Gala Vocal Chamber Music concert tonight
Brevard College will host a performance by Gala Vocal Chamber Music at 7:30 tonight in the Porter Center for Performing Arts.
Gala Vocal Chamber Music is composed of Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato, flutist Peter H. Bloom and pianist Mary Jane Rupert. Together, they perform chamber works from the European baroque period to 21st century America, including the music of Handel, Schubert, Ravel, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Elizabeth Vercoe and others.
Called “affecting, superb” by The New York Times, Fortunato has performed with pre-eminent American symphonies including Philadelphia, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco, Houston, Cleveland, Boston and Dallas. She has performed leading roles with major opera companies, including the New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera and Opera San Jose and has appeared in festivals, including Berlin’s Spectrum Concerts, the Rome Bach Festival, Marlboro, Casals, Tanglewood, Blossom and Newport.
In 2006, Fortunato was a Grammy nominee in three categories, including best classical vocal recording. A regional Met Winner, she also received the Naumburg Prize and the Jacopo Peri Award. Fortunato serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory College Division.
Bloom’s work encompasses a wide range of chamber music, old and new. He is also a jazz performer. Bloom was
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