San Francisco Symphony — Deck the Hall
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Conductor
Deck the Hall is the perfect way to make your family’s holiday season merry and bright. Enjoy a concert of festive favorites and sing-alongs with members of the SF Symphony, guest artists, and special appearances by beloved holiday characters. Tickets include post-concert festivities with entertainment, arts and crafts, and refreshments.!
SF SYMPHONY  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Dan VanHassel — Balance of Power
Kaija Saariaho — Cendres
Ursula Kwong-Brown — Unwinding
Eve Beglarian — Play Like a Girl
Eve Beglarian — Until it Blazes
Jenny Olivia Johnson — Reflect Reflect Respond Respond

NINTH PLANET  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Composer Jake Heggie, soprano Ann Moss and Maestro Cristi Macelaru come together to celebrate the Cabrillo Festival in song.
Heggie — Newer Every Day: Songs for Kiri
Heggie — The Shaman
Gerswhin — Someone to Watch Over Me
PRIVATE RESIDENCE  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Ann Moss – soprano; Jonathan Mendle – lute; Jeremy Ferrara, Niall Fordyce, Matthew Grasso, George Sakellariou, Tatiana Senderowicz, Mark Sessler, Carolyn Smith, David Tanenbaum, Marc Teicholz, – guitars

Edvard Grieg — Melodie Op. 47, No. 3
Regino Sainz de la Maza — Petenera
William Lawes — Suite for two Guitars
Cacho Tirao — Un Ayer No Tan Lejano
Matthew Grasso — Reverence (World Premiere)
Rodgers and Hart — My Funny Valentine
Rogers and Hammerstein — My Favorite Things
Joni Mitchell — I Had a King
Clara Schumann — Ich hab’ in Deinem Auge
Dominick Argento— Schumann, from Letters from Composers
Anonymous — Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
John Dowland — Queen Elizabeth’s Galliard
Jeremy Ferrara — Sing Until I Die
Enrique Granados — Spanish Dance No. 6

SFCM GUITAR DEPARTMENT  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

JOHN GRIMMETT — A Letter From A Mother To Her Son

Pride Houston’s Heritage Gala is helping the next generation of community activists and influencers achieve their college dream, while educating the public on the history of gay rights as human rights and promoting the value Pride Houston places on academic excellence. This year’s Gala will be a night of Special Guests and Casino Fun. Dinner, the award ceremony and dancing will complete this special evening. $10K in scholarship money will be awarded to 8 LGBTQIA+ high school seniors and college students. Proceeds from the event will go toward funding the scholarships.

HOUSTON PRIDE  •  HOUSTON, TX

Del Sol Quartet; Ann Moss - soprano; Jessie Nucho, Michelle Sung, - flutes; David Tanenbaum, Marc Teicholz, Paulin Gauthey, Abshir Miller, Sebastian Robles, Zhanxiang Shi, Judicaël Perroy, Natalia Lipnitskaya, Alec Holcomb - guitars

Golijov — Fish Tale (1998)
Ronald Bruce Smith — Tomb(er) (2017) *World Premiere
Assad — Un bouquet pour Julia (2019)
Thorvaldsdóttir — Rain (2010, revised 2019)
Robles — Garden (2019)
Debussy arr. Presti-Lagoya — Claire de Lune

SFCM KICK-OFF WEEKEND  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Ann Moss — Soprano, Cheryl Cellon Lindquist — Piano
FROM FEAR TO FAITH: Songs of Isolation and Alliance

This recital explores three aspects of the human condition: isolation, partnership, and unity. Soprano Ann Moss and pianist Cheryl Cellon Lindquist lead listeners through an evening of song repertoire that expresses these different states of being, illustrating how we are all joined together through our shared experiences of fear and loss, love and mutual recognition, benevolence and altruism. The program highlights music from various eras, languages and styles, with special emphasis on works by women and other under-represented composers.

ART SONG CENTER FOR POETS & MUSICIANS  •  SAN ANTONIO, TX

Residency with soprano Ann Moss and pianist Cheryl Cellon Lindquist; events include a daytime masterclasses with students in the UTSA Voice Program and an evening recital featuring a preview of newly written songs by Houston-based composer John Grimmett

THURSDAY 9/12 11:30AM —
Masterclass with Ann Moss and UTSA Voice Students
Vocal Seminar, UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (FREE EVENT)

THURSDAY 9/12 7:30PM —
Recital with Ann Moss, pianist Cheryl Cellon Lindquist, and composer John Grimmett
GRIMMETT — Freedom Songs (2019) *Preview Performance
Additional program details forthcoming

UTSA SCHOOL OF MUSIC  •  SAN ANTONIO, TX

Preview of the newest opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, If I Were You, based on Julien Green’s 1947 Faustian fantasy and commissioned by the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera
Role: SELENA
OPERA CONFERENCE 2019  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

A recital of music by SongFest 2019 Distinguished Composer Jake Heggie
Featuring SongFest singers and pianists, distinguished alumni, and a special performance with the composer at the piano

From ‘The Book of Nightmares’ (2013) — Ann Moss, Soprano; Ross Gasworth, Cello; Jake Heggie, Piano

THE COLBURN SCHOOL  •  LOS ANGELES, CA

Ann Moss – Soprano ; Giacomo Fiore, Oskar Magnusson, Larry Polansky, Bradly Pupa, Carrie Smith, David Tanenbaum – guitars; SFCM Guitar Ensemble

Celebration the chameleon nature of contemporary guitar, featuring a wide range of chamber and ensemble music from the past hundred years.

