Program:
Franz von Suppé: Poet and Peasant overture for accordion and ensemble
David Taylor- Franz Schubert The Organ Grinder for solo bass trombone, accordion and voice
Cole Porter I’ve Got You Under My Skin
George Gershwin They Can't Take That Away From Me
Solomon Small Ellis Island
Irving Gordon Unforgettable
Cole Porter I Get a Kick Out of You
Frederick Hollander Zieh dich aus, Petronella!
Jacques Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld overture for accordion and ensemble
This spring baritone Kenneth Overton was heard as Sid in the San Francisco Opera’s production of Girl of the Golden West. His signature role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess includes performances at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Memphis, Pittsburgh Opera Theatre and on tour in the U.K. Other career highlights include Leporello (Don Giovanni) with Opera Memphis, Ping (Turandot) with Sacramento, Delaware & Connecticut Operas and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) & Marcello (La Bohème) with Connecticut Opera.
He is also co-founder of Opera Noire of New York, a performing arts organization created to empower African-American artists to reach their full creative potential.
Mezzo-Soprano Laila Salins has been active as an interpreter of contemporary chamber music, most recently as the co-founder and vocal soloist of the Ecliptica Ensemble. She has performed with the Zurich Opera, the Latvian National Opera, the New York Opera Ensemble, Opera Factory Zurich, Connecticut Grand Opera, and the Music Theater Group of New York. Ms. Salins has starred in the premieres of many new American and Latvian operatic and musical theater works, including Michael White's Diary of a Madwoman, Love and Science by Richard Foreman and Stanley Silverman, and Tango Lugano by Dace Stauvere and Banuta Rubess.
New York City, NY; NYC