SPA Trio: Part of the Chamber Music Series
Schedule
Thu Feb 02 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center | Fort Myers, FL
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Join us for the second Chamber music performance in the series. The trio of stellar artists known as SPA Trio; Susanna Phillips, soprano, Paul Neubauer, viola, and Anne-Marie McDermott, piano are best known for their unique repertoire with a blend of art and parlor songs from all over 19th- and 20th-century Europe. First performed together in 2011 in Curacao, in the Netherlands Antilles, this trio has enjoyed exploring and performing songs that include an obbligato instrument.
Alabama-born soprano Susanna Phillips a singer known for starring roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, continues to establish herself as one of today’s most sought-after singing actors and recitalists. Phillips has sung at the Met for 12 consecutive seasons. Highly in demand by the world’s most prestigious orchestras. But how much better to hear Phillips in tandem with Paul Neubauer, a former principal violist of the New York Philharmonic, and witness the gorgeous dovetailing of the viola’s warm, expressive tone with that of the human voice, its closest musical relation. At times, the two were almost indistinguishable.” Neubauer has appeared as soloist with over 100 orchestras.
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is a consummate artist who balances a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator. She performs over 100 concerts a year in a combination of solo recitals, concerti and chamber music. Her repertoire choices are eclectic, spanning from Bach and Haydn to Prokofiev and Scriabin to Kernis, Hartke, Tower and Wuorinen. In addition to performing, she also serves as Artistic Director of the Bravo! Vail Music and Ocean Reef Music Festivals, as well as Curator for Chamber Music for the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego.
World Class Performance by SPA Trio
Historic recordings of some of the great singers of yesteryear include numerous performances of salon type songs that included an obbligato instrument. Some of these pairings included Enrico Caruso with Mischa Elman, John McCormack with Fritz Kreisler, Marian Anderson with William Primrose, Alma Gluck with her husband Efrem Zimbalist, as well as Bing Crosby and Jascha Heifetz! Susanna Phillips, Paul Neubauer and Anne-Marie McDermott continue this tradition with SPA.
Chamber Music Series has been generously underwritten by: Rob Diefenbach in loving memory of Ruth DeNoyelles Diefenbach.
• Tickets $45
• 6:30 p.m. Doors • 7:30 p.m. Performance • Visit www.sbdac.com or call 239.333.1933 for more info.
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Where is it happening?
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St,Fort Myers,FL,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
