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The latest in the INVISION recital series featuring Elise Jenkins & Dr. Elizabeth Hill

The latest in the INVISION recital series featuring soprano Kristin Young and pianist Nikolay Verevkin.

IN the latest release in the INVISION recital series, soprano Kristin Young explores spirituality, self love, and Blackness in her program "In Loving Color: Blackness in Thought, Poem, and Song." Of this concert of 20th century compositions featuring Black composers and lyricists, Kristin shares "We often hear that we should 'love ourselves.' What does that mean? How do we figure out whether we’re successfully doing so? At the beginning of 2020, in the midst of a quest to understand self love, I was granted the opportunity to truly spend time with myself...in quarantine. Over the course of the past year, I discovered that self love means finding patience and being gracious with myself when patience is difficult to access; dressing up and luxuriating in decadent meals; loving my dark skin and thick, 4C hair; appreciating lessons learned and knowing when the lesson is over; and exploring and deepening my spiritual practice. It also means spending time with and listening to the people who have helped form who I am and who inspire me. Loving myself means loving and living colorfully."

German Romantics: Fanny is based on Op. 10 by composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847). The poetry of Op. 10, written by Romantic-era poets Nikolaus Lenau, Emanuel Geibel, and Joseph von Eichendorff, describes a pastoral journey. As the protagonist pauses under the evening sky, birds begin their migration southward. The reflection of stars dot the stream’s surface, and the protagonist follows her path into the mountains. Our film tells the story of a wanderer, historically male, but here a woman. She sets out into the unknown to chart her own course, rejecting the anxieties and strictures that have held her back.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, sensational tenor Allan Palacios Chan introduces the IN Series audience to "Kundiman" – traditional Filipino art song – in an extraordinary collaboration with dancer Lesley Garrison and choreographer Billy Smith, both of the Mark Morris Dance Group, and multi-talented pianist and cinematographer Emily Mason.

German Romantics: Fanny is based on Op. 10 by composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847). The poetry of Op. 10, written by Romantic-era poets Nikolaus Lenau, Emanuel Geibel, and Joseph von Eichendorff, describes a pastoral journey. As the protagonist pauses under the evening sky, birds begin their migration southward. The reflection of stars dot the stream’s surface, and the protagonist follows her path into the mountains. Our film tells the story of a wanderer, historically male, but here a woman. She sets out into the unknown to chart her own course, rejecting the anxieties and strictures that have held her back.

Composed in the wake of America’s Vietnam War, and telling the story of the 1068 Battle of Hastings, Judith Wier’s epic “opera in three acts and an epilogue” is a stunning and moving tour-de-force for one unaccompanied soprano. IN Series crafts this work into a unique film made in evocative ruins of the power-plant of the Walter Reed Army Hospital.

The latest release in the INVISION recital series Baltimore artist Candace Potts delivers what she calls her own "#CandyCulture" a recital of music spanning the genres of classical, R&B, jazz, and gospel. Featuring improvised gospel and R&B medleys alongside Handel arias, and accompanied by her own three piece band. Filmed on location in Baltimore at La Familia Arts & Media.

In the next installment of our subscriber-exclusive recital series, soprano Melissa Wimbish defies genres with a self-directed and -produced program celebrating women composers and creatives as well the incredible ingenuity of artists during the pandemic. From a remote collaboration with composer and violist Jessica Meyer, to videos of her pop duo Outcalls with Britt Olsen-Ecker, and songs by Nina Simone, Gina Maria Hidalgo, and even Mozart, Melissa’s program explores “difficult things, unpopular things, stuff that tests you,” in an audio and visual collage spotlighting her luminous voice, irresistible visual aesthetic, and incisive observation.

In the next installment of our subscriber-exclusive recital series, soprano Melissa Wimbish defies genres with a self-directed and -produced program celebrating women composers and creatives as well the incredible ingenuity of artists during the pandemic. From a remote collaboration with composer and violist Jessica Meyer, to videos of her pop duo Outcalls with Britt Olsen-Ecker, and songs by Nina Simone, Gina Maria Hidalgo, and even Mozart, Melissa’s program explores “difficult things, unpopular things, stuff that tests you,” in an audio and visual collage spotlighting her luminous voice, irresistible visual aesthetic, and incisive observation.

