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June 1, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
Berkshire Music School
30 Wendell Ave
Pittsfield, MA

Jewish Romanticism: A Queen, Korngold, Copland and Klezmer
includes “Vashti, or the Whole Megillah,” by composer David Schiff, featuring mezzo soprano D’Anna Fortunato singing a dramatic, humorous and touching version of the Purim tale. She will also sing Jewish love songs by Erich Korngold. Cantor Bob Scherr will sing Hebrew and Yiddish tunes, and Paul Green will perform a clarinet sonata by Aaron Copland. Doris Stevenson is the pianist

Admission: Tickets ($18) at door

www.berkshiremusicschool.org

June 2014
Faculty
SONGFEST at COLBURN
Colburn School of Music
Los Angeles, CA

Songs of California
SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

July 4-6, 2014
Faculty
53rd National Teachers of Singing National Convention
Boston, MA

Boston Composers of Song/Past and Present
Adjudicator for NATSSA competition and presenting Lecture/Recital: D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano, and John McDonald, composer-pianist, will present this lecture recital including works of the Boston School (early 20th Century); mid-century composers of Orientalism; works more abstract in nature; and ending with compositions from the new American Romantic Composers. Some of those represented will include Amy Beach, Gardner Read, Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, and Mohammed Fariouz. Issues addressed in the lecture will include cultural influences and the evolution of different styles of compositions through a 100-year span plus a performer’s perspective of these composers’ works.

www.nats.org

July 18, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Barge Music Festival
New York City, NY

Masterworks Series
Bernstein Sonata for clarinet and piano
Debussy Première rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
Korngold Einfache Lieder, Op. 9
Schiff Vashti or “The Whole Megillah”
Admission: $35 ($30 Senior, $15 Student)

www.bargemusic.org

August 19, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Music at Eden's Edge
Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, Danvers, MA (Senior/Family Concert)

August 22, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
First Universalist Church of Essex, MA
August 23, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Home of John Archer, Danvers, MA

Treble Treasures of August
Magical discoveries await when mezzo soprano, flute, violin and piano meet in an eclectic potpourri of music, from J.S. Bach to Camille Saint-Säens, Leo Delibes to Daniel Pinkham.
D’Anna Fortunato, Mezzo Soprano
Maria Benotti, Violin
Emily Murphy, Piano
Orlando Cela, Flute
Admission: $20 General Admission, $15 Student, $18 Senior, $55 Family
(Plus processing fee for online ticket sales)

www.edensedge.org


March 23, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Home of John Archer
10 North Street
Danvers, MA

MEE Presents Bon Appétit
Acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano D'Anna Fortunato will perform the role of Julia Child in a staged performance of Bon Appétit, an opera by Lee Hoiby. Join "Julia", accompanied by pianist Naoko Sugiyama on John Archer's famous Mason & Hamlin grand piano, as she bakes Le Gateau Chocolat L'Eminence Brune, a delectable treat sure to tempt every chocolate lover in the audience!

D'Anna Fortunato performed this role for the installation of Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.

www.edensedge.org/bon_appetite

April 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

First Monday Series:
Chamber music concert devoted to music inspired by Folk melodies featuring the Beethoven Folksong Settings

Mezzo-Soprano, D'Anna Fortunato; Violinist, Donald Weilerstein; Cellist, Laurence Lesser; Pianist,Vivian Hornik Weilerstein
Other repertoire includes a Smetana Piano Trio, and music or Michael Gandolfi
Admission: FREE and open to public

www.necmusic.edu

June 9, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Peabody Hall
All Saints Church
Dorchester, MA

Ashmont Hill Chamber Music: Chamber Music with Harp
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano • Michelle LaCourse, viola Linda Toote, flute • Ina Zdorovetchi, harp
Admission: $20 General Admission / $17 Seniors & Students / FREE Children 16 & Under

www.ashmonthillchambermusic.org

June 2013
Faculty
SONGFEST at COLBURN
Colburn School of Music
Los Angeles, CA


SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

August 9-10, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
New England Futura Studio
Roslindale, MA

