Peter W. Shea, tenor, Fall 2008 Concert Season

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Performances in the Fall 2008 concert season

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, 6:00 pm: Novi Cantori, the Longmeadow-based chamber choir directed by Allan Taylor (in which Peter sings baritone and tenor), presents an abbreviated performance of its spring 2008 concert on the Summer Chamber Series at Trinity College Chapel, Hartford CT.
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, 7:30 pm: Peter performs as a member of the Arcadia Players Chamber Ensemble (with Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano, Lisa Rautenberg, violin, and Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello) in a concert of music by Beethoven and his Contemporaries. Works by Beethoven: a set of variations on a melody by Mozart for cello and piano, the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3, and three British folk songs for voice and piano trio.Works by his contemporaries: selections from Conradin Kreutzer's Wanderlieder and a Paganini Divertimento for violin and piano. Caswell Library, Deerfield Academy, Old Main Street, Deerfield MA Pre-ordered tickets: general $20, preferred $30. $5 more at door. Students always $10. Read more about this concert
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, 4:00 pm: Peter is one of 10 performers at a house concert at the home of Monica Jakuc Leverett in Florence, MA, in a benefit for the Chamber Music at Wistariahurst Museum concert series, singing Beethoven's song cycle An die ferne Geliebte with Monica accompanying on foretpiano, and Schubert's duet Mignon und der Harfner with Monica and mezzo soprano Jane Hanson.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 7:30 pm: Peter and fortepianist Monica Jakuc Leverett open the Arcadia Players' All-Beethoven Concert with the song cycle An die ferne Geliebte. This concert presents three very different facets of Beethoven's work played on instruments like those of his time. Ian Watson leads the Arcadia Players Orchestra in the Piano Concerto No. 4 and in the Symphony No. 1. Monica Jakuc Leverett will be soloist in the concerto, playing a 5 ½-octave fortepiano modeled on those of Beethoven’s time. Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, Northampton MA. Pre-ordered tickets: general $25, preferred $35. $5 more at door. Students always $10. Read more about this concert. See Oct. 25 for another performance of this program. Watch a YouTube video of this performance.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 8:00 pm: In the second half of a concert of musical settings of Amherst poets Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, Peter sings Ernst Bacon's song cycle Nature with tenor James Mead and pianist Elise Jackendoff. Other singers are Anita Cooper, Dorie Goldman and Kayla Werlin, with pianists Will Bridegam and Catherine Bennett, performing solo songs by local composers Will Bridegam and John Duke, and ensemble works by local composer Alice Parker. Pre-concert talk at 7:30 pm. Emily Dickinson's famous black cake will be served after the concert. Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst. Admission - $15. A part of the annual Emily Dickinson bed & breakfast weekend, hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst. See Nov. 22 for another performance of this program.

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, 8:00 pm: Peter and fortepianist Monica Jakuc Leverett perform Beethoven's song cycle An die ferne Geliebte to open the Arcadia Players' All-Beethoven Concert. This concert presents three very different facets of Beethoven's work played on instruments like those of his time. Ian Watson leads the Arcadia Players Orchestra in the Piano Concerto No. 4 and in the Symphony No. 1. Monica Jakuc Leverett will be soloist in the concerto, playing a 5 ½-octave fortepiano modeled on those of Beethoven’s time. Tuckerman Hall, Worcester MA. Presented by Music Worcester as part of the Worcester Music Festival. Order tickets through Music Worcester)
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, 7:30 pm: Arcadia Players presents Cantabile (the vocal ensemble in which Peter sings bass) performing with the Arcadia Players Consort of Viols and Ian Watson, organ, in Music for Evensong. This concert recreates music from an English Evensong service of the early 1600s, drawing the anthems, Magnificat, psalms, hymns and chant from the works of Byrd, Gibbons, Thomas Tomkins and others from this most fertile period in English musical history. Pre-ordered tickets: general $20, preferred $30. $5 more at door. Students always $10. Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple St., Hadley MA.
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, 3:30 pm: Novi Cantori, the Longmeadow-based chamber choir directed by Allan Taylor (in which Peter sings baritone and tenor), presents the first performance of its annual Christmas Carol Festival at First Congregational Church, 18 Broad St., Westfield MA. This is a program for people of all ages, with audience participation in several carols accompanied by brass quartet and organ. Novi will perform a portion of their fine arts program, and the New England Brass Quartet and organist John Anderson will each perform solo numbers.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, 5:30 pm: Novi Cantori, the Longmeadow-based chamber choir directed by Allan Taylor (in which Peter sings baritone and tenor), presents the first performance of Christmas with Novi Cantori at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Front St., Chicopee MA. This program is Novi’s traditional fine arts concert, with Christmas music spanning the ages, from the Renaissance to contemporary works. Organist John Anderson will again join the group as accompanist and soloist.
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, 3:00 pm: Novi Cantori, the Longmeadow-based chamber choir directed by Allan Taylor (in which Peter sings baritone and tenor), presents the second performance of its annual Christmas Carol Festival at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow St. (Rt.5), Longmeadow MA. See details for Dec. 6 concert above.
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, 1:00 pm: Novi Cantori, the Longmeadow-based chamber choir directed by Allan Taylor (in which Peter sings baritone and tenor), presents the second performance of Christmas with Novi Cantori at the Old Meeting House, Route 57, Granville MA. See details for Dec. 7 concert above.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, 7:30 pm: Peter is soloist and chorister in Arcadia Players' complete performance of Monteverdi's "Vespers of 1610." St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 3 Elm St., Northampton MA. Arcadia Players Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, Ian Watson, conductor. For tickets and information, call 413-534-8888, email info@arcadiaplayers.org, or see Ticket Information. Directions and maps
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, 3:00 pm: Peter is soloist and chorister in Arcadia Players' complete performance of Monteverdi's "Vespers of 1610." Christ Church Cathedral, 35 CHestnut St., Springfield MA. Arcadia Players Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, Ian Watson, conductor. Cancelled due to winter storm.

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