IN Series continues a trilogy of song-films making space for love and loss in the time of COVID with a film weaving Robert Schumann’s song-cycle Frauenliebe und Leben and reflections by essayist Shalom Auslander on finding the value of life in the midst of death.

In honor of Women's History Month, this recital explores the works of American women, including pieces by both living and African American composers, who are too often overshadowed in conventional classical programming. Representing the works of women poets and composers, the English art songs presented in this program give just a taste of the impact women have had in music and the world. From the poetry of Emily Dickinson to the works of Lori Laitman, Teresa and Allison explore over 100 years of love, reflection, and dreaming. This program was produced as part of the Atlas Arts On Air series.

The second installment of The Pleiades Project's German Romantics series features the Lieder of composer, pianist, teacher, and conductor Louise Reichardt (1779-1826). The well-educated daughter of professional musicians, Reichardt crafted an independent lifestyle and freelance career for herself, not unlike what is required of musicians and performers in today's classical music world. Join us for a Directors Salon at 5:30pm and a post-premiere reception at 6:30pm both in the Savada-Stevenson Lounge

An innovative approach to weaving music, film, and justice creates this virtual walking tour version of IN Series Resident Artist Carl DuPont’s musical recital exploring prolific voices of black composers and poets. That music combines with a guided tour of five of DC’s seminal sites essential to telling the story of African Americans in our nation’s capital, curated by Timothy Wright, founder of Attucks Adams Walking Tours.

In honor of Women's History Month, this recital explores the works of American women, including pieces by both living and African American composers, who are too often overshadowed in conventional classical programming. Representing the works of women poets and composers, the English art songs presented in this program give just a taste of the impact women have had in music and the world. From the poetry of Emily Dickinson to the works of Lori Laitman, Teresa and Allison explore over 100 years of love, reflection, and dreaming. This program was produced in coordination with the Atlas Arts On Air series.

Artistic Director Timothy Nelson IN Conversation with Maestro Stanley Thurston about his leadership in the advancement of Black classical composers and performers in Washington DC, from his origins at Morgan State University, to his work with the NSO, founding and directing the Heritage Signature Chorale, and now supporting the IN Series Cardwell Dawson Resident Artist Program as a Board Liaison.

The 2020 Awards Ceremony for the eleventh annual Gabriela Mistral Poetry Competition. Host and competition chair Anna Deeny hosts a Zoom event featuring the contest winners and poet Rosabetty Muñoz. More information and the published winners are available to read at Georgetown University's Plaza Publica. Sponsored by the Celtino Foundation and in collaboration with The Library of Congress, the annual competition is open to DC area youth from ages 11 to 19 - more information can be sought by e-mailing dcpoetrycontest@gmail.com

IN Series is proud to present The Heritage Signature Chorale in a digital concert premiere curated especially for INVISION. This program features a galvanizing range of compositions and performances illuminating the contributions of Black and Women creators, which epitomizes Heritage Signature Chorale's mission to "preserve, at the highest possible level, the performance tradition of African-American choral music, especially the Negro Spiritual; to elevate the African-American singer and composer in all musical genres; and to bring a unique interpretation of classical music from America, Europe and other regions of the world.

IN Series is proud to present The Heritage Signature Chorale, with conductor and Artistic Director Stanley Thurston, in a digital concert premiere curated especially for INVISION. This program features a galvanizing range of compositions and performances illuminating the contributions of Black and Women creators, which epitomizes Heritage Signature Chorale's mission to "preserve, at the highest possible level, the performance tradition of African-American choral music, especially the Negro Spiritual; to elevate the African-American singer and composer in all musical genres; and to bring a unique interpretation of classical music from America, Europe and other regions of the world.

In the next installment of our exclusive recital series, join bass-baritone Carl DuPont, and pianist Gregory Thompson for a recital exploring the range of languages and styles in the rich African American singing tradition. With selections representing spirituals, gospel, and art song, the program offers "a commemoration of historic modes of combating racist ideology and resisting the physical dangers of the black body in public space, as well as a reaction to the everyday challenges peculiar to the post-Obama, Black Lives Matter Era."

