ANN MOSS soprano

Acclaimed Recording Artist & Chamber Musician. Collaborator, Muse, Champion of Living Composers.

LOVE LIFE ALBUM COMING 9/9/16

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Ann Moss is a superb artist. Every phrase she sings is imbued with expression and character. Her musicianship is rock-solid. Her enthusiasm and generosity toward living composers is a shining example of musical citizenship. It is a privilege for me to count her as a frequent collaborator.
— David Conte, composer; Professor, Chair, Composition Department, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

WATCH

Ricky Ian Gordon – Too Few the Mornings Be (2000)
Ann Moss, soprano; Jennifer Reason, piano
Filmed at Opus Studios in Berkeley, CA in February, 2021
Alberto Hernandez - Sound Designer
Marlon Aldana - Cinematographer/Director of Photography

 

ALBUM

Lifeline (Angels Share Records, 2022)
A modern-day interpretation of the music of Hildegard von Bingen distilled through the lens of the artist's experiences in quarantine. Recorded remotely in collaboration with instrumentalists around the United States.

 

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John Harbison – The Rewaking (1991)
Ann Moss, Soprano; Hausmann String Quartet
Performed on November 15, 2020

 

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Dušan Bogdanović – Crow (1990) for soprano, guitar, flute and bass
David Tanenbaum, guitar; Jessie Nucho, flute; Miles Tsue, bass
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall; February, 2018

 

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Gérard Grisey – Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil (1998) for soprano & 15 instrumentalists
After Everything Ensemble; Matthew Cmiel, conductor
ODC Dance Theater, San Francisco; May, 2023

 

ALBUM

Love Life (Angels Share Records, 2016)
Premiere recordings of vocal chamber music by American composers Jake Heggie and Liam Wade. Innovative arrangements of classic love songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and The Beatles. Featuring pianists Steven Bailey, Jake Heggie; cellist Emil Miland; violinist Isaac Allen, and Chanticleer. Recorded and produced at Skywalker Sound with Leslie Ann Jones.

 

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Benjamin Britten – Depression (Songs from the Chinese)
David Tanenbaum – guitar, Ann Moss – soprano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, January 2019

 

PLAYLIST

Joni Mitchell Suite: A Case of You; Conversation; The Arrangement; Cactus Tree

 

WATCH

Joni Mitchell Suite (live version, 2013)
Jeremías García - guitar, Hausmann Quartet, Steven Bailey - piano
String arrangements by Liam Wade; Old First Concerts, San Francisco

 

LISTEN

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G Major Mvt 4
UCBSO, David Milnes - conductor
Recorded live in concert on September 28, 2013

 

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Benjamin Britten – Bonny at Morn (Folksong Arrangements V.)
David Tanenbaum – guitar, Ann Moss – soprano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, January 2019

 

LISTEN

Kaija Saariaho – Leino Songs: 1. Sua katselen
UCBSO, David Milnes - conductor
Recorded live in concert on October 31, 2015

 

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Jared Redmond – Down the Deep Stair (2017) for soprano and string quartet
The Lydian String Quartet, Ann Moss – Soprano
Brandeis New Music, May 2017

 

LISTEN

Kaija Saariaho – Leino Songs: 4. Iltarukous
UCBSO, David Milnes - conductor
Recorded live in concert on October 31, 2015

 

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John Anthony Lennon – Ghostfires (1983)
Stacey Pelinka - flute, Michael Goldberg - guitar, Meredith Clark - harp
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble "Sung and Strummed” San Francisco; December 2014

 

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Henri Dutilleux – Le temps l'horloge
UCBSO, David Milnes - conductor
Recorded live in concert on September 28, 2013

 

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Liam Wade – Silver Apples (2008)
Old First Concerts, San Francisco; November, 2013

 

LISTEN

Arnold Schoenberg – String Quartet No. 2 Opus 10 Mvt 3 "Litanei"
Hausmann String Quartet
Recorded live in concert on November 15, 2013

 

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Samuel Barber – Nuvoletta Op. 25 (1947)
Steven Bailey - piano
Edward M. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College; October 15, 2015

 

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Kenneth D. Froelich – Nerd Songs Mvt 3 "Hello World"
Steven Bailey - piano
Recorded at Maximus Studios in Fresno, CA on January 10, 2014

 

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Dominick Argento – Letters from Composers (1968, excerpts)
Michael Goldberg - guitar
Left Coast "Sung and Strummed" program; December 2014, San Francisco

 

PLAYLIST

Vartan Aghababian – Seven Songs (2003) for soprano and string quartet
From Currents (Angels Share Records, 2013)
Hausmann String Quartet

 

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Jared Redmond – Deep Song (2014) for soprano and cello ensemble
Celli@Berkeley, David Milnes - conductor
UC Berkeley Hertz Hall; February, 2015

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