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Love American Style: A vocal recital featuring Danielle Munsell Howard, soprano
A recital of American songs about love for piano and voice presented by Danielle Munsell Howard, soprano, and Dan Franklin Smith, pianist. From songs written by teenagers and adults taking their first shot at writing a song to established songwriters who have honed their craft for decades, this program includes a premiere, some favorites, and some little known gems you will be so thankful you heard! It's a pre-Valentine's Day love song fest with a little something for everyone.
The program includes songs by Samuel Barber, John Jacob Niles, Barbara Poulshock, Scott Gendel, Lori Laitman, a premiere of two songs by Rebecca Kneubuhl, Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler, Amy Beach, Alec Wilder, Ellen Mandel, Chester Biscardi, Ricky Ian Gordon and Jake Heggie. (Trivia tip: most of these people are ALIVE!)
CHILDREN: Student tickets for this event are available for $5. This is not a children's program, but is appropriate for 5th graders and older. The music is wonderful and entertaining, but the program is not going to grab the attention of younger children and hold it for the entire concert.
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Praised by Opera News for her bright, pretty timbre and remarkable facility, soprano Danielle Munsell Howard has performed as a soloist with the American Bach Soloists, Amherst Early Music Festival, Boulder Bach Festival, the Yale Collegium Soloists, Princeton Pro Musica, and a number of contemporary choral and chamber ensembles.
In January 2005, her New York debut singing Meleagro in Glucks La Corona at Merkin Hall was enthusiastically received, critically acclaimed in the New York Times, and recorded live for Albany Records. Fanfare Magazine lauded her lovely tone and noted that she ...triumphs in the fabulous aria. She has also recorded Glucks Il Parnaso Confuso, singing opposite famed Early Music soprano Julianne Baird in both performances.
Internationally, Ms. Munsell Howard has sung in Germany, Austria, France, Mexico and the Netherlands. In the United States, she has performed as a recitalist in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Washington State and New York City.
Ms. Munsell Howard adjudicates competitions, teaches vocal masterclasses at universities and high schools, vocal coaches theater productions, and maintains a private voice studio in Guilford. Outside of her musical world, she has coached baseball for Guilford Little League since 2011, has been a mentor with Guilford Youth Mentoring since 2002, and serves on a number of non-profit boards. She lives in Guilford with her husband and her two hilariously entertaining sons.
Dan Franklin Smith is a resident of New York City where he is active as an opera and vocal coach. He graduated as a piano major from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and made his European recital debut in 1997 just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. The following year he made his European orchestra debut in Stockholm at "Sofia Kyrkan" and was later featured on Swedish TV. A debut recording with the "Gävle Symfoniorkester" soon followed, and not long afterward, a recording of two piano concerti by Hans Huber, with the Stuttgart Philharmonic. These premiere recordings received outstanding reviews and are broadcast on dozens of classical stations throughout the US.
As Music Director and recital soloist with the international festival, "Elysium: Between Two Continents," he is showcased in performances here and in Europe. Major German newspapers praise his work for "stirring emotionalism, precision with keen intensity, the subtle hesitations and shifts that constitute great expression." He has received high praise time and again from Munich's "Süddeutsche Zeitung" as well as the "Münchener Merkur," "Coburger Tageblatt" and "Neue Presse," US newspapers, international record magazines and website.
Mr. Smith just returned from recital performances of Spanish and Latin American music in Sweden and Canada. This fall he performed with the Central Oregon Symphony Orchestra in performances of the Brahms D Minor Concerto. This season's recital performances include Arizona, California, New York City and Washington, D.C. His European engagements have included Bernried, Dessau, Coswig, Wittenberg, and Leipzig in Germany, Oslo, Paris, London - including recitals at St. Martin-in-the-Fields - and appearances in Sweden. In recent summer seasons, he performed in Berlin, Munch, Brussels, London, Zagreb, Warsaw, Lodz, and Kiev. For more, please visit www.danfranklinsmith.com.
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LocationFirst Church of Christ, Scientist (View)
49 Park Street
Guilford, CT 06437
United States
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