ANN MOSS soprano

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

LOVE LIFE ALBUM COMING 9/9/16

ChoirFit: Choral Techniques for the Adult Beginner
Apr
1
to Jun 3

ChoirFit: Choral Techniques for the Adult Beginner

  • Groton Hill Music Center, Groton MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Feeling comfortable in a choral ensemble is not something that happens overnight, and can feel like a lot to figure out on your own! This 8-week workshop introduces novice choral singers to the skills they will need to feel ready for their choir experience. Under the direction of voice faculty Ann Moss, you’ll learn the nuances of singing together, blending voices, matching harmonies, score reading, and more. Much of the class time will be spent singing, using a wide variety of repertoire including choral hymns, pop/folk song arrangements, and the Great American Songbook.

Classes meet on Tuesdays from 1-2pm (April 1, 8, 15 & 29; May 6, 20 & 27; June 3)

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GROTON HILL VOICE FACULTY SHOWCASE
Apr
16
12:00 PM12:00

GROTON HILL VOICE FACULTY SHOWCASE

  • Groton Hill Music Center, Groton MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A free noon-hour concert featuring members of the Voice Faculty at Groton Hill Music Center. Genres and styles range from classical to musical theater to soul.

“Meet new people, join a growing community, and experience the transformative power of music in a world-class concert hall! Groton Hill’s mission is to educate and inspire, but also to share. By offering free daytime performances, we’re working to increase access for our neighbors, community members, and partners.”

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Poetry In Song: Live In Concert
Apr
25
2:00 PM14:00

Poetry In Song: Live In Concert

Celebrating a Marriage between Words and Music

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This afternoon program of Art Songs in German, French and English spotlights the words of three beloved poets – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Paul Verlaine, and Massachusetts's own Emily Dickinson – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss is joined by Collaborative Pianist Marie-Elise Boyer to lead the audience on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.

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Poetry In Song
Apr
28
2:30 PM14:30

Poetry In Song

PART 14 OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.


Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

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Nordwell & Moss: Mother's Day Musicale
May
11
3:00 PM15:00

Nordwell & Moss: Mother's Day Musicale

  • St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Bellevue WA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

PROGRAM

SCHUBERT:
Lachen und Weinen
An die Musik
Ganymed
Der Hirt auf fem Felsen
featuring Eliza Siracusan, clarinet

R. SCHUMANN:
Der Nussbaum
Jasminenstrauch
Wehmut
Frühlingsnacht
Vogel als Prophet

AARON COPLAND: Nature the gentlest mother
VARTAN AGHABABIAN: The Offering
AGHABABIAN: Spring Morning
NANCY BACHMANN: Hymn for St. Brigid’s Day
BACHMANN: The Delight of Tiny Things
BACHMANN: Comfort
JAKE HEGGIE: A Lucky Child
LEE HOIBY: The Serpent

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Poetry In Song
May
19
2:30 PM14:30

Poetry In Song

PART 15 OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.


Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

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Eric Sawyer: Opera Scenes in Concert
Jun
6
to Jun 7

Eric Sawyer: Opera Scenes in Concert

  • Shepherd Barn, Historic Northampton MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ned Spofford (William Hite) with Newton Arvin (Keith Phares) in a scene from The Scarlet Professor

Composer Eric Sawyer and librettist Harley Erdman present a concert at Historic Northampton’s recently restored Shepherd Barn. The program, performed on two evenings in early June, will showcase arias, ensembles and choral selections from their two operas: The Garden of Martyrs and The Scarlet Professor.

William Hite, tenor
Ann Moss, soprano
Keith Phares, baritone
Alan Schneider, tenor

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Poetry In Song
Jun
23
2:30 PM14:30

Poetry In Song

PART 16 OF AN ONGOING SERIES

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. This series of interactive seminars is designed to familiarize participants with the genre of Art Song by highlighting beloved poets such as Blake, Hughes, Verlaine, Dickinson, Goethe, Millay and more – writers whose imagery and insights have inspired composers past and present to set their words to music. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads participants on a listening journey that explores the beautiful marriage of language and melody.


Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for the full series.

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Cabaret Spotlight Workshop
Jun
23
to Jun 27

Cabaret Spotlight Workshop

  • Groton Hill Music Center, Groton MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This fun and supportive class for adult singers, led by Scott Murphy, explores musical theater history and performance through the lens of Stephen Sondheim’s lyrical and conversational songs. Voice Faculty member Ann Moss offers individual and ensemble vocal coaching for participants at each evening session, leading up to the final performance. Participants will do research on the history of their song to share with the group and will end the class with an evening performance for family and friends!

Evening sessions (6-8:30pm) take place on June 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27

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Young Musicians’ Vocal Academy @ Crowden Music Center
Jun
30
to Jul 11

Young Musicians’ Vocal Academy @ Crowden Music Center

  • Crowden Music Center, Berkeley CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Step up your singing skills and join us for our Young Musicians’ Vocal Academy! Over the course of this two-week camp, led by Director Vanessa Langer, students will gain important skills in vocal performance and receive musical training, which will prepare them for future musical theater group and solo singing. Activities include daily movement class, breath clinic, staging rehearsals, private lessons and studio classes. Campers will learn a variety of musical theater pieces, both singing in groups and with opportunities to sing solo if desired. Campers will perform in a vocal music showcase open to family and friends on the final day.

June 30 - July 11, Monday - Friday (no class on July 4)
9am to 3pm
Performance July 11 at 3pm

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John Adams Young Composers Program @ Crowden Music Center
Jul
14
to Jul 24

John Adams Young Composers Program @ Crowden Music Center

  • Crowden Music Center, Berkeley CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this fun and creative workshop for young composers of all levels, students will compose a suite of miniatures for voice and piano. Director Matthew Cmiel, along with accomplished faculty and guest artists, will provide guidance and feedback as participants refine their work. The camp culminates in a public performance of student works by professional musicians. Daily activities include classes on composing songs and writing for the voice, a hands-on guide to the creative process—where students develop works together in small groups and individually within a single day, an afternoon class where students comment on, work with, and study each others’ music and get feedback from guest artist-performers, private lessons with one of our instructors, and a class to help students craft their own text for lyrics. Come create something! Beginners welcome.

July 14  to 24
Monday through Thursday, 9:30am to 3pm
Performance/demonstration July 24 at 5pm

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Workshop Intensive for Adult Singers @ Crowden Music Center
Jul
19
to Jul 30

Workshop Intensive for Adult Singers @ Crowden Music Center

  • Crowden Music Center, Berkeley CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The focus of this vocal workshop—spanning two weekends—is to explore the joy of singing the vast and diverse canon of beautiful masterpieces written for all voice types and genres, ranging from early music to contemporary pieces. Activities include daily breath clinics, ear training, and sight-reading sessions. Dedicated independent rehearsal time is provided for participants, who will have access to Crowden’s state-of-the-art studio facilities. Participants will have the opportunity to coach early music vocal chamber repertoire with esteemed early music specialists: keyboardist Katherine Heater and gamba player Farley Pearce. German Lieder will be coached by distinguished collaborative artist Miles Graber and vocal faculty soprano Ann Moss. Vocal coaching and private lessons will be assigned with workshop director, soprano Vanessa Langer. The workshop culminates in an informal concert on its final day, where participants showcase their progress for family and friends.

July 19 to 20 and July 26 to 29 
9am - 5pm 
Wednesday, July 30 Dress Rehearsal at 5:30pm & Concert at 7pm

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Beethoven, Brahms & Beauty
Mar
16
4:30 PM16:30

Beethoven, Brahms & Beauty

  • Campbell United Methodist Church, CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come hear Ludwig van Beethoven’s emotionally direct Mass in C, Johannes Brahms’s rhapsodic Schicksalslied, and the premiere of Sanford Dole’s All is Beauty, a new work based on texts by John Muir and composed in celebration of Sanford’s 25th anniversary as Artistic Director of Bay Choral Guild. *A preview lecture will take place one half hour before each performance.