New England NATS Summer Conference:
New American Art Song

D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano, presenter
New Directions and Repertoire in American Art Songs with guest composer, Larry Bell.
Contact Leslie Goldberg: markezi@verizon.net

www.nenats.org

October 6, 2013, 3 p.m.
Tufts Music presents
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series

Brookes Chapel
October 6, 2013, 3 p.m.
Hisako & Friends

Distler Performance Hall
Granoff Music Center, Tufts University
Somerville, MA

Hisako & Friends
Sheryl Cohen (flute), D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo soprano), Monica Peggis (violin), Kazuko Matsusaka (viola), David Fisher (cello), Hisako Hirasiko, (piano)

www.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter

November 13, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
MASTERCLASS

Daniel Recital Hall
November 13, 2013, 12:30 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

Daniel Recital Hall
Furman University
Greenville, SC

Information: 864-294-2176

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

www2.furman.edu

November 14, 2013, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
MASTERCLASS

Brookes Chapel
November 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

Brookes Chapel
Shorter University
Rome, GA

Information: 706-233-7281

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

www.shorter.edu

November 17, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities
Southern Pines, NC

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
Southeastern premiere of Richard Nelson’s Play of Light for multiple flutes and concert harp, written for Bloom and Rupert
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

Information: 910-910-692-6261

www.weymouthcenter.org

November 18, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

Scott Concert Hall
Fine Arts Building
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Information: 919-893-1495

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

www.campbell.edu

November 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

Scott Concert Hall
Burden Parlor
Olive Swann Porter Building
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA

Information: 478-757-5127

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

www.wesleyancollege.edu

November 22, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
GALA VOCAL CHAMBER CONCERT

November 23, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
MASTERCLASS

Scott Concert Hall
Porter Center for Performing Arts
Brevard College
Brevard, NC

Information: 828-884-8122

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute and alto flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano). Music by Handel, Ravel, Schubert, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson and others

www.brevard.edu

January 2012
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

New Music Concert
presented by Harvard Music Association

February 16, 2012
Lemmond Theater
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
This vivid and compelling program performed by one of America's premier Concert/Oratorio singers, Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato, features "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina's famous aria from Rossini's Barber of Seville), selections from Handel's exquisite German arias; songs for voice, flute and piano by Ravel and Saint-Saens; Songs by Amy Beach; "Vowels" (1993) by Daniel Pinkham; "Kleemation" (2003, based on drawings by Paul Klee) by Elizabeth Vercoe; and Schubert's masterpiece, "Shepherd on the Rock." Ms. Fortunato has performed with premier American symphonies and in leading roles with major opera companies.

www.misericordia.edu

February 16, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Walsh Hall
Lemmond Theater
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert and Masterclass
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano

www.misericordia.edu

March 18, 2012, 4:00 p.m.
Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum
New Bedford, MA

Music in the Parlors “Harp Through the Ages” with Carrie Kourkoumelis
Nationally acclaimed harpist Carrie Kourkoumelis will present a program of beautiful music written or transcribed for the modern concert grand harp. In her presentation, she will speak about her French Empire style Swanson semi-gilded harp, which she notes, would have made it suitably regal for 19th century parlor performances of grand homes such as the Rotch-Jones-Duff House. Ms. Kourkoumelis has premiered many new works and played under Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Abravanel, and Gunther Schuller. She has appeared in concert with Jane Bryden, Leonard Rose, Eileen Farrell, D’Anna Fortunato, Chet Atkins, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Ray Charles, and Ben Vereen.

