Puerto Rican musicians soprano Carmen Cancél and singer and percussionist Jainardo Batista join forces with Leadlights Ensemble for an eclectic set of musical crowd-pleasers. Little ones will enjoy an interactive story featuring Margarita Engle’s “A Song of Frutas,” with musical accompaniment by Leadlights.
Free copies of the book will be available, and gifts and giveaways from local business will be raffled.
Rising in the Heights” is a festival of outdoor arts performances curated by Leadlights in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Black and Latinx cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and storytelling.
This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.
Opera and musical theater repertoire by the voice students of Dr. Julia Rolwing and the New Jersey Vocal Arts Collaborative.
By donation. All proceeds go to support St. Frances Cabrini Shrine
Beloved arias and duets from famous operas as well as sacred music by the great composers Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini among others.
To Benefit Dominican Women Development Center, Flute Soundscapes for Peace: Baroque to Contemporary, Latin Songs and Spirituals. With Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano– Flutist, Composer, Award Winning Fulbright Scholar. Introduction by Rosita M. Romero, MSW, Executive Director of DWDC
– “[A] unique phenomenon on a number of accounts… flexibility and fluency of Kat’s flute… enrapture and illuminate our minds.” By Phil’s Review, Atlanta Audio Club
Admission: Suggested donations $15 and up.
80% of Ticket Sales donated directly to Dominican Women Development Center.
20% to the performing artist.
All are welcome to reception after the concert
Handel in Italy featuring Soprano Clara Rottsolk presented by House of Time, New York’s finest baroque ensemble.
November 22, 2024 at 7pm
The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens
128 Pinehurst Ave. New York, NY 10033
Lauded by The New York Times for her “clear, appealing voice and expressive conviction,” soprano Clara Rottsolk joins New York’s finest Baroque ensemble, House of Time, for an evening of cantatas and trios by the incomparable George Friderick Handel and his Italian contemporaries Caldara and Porpora. During his time in Italy, Handel went from a promising young musician to Europe’s greatest composer, while leaving an indelible mark on Italian music.
