Vision: Facing the American Dream (EXIGENCE at Lincoln Center)
EXIGENCE vocal ensemble performs the program “Vision: Facing the American Dream” for the “Variations on America” Discussion Series (FREE admission). Co-presented by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, with Fredara Hadley as moderator.
EXIGENCE with New York Philharmonic
Led by Thomas Adès, New York Philharmonic performs Saariaho’s Oltra mar and his own America (A Prophecy) in collaboration with EXIGENCE vocal ensemble and the University of Michigan Chamber Choir (directed by Eugene Rogers). The concert also pianist Yuja Wang in Rautavaara’s piano concerto as well as Ives’s Orchestral Set No. 2.
EXIGENCE with New York Philharmonic
Led by Thomas Adès, New York Philharmonic performs Saariaho’s Oltra mar and his own America (A Prophecy) in collaboration with EXIGENCE vocal ensemble and the University of Michigan Chamber Choir (directed by Eugene Rogers). The concert also pianist Yuja Wang in Rautavaara’s piano concerto as well as Ives’s Orchestral Set No. 2.
EXIGENCE with New York Philharmonic
Led by Thomas Adès, New York Philharmonic performs Saariaho’s Oltra mar and his own America (A Prophecy) in collaboration with EXIGENCE vocal ensemble and the University of Michigan Chamber Choir (directed by Eugene Rogers). The concert also pianist Yuja Wang in Rautavaara’s piano concerto as well as Ives’s Orchestral Set No. 2.
J.S. Bach: Höhsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194
Bach Collegium Fort Wayne
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Daniel McGrew, tenor
Stephen Lancaster, baritone
J.S. Bach: Höhsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194
J.S. Bach: Overture IV, BWV 1069 [early version]
C. Monteverdi: Gloria, from Missa a quattro voci a cappella, SV 257
J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Handel: Messiah
Handel’s Messiah, Ancilla Domini Chapel, Donaldson, IN; Andrew Jennings (conductor); Jessica McCormack (soprano); JR Fralick (tenor); Stephen Lancaster (baritone)
GILGAMESH Visual Album Release
The GILGAMESH visual song cycle - a collaborative, contemporary re-telling of the ancient epic through song, dance - is now available on YouTube.
GILGAMESH Premiere Screening
Experience humanity's oldest recorded story in a new light. Gilgamesh, a visual song cycle, fuses contemporary English poetry, music, dance, and film to reimagine the ancient Mesopotamian epic. This innovative work, exploring timeless themes of power, friendship, love, grief, and mortality, features music by J. Scott Brubacher and libretto by David James Brock with performances by Stephen Lancaster (baritone), Susan McDaniel (piano), and Kyle Marshall (dance & choreography). The screening will be followed by a "Behind the Scenes" video and a talkback with members from the cast and crew.
GILGAMESH Album Release
Experience humanity's oldest recorded story in a new light. GILGAMESH, a visual album, fuses contemporary English poetry, music, dance, and film to reimagine the ancient Mesopotamian epic. Exploring timeless themes of mortality and friendship, this innovative work features music by J. Scott Brubacher and libretto by David James Brock with performances by Stephen Lancaster (baritone), Susan McDaniel (piano), and Kyle Marshall (dance & choreography). Available on streaming platforms on November 7, 2025.
EXIGENCE: A Vision Unfolding
EXIGENCE “A Vision Unfolding” Concert
Pro Musica International Choral Festival
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital for Musique dans le Grésivaudan in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
"Duos Artistiques" Song Recital
Song recital in collaboration with fortepianist Laure Colladant and tenor Hyo Won Chun featuring Lieder by Schumann, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.
An Evening of Song with Martin Katz
World-renowned pianist Martin Katz performs with Notre Dame Dept. of Music voice faculty and students in a vibrant program spanning classical to Cole Porter, performed in seven languages.
Cipullo: "A Visit with Emily"
In his three-person song cycle “A Visit With Emily,” Tom Cipullo sets both poems and letters by Emily Dickinson and her correspondent Thomas Wentworth Higginson to explore the nature of friendship, love and loss. Notre Dame Dept. of Music faculty members Stephen Lancaster and Anne Slovin collaborate with Matthew Giallongo and Jonathan Young of Purdue University-Fort Wayne to perform this fascinating piece.
J. S. Bach: Cantata BWV 49 & Spirituals arranged by H. T. Burleigh
Sacred Music at Notre Dame Faculty Concert featuring sacred vocal and instrumental works, including J.S. Bach’s BWV 49 “Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen” and American Negro Spirtuals arranged by H.T. Burleigh
Cipullo: A Visit With Emily
Purdue University Fort Wayne; with Anne Slovin, soprano, Matthew Giallongo, baritone; Jonathan Young, piano
Thompson: Caged Bird & Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
EXIGENCE vocal ensemble & Kansas City Symphony
Thile: Attention! with NSO & EXIGENCE vocal ensemble
EXIGENCE vocal ensemble sings with National Symphony Orchestra in Chris Thile’s “Attention!” at the Kennedy Center
Schubert: Schwanengesang
Longmont Museum, Friday Afternoon Concert Series; with Laure Colladant, piano
Schubert: Schwanengesang
With Laure Colladant (fortepiano). Samedis Musicaux, Collégiale St André, Chartres, France