Greenwich Village Orchestra: The Unanswered Question
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- Kresley Figueroa, soprano
- Barbara Yahr, conductor
While Ives leaves us hanging with the question exquisitely unanswered, Mahler delves into a more spiritual realm, offering—in the end—the serenity that only the voice of an innocent child can evoke. We welcome rising star Kresley Figueroa, who just performed in the Semifinals of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, for the finale of this exquisite symphony.
About Greenwich Village Orchestra
The Greenwich Village Orchestra is committed to making music at the highest possible level and enriching the lives of both players and audience through emotionally charged, exhilarating performances. The GVO was founded in 1986 by a group of musicians from the New York Metropolitan area. The 70-member community orchestra is made up of accountants, actors, artists, attorneys, carpenters, editors, physicians, professors, photographers, computer programmers, retirees, scientists, students, and teachers, among others. The GVO regularly performs with internationally acclaimed soloists. In recent years, the orchestra has performed alongside soloists such as violinists Andrés Cárdenes, Itamar Zorman, and Hye-Jin Kim; cellists Edward Arron, Raman Ramakrishnan, David Heiss, and Brook Speltz; soprano Christine Goerke; mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Johnson Cano and Naomi O’Connell; baritone Jesse Blumberg; trumpet soloist Brandon Ridenour; and more.
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