www.rjdmuseum.org

April 1, 2012, 4:00 p.m.
Temple Emanuel
Worcester, MA

Arthur Honegger's King David
Master Singers of Worcester
Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director
Preceding the concert at 3:00 PM, Rabbi Matthew Berger will present an informative lecture about the fascinating figure of David, and his significance in the history of Israel. description This concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the Alfred Nash Patterson Foundation, and is the Gould Music Festival concert of Temple Emanuel.

www.mswma.org

April 12, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Merrick Lecture Hall
Goucher College
Towson, MD

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano

www.goucher.edu

April 14, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Hotchkiss Recital Hall
Washington College
Chestertown, MD

Washington College Concert Series: Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano

www.washcoll.edu

April 29, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Wollaston Church of the Nazarene
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA

Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Eastern Nazarene College Choral Union
Delvyn Case, conductor
Jean Danton, soprano
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Admission: FREE

www.encchoralunion.org

May 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Antiquarian Hall
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA

Thrill of the Trill: Music in the Emerging American Nation (1812-1876)
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, harp
This concert will feature classical arias, art songs and instrumentals– music that was widely heard throughout America. The program will also show how this music evolved into the melodies that resounded throughout nineteenth century America.

www.americanantiquarian.org

June 2012
Faculty
SONGFEST
Colburn School of Music
Los Angeles, CA

“Breaking the Song Barrier”
SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

August 12, 2012
Saint-Gaudens Nat'l Historic Site
Cornish, NH

Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano

www.nps.gov/saga

September 15, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

SeptemberFest: The Children's Hour
Works by: Bernstein, Enescu, Ives, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Lori Laitman With: D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Ludmilla Lifson, piano; Christiana Jamroz, soprano; Juhyun Lee, piano; Anna Shemetyeva, violin; Robert Merfeld, piano; Karyl Ryczek, soprano; Kenneth Radnofsky, alto saxophone; Libor Dudas, harpsichord; Wayman Chin, piano Pre-concert Lecture, 7:00 p.m. “Through the Eyes of a Child: The Musical and Poetic Muse of Youth” Rebecca Marchand, Ph.D.: Historical and Theoretical Studies Department, Longy School of Music of Bard College Admission: FREE

www.longy.edu

September 29, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Tuckerman Hall
Worcester, MA

A Worcester Schubertiad
Malcolm Halliday, pianist; Jane Shivick, D'Anna Fortunato; Stanley Wilson; John Salvi; Chester Brezniak; Olga Rogach; Cade's Cove Chamber Players

A concert of songs and chamber music by the Viennese composer Franz Schubert is presented in the ideal setting, Worcester's beautiful Tuckerman Hall. The program will recreate a “Schubertiad,” an intimate concert that Franz Schubert and his contemporaries would have presented in Vienna in the early 19th century. The evening will feature string players, singers and pianists from greater Worcester and across the country in works including Schubert's Lieder, Shepherd on the Rock, four hand piano music and the beloved Trout Quintet. Appearing are soprano Jane Shivick; mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato; tenor Stanley Wilson; baritone John Salvi; clarinetist Chester Brezniak; pianists Malcolm Halliday and Olga Rogach; and the Cade's Cove Chamber Players (violonist Leah Zelnick, violist Angel Hernandez, cellist Caroline Reiner-Williams and bassist James Brehany). Admission: $15 general admission, $12 per ticket for groups of ten or more. To order tickets, email: worcschubertiad@gmail.com

www.longy.edu

October 16-21, 2012 Residency
October 20, 2012 Concert

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Artists in Residence
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano

Musical artists-in-residence D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute, alto flute, bass flute and piccolo) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano and harp) and composer Elizabeth Vercoe will join the Dickinson community for a series of master classes, workshops, lectures and roundtable discussions.

www.dickinson.edu

October 17, 2012, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Rubendall Recital Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Meet The Composer: Elizabeth Vercoe
Composer Elizabeth Vercoe will present an introduction to her compositional approach, focusing on works to be presented in concert by D'Anna Fortunato and her ensemble on Saturday, October 20.

