The Frederick R. Koch Foundationhas announced the Townhouse Series, a new set of filmed concerts curated by Daniel Schlosberg and produced by ffflypaper, which will stream for free beginning December 13, 2021, at 3:00 PM EST on the FRK Foundation’s YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook sites. The seven concerts were filmed at The Frederick R. Koch Foundation’s historic Upper East Side townhouse in New York, on E 80th near the Park, with programs spanning the baroque era to contemporary works. Each program also includes an informal “Vignette” profile of the artist, including interviews with each.The Townhouse Series opens with soprano Angel Blue singing arias, songs, and spirituals; countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo performing songs by Purcell, Britten, Spears and more; Merz Trio playing selections by women composers from Hildegard Von Bingen to Cheryl Frances-Hoad; clarinetist David Shifrin presenting a concert of works for clarinet and piano; oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz performing several works including a composition by husband and composer Javier Diaz and Imani Winds bandmate Jeff Scott; cellist Clare Monfredo performing cello sonatas by Rachmaninoff and Debussy, as well as Caroline Shaw’s In Manus Tuas; and Cantata Profana with baritone Dashon Burton giving an eclectic program with arrangements of Byrd motets, a…
Read More
The Frederick R. Koch Foundation Announces THE TOWNHOUSE SERIES Concerts
