Thanks for coming to the recital on 9/23, everyone! We had a great time! In case you missed it, here’s a video stream of the entire event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6j2RClWGpM

Super excited for our upcoming recital at the SF Community Music Center in the Mission. September seemed so far away last week, but now it feels like it’s just around the corner! Hope you can join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon of music!

I’m back in SF and glad to be singing with SFRV for their next concert! It should be a really awesome performance with lots Chinese influences. And I get to wear one of my many traditional Chinese outfits! :)
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
at the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
of Early Music - June 9 - 2:00 pm
Concert from the Court of Kangxi
 We return to the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition of Early Music with this exciting performance, “Concert from the Court of Kangxi” including the debut of our Dance Early & Ancient troupe and guest artists Adam Cockerham, theorbo and Esther Lam, harpsichord featuring Charles D’Ambleville’s (c1599-1637) Mass of the Beijing Jesuits performed alternatim using traditional Chinese music and instruments including dizi, erhu, ruan and yangqing and a special surprise to start the concert!  The theme of the Festival this year is “cross-cultural influences in Early Music” and this concert celebrates the legendary court of the Chinese Emperor Kangxi, China’s longest ruling royal with 61 years on  the throne and a reign that brought about long-term stability and relative wealth after years of war and chaos, and an unprecedented collaboration and interest in the West. He initiated the period known as the “Prosperous Era of Kangxi and Qianlong”, which lasted for generations after his own lifetime. Pre-concert lecture at 1:30 pm by the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History.

This weekend, I’ll be participating in my 5th? 6th? (I’ve lost count!) studio recital. It’s always such a treat to see how my fellow students have progressed, and every year is a testament to how truly amazing Susan Gundunas is!

I’ll be singing “Una Voca poco fa” from The Barber of Seville, the sweet Saint-Saëns duet “Pastorale” with Tim, and “The Girl in 14G” that was written for and made famous by Kristin Chenoweth. Very big shoes of a very small person to fill! :)