BOGDANOVIC — Crow (excerpts)
EISTER — RIP, Bruce Jones
CARTER— Tell me where is fancy bred
MITCHELL — All I Want
TANSMAN — Sonatine for two guitars
CRAWFORD SEEGER — Arrangements of American Folk Songs for Children
POLANSKY — Fermentation #4 (after Charles Dodge)
FARIAS — La Otra Voz for eight guitars, electric guitar, and electric bass

SF C4NM  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Ann Moss, soprano; Jacob Thompson, tenor; Karen Rosenak, piano
Works for voice, with music composed by UC Davis graduate students in music, to texts written by graduate students of UC Davis in Creative Writing.
UC DAVIS MUSIC DEPARTMENT  •  DAVIS, CA

d’PaJo Trio (Justin Ouellet, violin; Patrick Anseth, guitar; Joe Kyle Jr., bass) presents an evening of Gypsy Jazz with an array of special guests — percussionists Marlan Aldana & Josh Jones, vocalists Alexis Jensen & Ann Moss, and OSA students Raphaella Brown & Luis Peralta. Doors Open at 7:35, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for students 18 and under.
THE BACK ROOM  •  BERKELEY, CA

Presented by Solidarity Salon Series

Ann Moss, soprano; Lois Shapiro, piano
CANDEY — Hard Stones (2018/19, poetry by Lisa DeSiro)
Composed to commemorate the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing

Paintings by Andrea Lynne, poetry by Robert Carr, Frances Donovan, and Kelly DuMar (with members of Playback Theatre) and music by Robin Ginenthal (soprano) and Lisa DeSiro (piano).
THIRD LIFE STUDIO  •  SOMERVILLE, MA

Omni Concerts Dynamite Guitars 2018-2019: “50 OAK STREET”
Ann Moss – Soprano; Judicael Perroy, David Tanenbaum, Lawrence Ferrara, Marc Teicholz, Richard Savino – Guitars

PELLEGRINI — Ciaconna
DE MURCIA — Grave, Allegro
GUZMAN — Sonata No. 8 in b minor, Andante; Sonata No. 9 in D major, Allegro
LAURO — El Niño; El Marabino
GISMONTI (arr. Assad) — Palhaço
PIAZZOLLA — Adiós Nonino; Oblivion; Libertango
J. S. BACH — Fugue BWV 997
SCRIABIN — Prélude Op. 9 pour la main gauche
RACHMANINOV — Prélude Op 23 No. 5
BRITTEN — Folksong Arrangements Vol. VI (with soprano Ann Moss)
DYENS — All of me; Round Midnight; Take the A Train
MONTEVERDI — Orfeo Suite for guitar quintet
OMNI CONCERTS  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

WORLD PREMIERE: Allen Shearer — The River Merchant's Wife for soprano, flute, viola and piano
WORLD PREMIERE: Feona Lee Jones — Galvanization of the Goddess for soprano and two flute
WORLD PREMIERE: Ursula Kwong-Brown — Where the I Comes From for soprano and piano
Ingrid Stölzel - Gorgeous Nothings for soprano, flute, oboe and piano
COMPOSERS INC  •  BERKELEY, CA

Ann Moss, soprano; Carrie Smith, guitar
EISTER — Rest In Peace, Bruce Jones
BOGDANOVIC — Mysterious Habitats
HOT AIR FESTIVAL  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Soprano Ann Moss, Alto Amy Kessler, Tenor Jonathan Smucker, Baritones Lawrence Ewing, Jonathan Spencer, and Jeffrey Fields

Choruses, patter songs, and ensemble pieces from Gondoliers, Mikado, H.M.S Pinafore, Iolanthe, Pirates of Penzance, as well as examples of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s more serious part songs.

Artistic Director — Paul Flight
CHORA NOVA  •  BERKELEY, CA

U.S. PREMIERE: Sivan Eldar — you’ll drown dear (2017) for voice and live electronics
Presented by CalPerformances
ECO ENSEMBLE  •  BERKELEY, CA

Performance by Jake Heggie and Ann Moss, followed by an interactive discussion about new opera featuring 2019 {NOW} Festival Artists. Discuss and learn about creating, developing, and producing new opera from leaders in the field.
HEGGIE – From “The Book of Nightmares”
CANDEY – Hard Stones (excerpts)
AGHABABIAN – An Amethyst Remembrance
WORLD PREMIERE: CANDEY – Fox Songs
WORLD PREMIERE: HOWELL – … what’s happening?
CLEVELAND OPERA THEATER  •  CLEVELAND, OH

U.S. PREMIERE: HEGGIE — Newer Every Day: Songs for Kiri
BRAHMS — Symphony No. 2
BW Symphony Orchestra Concerto Winner: tba
Soo Han, conductor
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED
BW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA  •  BEREA, OH

David Tanenbaum, guitar; Jessie Nucho, flute; Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone; Ann Moss, soprano; Mobius Trio
Benjamin Britten — Songs from the Chinese
Britten — Folksong Arrangements Volume VI
Aaron Jay Kernis — Lullaby
György Kurtág — The Little Fix, Op. 15b
Georg Friedrich Haas — Quartet for Four Guitars
SFCM FACULTY ARTIST SERIES  •  SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Ben Simon, Viola; David Howard, Clarinet; Karen Rosenak, Piano; Ann Moss, Soprano
Annual Mozart birthday celebration on SFCO’s "Classical at the Freight" Series
Lieder: Das Veilchen, Lied der Trennung, Als Louise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte, Der Zauberer, Sei du mein Trost, Oiseaux si tous les ans, Ridente la calma
Selected works for solo piano
Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498
SF CHAMBER ORCHESTRA  •  BERKELEY, CA