www.dickinson.edu

October 17, 2012, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Rubendall Recital Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Vocal Masterclass
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano, conducts a masterclass for vocal performance majors.

www.dickinson.edu

October 18, 2012, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Rubendall Recital Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Setting Emily Dickinson to Music: Elizabeth Vercoe
Elizabeth Vercoe, composer, will present her settings of poems by Emily Dickinson to Adrienne Su's creative-writing class (English 319). Live performances of the settings will be performed by D'Anna Fortunato and her ensemble, both at the class and in their final residency concert on Saturday, October 20.

www.dickinson.edu

October 20, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Rubendall Recital Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Artists-in-Residence: Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
Grammy-nominated vocalist D'Anna Forrtunato (mezzo-soprano), Peter H. Bloom (flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano) perform vivid chamber works from the European baroque to 21st-century America, including music by Handel, Schubert, Ravel, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, and Elizabeth Vercoe. Vercoe, named by TheWashington Post as "one of the most inventive composers working in America today," will join the ensemble's weeklong residency at Dickinson and will attend the concert.

www.dickinson.edu

December 21, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jamaica Plain, MA

2nd Annual "A Christmas Concert for the Community"
with Erin Holmes, Soprano; D’Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-soprano; Michael Calmès, Tenor; Philip Lima, Baritone; Carl Wrubel, Baritone; William Merrill, Piano a program spanning centuries of beautiful and beloved Christmas music from around the world. There will also be an audience sing-along of favorite songs and carols. Tickets are $10 at the door.

www.jpconcerts.org


January 17, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Pierce Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

John Ziarko, Violist, In Concert
Music of Carter, Babbitt, Davidson, Lister, Brahms, Feldman, and Shostakovich. Guest faculty performers for tonight's concert include pianist Rodney Lister and vocalist D'Anna Fortunato.
Admission: FREE

www.necmusic.edu

February 21, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

Music Monday: Gala Vocal Chamber Concert
D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano with Ensemble "2"
"2" includes Peter H. Bloom, flute and Mary Jane Rupert, piano
General Admission: $10 ($5 for students) at the door.

www.cornellcollege.edu

March 13, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
Longy Voice Studio Workshop for Fortunato Students
William Merrill, piano

March 13, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Old South Meeting House
Boston, MA

Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Ashmont Hill Chamber Music Players will be featured with Regie O'Hare Gibson, poet in a Spoken Word/Musical Collaboration. Artists include D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Doug Lippincott, percussion; Barbara LaFitte, oboe and Rachel Goodwin, piano. Admission: FREE

March 27, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
Tuckerman Hall
Worcester, MA

Visionary Women: Music, Poetry with Master Singers of Worcester, Worcester Women's History Project
Master Singers of Worcester
Macolm Halliday, Artistic Director
The Master Singers of Worcester collaborate with the Worcester Women's History Project to celebrate the remarkable achievements of New England Women. Sponsored by Worcester Women's History Project, Master Singers of Worcester, Worcester County Poetry Association Tickets: $25 general; $20 Sr/Student

May 28, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
The Homburger Room
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Mini Concert
Longy Voice Studio with William Merrill, piano

April 5, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

GALA: Vocal Chamber Music of Our Time (IN HONOR OF GUNTHER SCHULLER 'S 85TH BIRTHDAY)
This performance will feature music composed by Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, Mohammed Fairouz, Andrew List and John Greer. The evening begins at 7:00 with a pre-concert talk focused around "Text Setting and Composing for Vocal Chamber Music." Poet Lloyd Schwartz is the moderator as Mr. Schuller, Mr. Harbison, Mr. Fairouz, Mr. Greer, and Mr. List are panelists. The concert begins at 8 pm, featuring Reneè Krimsier on flute, Rhonda Rider on cello, and John Greer on piano. The chamber ensemble is comprised of James Buswell, violin; James Orleans, bass; Steven Jackson, clarinet; Richard Svaboda, bassoon; Steve Emery, trumpet; Norma Bolter, trombone; and Ann Hobson Pilot, harp. The ensemble is conducted by Yoon Jae Lee.
Admission: FREE

www.necmusic.edu

May 1, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Wollaston Church of the Nazarene
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA

