Performance Posts

Use for performance listings. This is an archive of events that have appeared in my performance calendar.

Bach’s Cantata 140

Nathan Leaf, Conductor Jeanne Fisher, Soprano Aaron Carlyle, Tenor Marc Callahan, Baritone Cantata 140 is a chorale cantata composed by J.S. Bach in 1731, using a very famous chorale, “Wachet auf” (Sleepers, Awake!) which appears in many Christian hymnals. The original hymn was written in 1599 by German pastor Philipp Nicolai, after surviving a deadly

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What the L?

“What the L?” features songs by “L” composers and lyricists–think Lerner & Lowe, Burton Lane, Tom Lehrer, Michel Legrand, Frank Loesser, and more! It’s a surprisingly diverse group, with selections that range from heartbreaking ballads to swinging jazz to hilarious comedic numbers. You can always count on Ellen to explore the nooks and crannies of

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Bizet – Carmen

BUY TICKETS The alluring gypsy Carmen can have any man she wants and today she wants the army corporal Don José. But when she leaves him for a dashing bullfighter, the soldier’s obsessive attraction proves fatal. You’ll recognize all the melodies because every song is a hit—from the tempting “Habanera” to the seductive “Seguidilla” to

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Bizet – Carmen

BUY TICKETS The alluring gypsy Carmen can have any man she wants and today she wants the army corporal Don José. But when she leaves him for a dashing bullfighter, the soldier’s obsessive attraction proves fatal. You’ll recognize all the melodies because every song is a hit—from the tempting “Habanera” to the seductive “Seguidilla” to

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Bamboo Wind

WHAT IS BAMBOO WIND? A Seven Chambered Exhibit of bamboo sculpture woven together in a labyrinth of bamboo. A Seven Canto Poem that is a story of longing and desire, a love story, a fevered dream in a Mythical Bamboo Forest. A Photographic Exploration of dream visions in bamboo. A dream of longing made visible.

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