atwood
Robert Schumann — Liederkreis, Op. 39
Adept as a performer of Baroque and contemporary music, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has a reputation as "a redefining force in the countertenor field" (Limelight). With his unique contralto-esque color and precise coloratura, he has excelled in numerous Handel roles (including Medoro in Orlando, Ottone in Agrippina, and Unulfo in Rodelinda) and made a memorable role debut as Oberon in Adelaide Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten).
In this sweeping program centered around the beauty found in nature, Nussbaum Cohen presents "Uncharted," a wide range of repertoire never before sung by countertenor. The program includes music by Handel, Korngold, Brahms, Price, and Adams, alongside a newly composed song set by Jake Heggie. Robert Schumann's song cycle, Liederkreis, Op. 39, which Schumann wrote to his wife was "my most romantic music yet, with much of you in it," rounds out this moving and memorable evening.
About Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWWashington, DC 20566
United States
https://www.kennedy-center.org/rentals/theater-rentals/terrace-theater/