Mozart 'Requiem'
Eastern Nazarene College Choral Union
Meredith Hansen, soprano
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Anderson, tenor
Lawrence Indik, bass
Quincy Bay Chamber Orchestra
Admission: FREE

www.encchoralunion.org

May 22, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Peabody Hall
All Saints Parish
Dorchester, MA

Ashmont Hill Chamber Music: Music, Poetry, and American Identity
This event is the culminating concert of their education and performance driven Music, Poetry and American Identity program. The musicians and audience members will explore the world of Ruth Crawford Seeger and her importance as an American musician who was inspired by the poems of Carl Sandburg. Sandburg’s poems will first be recited by poet Regie Gibson and then Crawford Seeger’s setting will be sung by soprano D’Anna Fortunato. Works by other significant 20th Century American composers will also be performed including works by: Jacob Druckman, Samuel Barber, Alec Wilder and a selection of songs by Aaron Copland and Charles Ives. A reception with food and drink will follow General Admission: $15; Senior Citizens & Students: $12; Family: $35

www.ashmonthillchambermusic.org

June 5, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
N1 PERFORMANCE HALL
Rey-Waldstein Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
Regina Yung, piano
Works to include Songs and Arias by Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Bolcolm, Pergolesi and Dowland. Refreshments afterwards

June 2011
Faculty
SONGFEST
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

"Breaking the Song Barrier"
SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

September 10, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

SeptemberFest: The Changing Muse
Faculty and alumnae will perform the works of Debussy and vocal music of the 19th century to present. Longy School of Music will begin the fall season with SeptemberFest 2011: Transformation with a five part concert series celebrating the great musical innovators and inventors including Cage, Debussy, Gabrielli, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and others. Admission: FREE

www.longy.edu

October 1, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
October 2, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
Agassiz Theater
Harvard Campus
Cambridge, MA

Rocket's Red Blare
*Collaboration between Intermezzo Opera and Juventas Ensemble
Music and Libretto by James Yannatos
Edward Jones, conductor; Kirsten Z.Cairns, stage director William A. Fregosi, set/lighting director; D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; David Kravitz, baritone; Charles Blandy, tenor; Natalie Polito, soprano; Gregory Zavracky, tenor

www.intermezzo-opera.org

October 9, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
Pierce Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

Milton Babbitt Memorial Concert
NEC faculty members D'Anna Fortunato, John Ziarko, and Rodney Lister, who chairs the composition program of NEC's Preparatory School, have gathered local friends of Babbitt's music for this memorial concert. Other performers include soprano Sarah Bach and NEC Preparatory School students Hannah Ryu, Niklas Kniesche, Daniel Kim, and Sophia Basile. Admission: FREE

www.necmusic.edu

November 20, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
ROOM 21 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop: TEXT---DICTION OR EXPRESSION?
William Merrill, piano

December 3, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
December 4, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Wollaston Church of the Nazarene
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA

Annual Performance of Handel's 'Messiah'
Eastern Nazarene College Choral Union
Delvyn Case, Conductor
D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Rishi, tenor
Graham Wright, bass
Quincy Bay Chamber Orchestra
Admission: FREE

www.encchoralunion.org

December 11, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
ROOM L 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Mini Workshop
William Merrill, piano
Works to include Songs and Arias by Bach, Boulanger, Handel, Mendelssohn, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff amd Torme. Refreshments afterwards

December 17, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jamaica Plain, MA