In the next installment of our exclusive recital series, join bass-baritone Carl DuPont, and pianist Gregory Thompson for a recital exploring the range of languages and styles in the rich African American singing tradition. With selections representing spirituals, gospel, and art song, the program offers "a commemoration of historic modes of combating racist ideology and resisting the physical dangers of the black body in public space, as well as a reaction to the everyday challenges peculiar to the post-Obama, Black Lives Matter Era."

The final installment of a song-trilogy grieving loss blends the transfiguring third act of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the mysteries of his Wesendonck Lieder into a film about those who give physical comfort at the end of life becoming spiritual guides in the time of COVID as family and friends are unable to say goodbye.

IN Series continues a trilogy of song-films making space for love and loss in the time of COVID with a film weaving Robert Schumann’s song-cycle Frauenliebe und Leben and reflections by essayist Shalom Auslander on finding the value of life in the midst of death.

Composed in the wake of America’s Vietnam War, and telling the story of the 1068 Battle of Hastings, Judith Wier’s epic “opera in three acts and an epilogue” is a stunning and moving tour-de-force for one unaccompanied soprano. IN Series crafts this work into a unique film made in evocative ruins of the power-plant of The Parks at Historic Walter Reed.

With the breathtaking score by Bizet, this video-art opera experience explores the shattering power of love – three dynamic artists are backed by the opera’s unforgettable large choruses.

The transformational and problematic opera is given new life seeking to heal and make space for diverse voices. Poets Sybil Williams and Jarrod Lee, and director KenYatta Rogers, work with artists of color to tell a deeper story of justice and love.

An innovative approach to weaving music, film, and justice creates this virtual walking tour version of IN Series Resident Artist Carl DuPont’s musical recital exploring prolific voices of black composers and poets. That music combines with a guided tour of five of DC’s seminal sites essential to telling the story of African Americans in our nation’s capital, curated by Timothy Wright, founder of Attucks Adams Walking Tours.

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nigel Rowe sings "I Wish I Knew" by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas, popularized by Nina Simone.

Ring in the New Year with IN Series family favorites Byron Jones, Natalie Conte, and accompanist Scott Beard.

Longtime collaborators Baritone Alex Alburqueque and pianist Mari Paz join together for a unique celebration of Latinx music - just in time for the holidays.

Aber was conceived as an exploration of loss through the lens of aerial dance and classical music. The Brahm’s requiem strikes a balance between the grand and eternal concept of death, and the more personal concept of loss.

For German Romantics: Clara, The Pleiades Project reconceptualizes the three Lieder of Clara Schumann’s Op. 12, which was originally part of a collection of twelve songs jointly published by Clara and Robert to poetry by Friedrich Rückert. In 1841, soon after their marriage, Robert urged Clara to collaborate on a project together. Clara began to work on the songs of Op. 12, although she found the compositional process challenging. As the set took shape, Clara was at the beginning stages of pregnancy, and was generally ambivalent about composing Lieder.

In German Romantics, The Pleiades Project presents three miniseries based on the Lieder of German Romantic composers Clara Schumann, Louise Reichardt, and Fanny Mendelssohn. For our first installment, join us for German Romantics: Clara, where we follow our protagonist as she reconciles with the end of a relationship. Through her vibrant fantasies, she considers the good, the bad, and the romantic in life.

Aber was conceived as an exploration of loss through the lens of aerial dance and classical music. The Brahm’s requiem strikes a balance between the grand and eternal concept of death, and the more personal concept of loss.

Just in time for the election, a docu-opera of Melissa Dunphy’s brilliant setting of the transcripts from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s 2005 congressional hearings into the style of Handelian oratorio is art as satire – at turns funny, charming, moving, and always convicting. This new INVISION production features the premiere of a unique organ transcription by the composer as well as a special collaboration with the Capital City Symphony.

The stars of INVISION's ORPHEE & EURYDICE, Benjamin Williamson & Paula Sides give insights and a brief behind the scenes look of their process and impact of the project.

