Barihunk Stuff You Don't Want to Miss

Jonathan Estabrooks

Our favorite vlogger Jonathan Estabrooks keeps a busy schedule. This Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. he'll be part of a concert that includes Gian Carlo Menotti's The Telephone and a collection of opera arias and duets with soprano Emily Duncan-Brown. The concert is at the SWCC King Community Center in Richlands, Virginia and includes selections from Verdi, Puccini and Rossini.

Christopher Dylan Herbert in Central City

Just a reminder that you can hear Christopher Dylan Herbert live on WWFM singing Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 56 "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen." The concert is free, so if you're in New York go check out this talented member of New York Polyphony. The concert will performed on Monday, April 16 at 1pm EST at St. Paul's Chapel near Ground Zero. Broadcast time is 10 AM for those on the West Coast.

Herbert's ensemble New York Polyphony is currently performing on the East Coast as part of the Five Boroughs Music Festival's Gabrieli @ 400 and these concerts are not to be missed. On April 27 they perform at St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn, on April 28 they are at St. Ignatius of Antioch in New York City and then on April 29 they perform at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Quirijn de Lang sings Hugo Wolf

One of the most popular singers on this site is Dutch barihunk Quirijn de Lang, who appears to have quite an international fan club. He's just released a CD of songs by Hugo Wolf based on work by Ibsen & other poets. He is joined by soprano Mary Bevan and accompanist Sholto Kynoch. For lovers of Wolf lieder, the recording includes twelve previously unrecorded songs.  You can purchase the CD at Stone Records. 

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Upcoming FREE Barihunk Concerts of Interest

Southern Heat: Tennessee native John Brandon

Barihunk John Brandon will be part of a free afternoon of opera at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga on Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Hall.

An Afternoon of Opera sponsored by the Connor Society will be held on , UTC Fine Arts Center, located at the intersection of Vine and Palmetto Streets.  He will be joined by soprano Cherry Brendel, tenor Ron Brendel and mezzo Rosella Ewing in selections from Carmen, Rigoletto, La traviata, Lakme, The Pearl Fishers, Samson & Delilah, The Elixir of Love, and The Magic Flute.
 
For more information, call 425-4627 or email verbie-prevost@utc.edu.

Apple of our eye: Christopher Dylan Herbert

Christopher Dylan Herbert is breaking away from his role as the baritone/bass member of New York Polyphony to perform a free concert on Monday, April 16 at 1pm at St. Paul's Chapel near Ground Zero. Herbert will be performing Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen," one of only two solo cantatas for baritone written by the German baroque master.

Also on the program is mezzo Luthen Brackett performing Bach's Cantata 54, and organist Renée Louprette performing Bach's Fugue in Eb Major (BWV 551b). Click HERE for additional information. The concert will be broadcast live on WWFM.

Seattle's Best: Joseph Lattanzi & David Krohn

Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is generally not a barihunk opera, but the Seattle Opera is featuring two of its hottest young artists in a free simulcast on Saturday, May 5th. David Krohn will sing Prince Yamadori and Joseph Lattanzi will sing the Registrar in the opening night performance that includes the Cio-Cio-San of Patricia Racette.

The live HD simulcast from McCaw Hall will be broadcast onto a 50' x 80' screen at KeyArena. Tickets are free, but are expected to go fast, so reserve your tickets by clicking HERE.  Door will open at 6:00 PM and the broadcast will begin at 7:30 PM.

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NY Polyphony CD released today: New Yorker critic Alex Ross names it CD of the Week

Christopher Herbert (L) and New York Polyphony

Alex Ross, the esteemed music critic Alex Ross, has named New York Polyphony's album endBeginning as his CD of the week. The ensemble include Christopher Herbert, who has been featured regularly on this site. However, the success of this group is not any individual, but how beautifully the four singers work together.

Here is a video of the making of New York Polyphony's album endBeginning:

We've seen this ensemble live and their CD is a must for any serious classical music lover. The album is being released today and is available at Amazon.

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Martha Stewart at Met with her "Hot Dish" Chris Herbert

Martha Stewart with her barihunk nephew Chris Herbert

The New York Post recently photographed barihunk Chris Herbert with his equally glamorous, but slightly more famous aunt, Martha Stewart, at the Metropolitan Opera gala. Here's what they had to say:

Martha Stewart was snap-happy at the Metropolitan Opera season-opening gala at Lincoln Center Monday night. The décor doyenne was taking shots for her blog, said a spy, “and when she left she told her nephew Chris Herbert to keep taking pictures.” Actress Leelee Sobieski turned heads in sky-high, Rodarte lizard heels and a Mary Katrantzou dress -- cut “just below her pupik,” according to one patron. She arrived with her countertenor pal Anthony Roth Costanzo, but dashed from the dinner across Broadway to Café Fiorello with husband Adam Kimmel. Also at the premiere of “Anna Bolena” were Tyra Banks, Katie Couric, Barbara Walters, Henry Kissinger, Peter Gelb, Peggy Siegal, Christine Baranski and Archie Panjabi. The evening raised $5.4 million for the Met, and 5,000 fans watched simulcast outdoor screenings in Lincoln Plaza and Times Square.

You can read the entire article at the NY Post website. 

 

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A Chris Herbert Mini-Concert (with Thomas Bagwell, piano)

Chris Herbert

"Reine des mouettes" by Poulenc 

"Reine des mouettes" by Poulenc by ChristopherDHerbert

"Epipalinodie" by Jacques Leguerney 

  "Epipalinodie" by Jacques Leguerney by ChristopherDHerbert

"Le jardin mouillé" by Albert Roussel

  "Le jardin mouillé" by Albert Rouseel by ChristopherDHerbert 

"Le départ" by Albert Roussel 

  "Le départ" by Albert Roussel by ChristopherDHerbert 

Ständchen by Erich Korngold 

  Ständchen by Erich Korngold by ChristopherDHerbert 

Korngold's "Gefasster Abscheid"

  Gefasster Abschied by ChristopherDHerbert 

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