​PROGRAM
Beethoven – Mass in C
Brahms – Schicksalslied
Sanford Dole – All Is Beauty (world premiere) for SATB soloists, chorus & orchestra

WITH
Jubilate Baroque Orchestra — a program of the San Francisco Early Music Society
Ann Moss, soprano
Heidi Waterman, alto
Benjamin Liupaogo, tenor
Chung-Wai Soong, bass

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Beethoven, Brahms & Beauty
Mar
15
7:30 PM19:30

Beethoven, Brahms & Beauty

  • First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come hear Ludwig van Beethoven’s emotionally direct Mass in C, Johannes Brahms’s rhapsodic Schicksalslied, and the premiere of Sanford Dole’s All is Beauty, a new work based on texts by John Muir and composed in celebration of Sanford’s 25th anniversary as Artistic Director of Bay Choral Guild. *A preview lecture will take place one half hour before each performance.

​PROGRAM
Beethoven – Mass in C
Brahms – Schicksalslied
Sanford Dole – All Is Beauty (world premiere) for SATB soloists, chorus & orchestra

WITH
Jubilate Baroque Orchestra — a program of the San Francisco Early Music Society
Ann Moss, soprano
Heidi Waterman, alto
Benjamin Liupaogo, tenor
Chung-Wai Soong, bass

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FRIDAYS AT FOLLEN
Feb
28
7:00 PM19:00

FRIDAYS AT FOLLEN

Ann Moss - soprano
Jennifer Hsiao - piano
Catalina Godoy, Paul Mattal, Francesca McNeeley, Pip Moss, Shay Rudolph, Jane Sheena, Stephanie Wingfield - cello

PROGRAM
J.S. Bach/Wiancko Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 6 (arr. for 4 cellos)
F. Hensel Sehnsucht
F. Mendelssohn Die Liebende Schreibt
C. Schumann Liebst Du um Schönheit
Schubert An die Musik
Grieg/Seymour Holberg Suite (arr. for 5 cellos)
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 “Aria”
Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte
Bloch From Jewish Life “Prayer”

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CLASSICAL AT THE FRIEGHT
Feb
10
7:00 PM19:00

CLASSICAL AT THE FRIEGHT

  • Freight & Salvage, Berkeley CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra's annual celebration of the music of Franz Schubert centers around his famous Trout Quintet, with Karen Shinozaki, Ben Simon, Eugene Sor, Michel Taddei, and rising star Audrey Vardanega. Bay Area favorite Ann Moss will perform Die Forelle (the Art Song upon which the Trout Quintet is based) alongside a selection of beautiful Schubert songs. Let the genius of Schubert carry you away through beautiful performances of some of his best-loved pieces.

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Ein Kleiner Liederabend
Jan
18
1:30 PM13:30

Ein Kleiner Liederabend

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. In this afternoon recital, Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss is joined by pianist Jennifer Hsiao to present highlights from the ongoing Evolution of German Art Song course at Lincoln Commons. Program including music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel, Clara & Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

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The Evolution of German Art Song
Sep
23
to Mar 24

The Evolution of German Art Song

  • The Commons, Lincoln MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

MONTHLY ON MONDAYS

Art Song is a genre of Western classical chamber music that fuses poetry and music, typically composed for the duo of voice and piano. Soprano and Teaching Artist Ann Moss leads this series of six interactive seminars tracing the evolution of German-language Art Song (or Lieder) from its early development into the mid-20th century.

9/23: Mozart & Beethoven
10/28: Franz Schubert
11/11: Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn
12/9: Clara & Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms
2/24: Gustav & Alma Mahler
3/24: Hugo Wolf & Richard Strauss

Each meeting features roughly thirty minutes of guided listening, framed by contextual background on the composers, poets and musical material, with opportunities for questions and group discussion. Participants are welcome to drop in to individual sessions as desired, or join for all six meetings.

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