Corinnne Hayes, Director of INVISION's Gonzales Cantata discusses the work with the piece's composer Melissa Dunphy.

Just in time for the election, a docu-opera of Melissa Dunphy’s brilliant setting of the transcripts from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s 2005 congressional hearings into the style of Handelian oratorio is art as satire – at turns funny, charming, moving, and always convicting. This new INVISION production features the premiere of a unique organ transcription by the composer as well as a special collaboration with the Capital City Symphony.

Gluck’s revolutionary opera is the first in a trilogy of projects about love and loss in the time of COVID. Real-life husband and wife Benjamin Williamson and Paula Sides take on this story of love at the edge of life and death, with a brilliant all-new English libretto by Andrew Albin, and music direction by Simone Luti. Shenandoah University provides the choruses, under the direction of Matthew Oltman.

MY PROTEST: a collaboration of bass-baritone Jarrod Lee and composer and pianist Scott Patterson. Celebrating Black artists in classical music, the program features compositions by Margaret Bonds, Leslie Adams, Robert Owens, and Keith Cosby Brown, with poetry by Langston Hughes. A world premiere piano sonata composed and performed by Scott Patterson is a profoundly moving eight-minute, 46-second musical-video commemoration of Black lives lost to police violence.

Director Timothy Nelson discusses his adaptation of Gluck's ORPHÉE & EURYDICE with translator, Andrew Albin and cast members Paula Sides and Benjamin Williamson.

A humorous look behind the scenes of the filming of Orphee & Eurydice with Ben Williamson & Paula Sides.

Poetry translator and scholar, Dr. Anna Deeny Morales and poetry scholar Nelcy Avila discuss IN Series' long running Gabriela Mistral Youth Poetry contest.

Attucks Adams walking tours and historian Timothy Wright gives an historical walking tour of Washington DC's Shaw neighborhood, U Street Corridor, and Black Broadway.

Come groove along with Duke’s jazz piano and join amazing performers, as they discover how a local hero influenced the Harlem Renaissance, helped shape the cultural history of Washington D.C., and became an international star.

Mezzo soprano Elizabeth Mondragon and contemporary composer and pianist David Sisco discuss their longtime collaboration and friendship.

The inaugural recital of the INVISION recital series. IN Series founder and acclaimed pianist, Carla Hubner with mezzo soprano Elizabeth Mondragon reunite at SOURCE Theatre in Washington DC to perform a special recital for you. These old friends and beloved performers present a collection of German lieder, cabaret songs, French art songs, Mexican folk and popular song, and works by contemporary composer David Sisco.

You are invited to the world premiere of Pleiades | 24 Season 5 on INVISION. Join performers and creators for a panel discussion on the work at 4:30 in the Savada-Stevenson Lounge, then visit the Live Studio at 5:00 for the first-ever viewing of the final films of the series that reimagines the 24 Italian Songs and Arias as a vehicle for telling contemporary women's stories. End your evening by toasting and mingling with the creators in an artist reception back in the lounge.

The opera-lover’s opera comes to life in a whole new way. Created as an animated feature and set in Washington DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood, this is about coming of age in a quickly changing city and the power of youth to face love, hope, change, and even death. Pianist Carlos Cesar Rodriguez brings the score to life with animations by Kat Navarro and an all-star cast.

Longtime collaborators Baritone Alex Alburqueque and pianist Mari Paz join together for a unique celebration of Latinx music - just in time for the holidays.

Just in time for the election, a docu-opera of Melissa Dunphy’s brilliant setting of the transcripts from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s 2005 congressional hearings into the style of Handelian oratorio is art as satire – at turns funny, charming, moving,and convicting.

Soprano Natalie Conte and Baritone Byron Jones join together for a special New Years Celebration for INVISION Subscribers.

MY PROTEST: a collaboration of bass-baritone Jarrod Lee and composer and pianist Scott Patterson. Celebrating Black artists in classical music, the program features compositions by Margaret Bonds, Leslie Adams, Robert Owens, and Keith Cosby Brown, with poetry by Langston Hughes. A world premiere piano sonata composed and performed by Scott Patterson is a profoundly moving eight-minute, 46-second musical-video commemoration of Black lives lost to police violence.