JP Concerts: A Christmas Concert for the Community
with Erin Holmes, Soprano; D’Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-soprano; Michael Calmès, Tenor; Philip Lima, Baritone; Carl Wrubel, Baritone; William Merrill, Piano Christmas music from the British Isles, continental Europe, and North America. Mr. Merrill will open with a Fantasia on Christmas Carols composed by Franz Liszt, famous Hungarian composer whose 200th birthday is being celebrated this year. There will also be an audience sing-along of favorite carols. Tickets are $10 at the door. Donations to the St. John’s Capital Campaign will be warmly appreciated.

www.jpconcerts.org


February 21, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
Parish of All Saints
Dorchester, MA

Ashmont Hill Chamber Music: Sweet Power of Song!
Praised for their “lovely grace and bloom,” the Chamber Players will perform vocal chamber music masterpieces by composers ranging from Brahms to Bernstein, showcasing lyrics written by renowned writers such as Emily Dickinson and Shelley. A reception with food and drink will follow General Admission: $15; Senior Citizens & Students: $12; Family: $35

www.ashmonthillchambermusic.org

March 28, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

D'Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-Soprano Faculty Recital
with Sheryl Cohen, flute and Hisako Hiratsuka, piano
The program will include 2 major vocal works - The song cycle, The Deepest Desire for Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, and Piano by the acclaimed American song composer, Jake Heggie, in it's East Coast Premiere, and Shakespeare Songs by the brilliant young composer, Mohammed Fairouz, whose music is now being performed by the most prestigious American ensembles. The Chamber Ensemble for his work will include present and former members of Boston Symphony Orchestra plus other respected instrumentalist in the region, and will be conducted by John Page, Resident Conductor, New England Conservatory, Director Large Ensembles, and the Mimesis Ensemble.
Admission: FREE

www.longy.edu

April 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
Longy Voice Studio Workshop for Fortunato Students
William Merrill, piano

April, 2010, ?

Boston, MA


Program includes Delvyn Case' brutal arithmetic

May 2, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
Longy Voice Studio Workshop for Fortunato Students
William Merrill, piano

May, 2010, ?
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

On the Road Home, setting the poem by Wallace Stevens, was written in 2009, first as a solo song, then arranged as a chorus piece for the chorus at Greenwood Music Camp.
This is a performance of the solo version by D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano, and Rodney Lister, piano

May 23, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Concert Party
William Merrill, piano
Works to include Songs and Arias by Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Bolcolm, Pergolesi and Dowland. Refreshments afterwards

June 2010
Faculty
SONGFEST
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

"Breaking the Song Barrier"
SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

September 24, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Edward M. Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

SeptemberFest: "Songs of Nature, Evening, and Youth"
Longy School of Music kicks off the fall season with SeptemberFest 2010: The Romantic Spirit, a series of five concerts between September 10–25 celebrating the music of Robert Schumann and Samuel Barber.

www.longy.edu

November 5, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Rey-Waldstein Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Arte Lyrica presents Café Parisien
featuring singers Susan Cooke, Tom Curry, D'Anna Fortunato
Yoko Hagino, piano and narrator, Lisa Mullins of The World, WGBH Radio 89.7 FM Songs and duets by Chausson, Debussy, Hahn, Gershwin, Porter, Edith Piaf, and others. An engaging evening of songs and fascinating stories of French and American composers, poets, and other lively characters in Paris in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tickets: $24, Seniors $18, Students $12

www.artelyrica.org

November 14, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
The Homburger Room
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
William Merrill, piano

December 3, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium
Crouse College, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Three Centuries of Songs
Mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato and pianist Mary Jane Rupert
The concert will feature English and American songs spanning three centuries, including Purcell works in praise of music, the romantic songs of Amy Beach, a variety of modern American songs, work by Schubert and Manuel de Falla’s “Seven Spanish Songs.” The American song set will highlight composers Lee Hoiby and Richard Hundley, both of whom write exclusively for the voice.

