A night of artwork songs continues College of Music School Artist Collection
Amy Petrongelli (Submitted photograph)
The College of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson College of Music School Artist Collection continues with soprano Amy Petrongelli presenting “Have an effect on/Impact: Affect in Track” with pianist Blair Salter.
This recital of arts songs consists of works from the Romantic period in addition to up to date composers, together with a number of ladies composers.
The recital can be Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Ramsey Live performance Corridor on the UGA Performing Arts Heart. Tickets are $12 for adults or $3 with a legitimate scholar ID. Tickets will be bought on-line at music.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400.
“Have an effect on/Impact is an exploration of the numerous totally different influences present in tune, whether or not it’s poetic influences, musical influences or the affect now we have on each other,” stated Petrongelli.
This recital consists of works from composers of the previous and current, that includes songs by each celebrated and lesser identified composers, together with Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, Alberto Ginastera and Margaret Bonds.
Petrongelli and Salter have been working collectively professionally since 2014, after they first met whereas at school on the College of Michigan. The duo makes a speciality of championing works by female-identifying composers and up to date tune.
“Working with Blair is the true definition of collaboration. Her musicianship is unparalleled, and it’s at all times a pleasure to deliver songs to life along with her,” stated Petrongelli. “Blair and I actually had enjoyable placing collectively the repertoire for this recital and exploring all of the other ways through which affect can have an effect on us. We even found a number of songs that had been new to us that we’re excited to share with the viewers.”
Lauded within the New York Instances for her “admirable fluidity,” Petrongelli’s various efficiency profession embraces each conventional and up to date vocal repertoire. She has been a featured performer for organizations such because the 5 Boroughs Music Pageant, the Casement Fund Recital Collection and the Nice Lakes Chamber Music Pageant and has collaborated with members of Eighth Blackbird, Bent Frequency, Alarm Will Sound, Metropolis Ensemble and Latitude 49.
Petrongelli is the vocalist and a founding member of Khemia Ensemble, an ensemble devoted to reflecting various views in up to date classical chamber music. She can be the director of the Vocal Academy on the Collaborative Piano Institute, held every summer time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Petrongelli is an assistant professor of voice within the Hugh Hodgson College of Music, having beforehand taught at Baylor College, Penn State College and Jap Michigan College.
Canadian collaborative pianist Blair Salter is a flexible performer and music director who has labored at opera corporations all through North America. Salter is at present the music director for opera theatre at Penn State College, the assistant refrain grasp at Santa Fe Opera and a conductor with the Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Girls Conductors 2023. She has beforehand labored as music employees at San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Colorado, Michigan Opera Theatre, New Orleans Opera and the CoOPERAtive Program. She is a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, the Merola Program, Wolf Lure Opera and the Glimmerglass Pageant. An advocate of recent music, Salter is the creator of the up to date aria database Voce Moderna. She accomplished her DMA on the College of Michigan, the place she studied with Martin Katz.