Gluck’s revolutionary opera is the first in a trilogy of projects about love and loss in the time of COVID. Real-life husband and wife Benjamin Williamson and Paula Sides take on this story of love at the edge of life and death.

The inaugural recital of the INVISION recital series. IN Series founder and pianist, Carla Hubner with mezzo soprano Elizabeth Mondragon reunite at SOURCE Theatre in Washington DC to perform a special recital for you. These old friends and beloved performers present a collection of German lieder and cabaret songs by Schumann and Schonberg, French art songs by Debussy, Mexican folk and popular song, and works by contemporary composer David Sisco.

A live concert in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Featuring: Timothy Nelson, Cara Schaefer, Stanley Thurston, Teresa Ferrara, Nigel Rowe, Jarrod Lee, Brittani McNeil, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elise Christina Jenkins

The cast of IN Series' Rigoletto (cancelled due to COVID-19) joins together for QUARENTETTO - bringing the famous quartet from the opera, with new English lyrics by Bari Biern. Featuring conductor Victoria Gau, with Cara Schaefer, Allan Pallacios Chan, Teresa Ferrara, and Byron Jones

A concert honoring Juneteenth. Hosted by Stanley Thurston and featuring Jarrod Lee, Carl DuPont, Melissa Wimbish, and Brittani McNeill

Songs Of The Fisherman composer, Timothy Nelson, and librettist, poet, and scholar Andrew Albin discuss their work.

The Cast of IN Series' 2019 production of Handel's Tale Of Serse (directed by Timothy Nelson) performs the finale of the work, paired with poetry by Rumi, and accompanied by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra in an international collaboration.

Soprano and activist Noelle McMurtry discusses her curation of IN Series' Women's Composer Festival

Taken from IN Series' 2020 "Voices In Solidarity" Concert - Jarrod Lee performs a selection from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, followed by Nigel Rowe singing Strange Fruit

Stage Director, Alison Wong, introduces Sybil Williams' STORMY WEATHER

A conversation on GENDER and OPERA explores the depiction of women in 19th century opera and how the ritual portrayal of women in the operas of Puccini and his contemporaries informs the role of women as artistic leaders in the opera industry today. Corinne Hayes, Assistant Stage Director at Washington National Opera, Soprano Maribeth Diggle, and Anne Midgette, Classical Music Critic for The Washington Post form the panel.

A conversation on RACE and OPERA nter around race, colonialism, and orientalism in opera, and how it informs casting, concepting, and the full in inclusion of people of color in the opera industry today. Brittani McNeill, Colin Michael Brush, Artistic Administrator of Washington National Opera, and Dr. Lester Green, Artistic Director of CAAPA - Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts.

Soprano Noelle McMurtry (Polyxo in Here Be Sirens) discusses the production and process with Stage Director, Brian J. Shaw

Alison Wong, stage director of Stormy Weather, discusses the work and her process.

Amidst the hum and drum of a post-modernity, a traveling troupe of singing circus folk gather to perform for you the story of "Acis and Galatea," an ancient tale that has been passed down among untold generations of street performers. The story of "Acis and Galatea" is the classic tale of boy meets girl, boy gets girl, one-eyed monster crushes boy with rock, and boy turns into fountain. This ground-breaking production turns the theatre into a circus tent, reknowned singers into mimes, trapeze girls, clows, and even a dancing bear, and turns traditional opera on its head.‍

Released in 2014, SONGS OF THE FISHERMAN is a collaboration of composer Timothy Nelson (IN Series artistic director), poet Andrew Albin (ORPHEE ET EURYDICE, 2020), and tenor Brian Arreola(VIVA V.E.R.D.I., 2018, BUTTERFLY, 2019).

by American Kate Soper, explores with humor and pathos the experience of Homer’s Odyssean three singers.

INspired by Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST, the story of colonization and subjugation is retold from the perspective of Sycorax, mother of Caliban and mistress of Ariel.

Puccini's classic is given new force in a theatre experience that reveals the raw humanity behind the epic score.