http://vpa.syr.edu/music

December 4, 2010, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Setnor Auditorium
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Masterclass with D'Anna Fortunato
The concert and master class are sponsored by the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). For more information, contact Janet Brown at (315) 443-5899 or janbrown@syr.edu.

http://vpa.syr.edu/music

December 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Concert Party
William Merrill, piano



January 25, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

Music of Malcolm Peyton
Works include the premiere of Lyric Meditation with Gregorio Rangel, tenor; Four Songs from Shakespeare with D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano, and a student ensemble; Overture for solo piano with pianist Katie Reimer; Suite Nocturnale with Will Frampton, viola; and String Quartet No 1 with the Borromeo String Quartet, NEC's Quartet-in-Residence.
Admission: FREE

www.allegheny.edu

February 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Ford Memorial Chapel
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA

19th Annual Silberman Recital Series
Mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato and Pianist Alec Chien
Admission: FREE

www.allegheny.edu

June 2009
Faculty
SONGFEST
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

"Breaking the Song Barrier"
SONGFEST: An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

October 4, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
The Art Complex Museum
Duxbury, MA

The Blackstone Trio
The Trio includes mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato, clarinetist Chester Breznia, and pianist, Malcolm Halliday — three renowned artists who join forces to present an array of chamber music in an intimate setting. Admission: FREE

www.artcomplex.org

October 11, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
ROOM 10 Zabriskie Building
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Stagecraft: HOW ONE PRESENTS!
Regina Yung, piano
Longy Voice Studio Workshop for Fortunato Students

November 8, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Assumption College
Worcester, MA

19th Annual Silberman Recital Series
Dvorak Mass in D: Distinguished soloists and concert organist Dr. Michelle Graveline join the chorus to perform this lovely and intimate work by the great Czech composer Antoni­n Dvorak. Other works of Czech composers for chorus and organ will be featured, showcasing the beautiful acoustic of the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Soloists include soprano Christina White, mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato, tenor Stanley Wilson and bass-baritone Robert Osborne.
Admission: FREE

www.mswma.org

November 15, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
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Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Workshop
Regina Yung, piano
Longy Voice Studio Workshop for Fortunato Students

December 13, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
The Homberger Room
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA

Fortunato Studio Concert
Works to include Songs and Arias by Bowles, Weill, Wolf, Quilter, Bach and Handel. After Music – Refreshments



April 18, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Lehman Hall Music Room
Dudley House
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard-Lyrica Dialogues:
"In Memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) and Robert F. Kennedy 1925-1968)"

Presented by The Lyrica Society
A new song cycle by acclaimed composer Lori Laitman, commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the tragic deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy
World Première: "And Music Will Not End" – Songs by Lori Laitman performed by D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano and Lori Laitman, piano
Admission: FREE

www.lyricasociety.org

May 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Thalia Hall
Symphony Space
New York City, NY

Masters of Modern American Art Song II
composers David Eddleman, Tom Cipullo and Gardner Read, with soprano D'Anna Fortunato, tenor Michael Polscer, baritone Elem Eley, pianists Tom Cipullo and Frank Daykin

www.songfest.us

June 2008
Faculty
SONGFEST
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

SONGFEST:
An intensive performing workshop for singers, collaborative pianists and teachers focusing on the art of song.

www.songfest.us

October 19, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
Worcester, MA

Master Singers of Worcester
Mostly Mozart

www.mswma.org

November 14, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel
The Covenant College
Department of Music
Lookout Mountain, GA

Covenant Arts:
D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Peter Bloom, flute
Mary Jane Rupert, Piano

An Evening with D'Anna Fontunato, mezzo-soprano, Peter H. Bloom, flute, and Mary Jane Rupert, piano.
Selections from Handel's exquisite German Arias and two of Rossini's famous arias (from Otello and Barber of Seville), as well as music of Léo Delibes, Benjamin Britten, Daniel Pinkham, and George Gershwin.

www.covenant.edu


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