Dawn Upshaw News

Before opera star Dawn Upshaw became known for her million-selling recording of Gorecki's Symphony No.

John Terauds CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC It's not on the program, but it's practically guaranteed that we're going to hear a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday" when American soprano Dawn Upshaw arrives at the Elora Festival on July 17.

Courtin is multi-talented. A recent violin graduate of The Julliard School, she is fiercely ambitious and wasted no time in writing and recording the songs that would make up her debut album.

FOR its debut concert at the Old Fruitmarket, the International Classical Season placed a glass of champagne in our hands and gave us candlelit, cabaret-style seating to relax in a ' an informal arrangement that perfectly complemented the folk-inspire d programme.

Most composers will tell you that knowing the performers they are writing for makes all the difference, and that letting the musicians in on the composing process can foster fresh ideas and help avoid technical pitfalls.

Dawn Upshaw sang Renaissance and modern pieces with haunting beauty. By LARRY FUCHSBERG , Special to the Star Tribune Last update: April 25, 2009 - 1:43 PM Concertgoers who spent Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Ordway Center, in the company of bass Eric Owens and the 12 men of Chanticleer, would be forgiven for supposing that musical ...

Virtuosic freaks and geeks, a hunky Russian opera singer, yodellers and the 'devil's fiddler' are just some of the entertaining and quirky offerings in the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's 2009-10 season.

By now, we are well aware of Dawn Upshaw's strengths as a singer. Her conversational way with a phrase, her exquisite French, her slender swaying on a vowel.

Date : Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:57:55 -0800 The Age January 31, 2009 Saturday First Edition Pioneer with a rainbow voice; MUSIC by Xenia Hanusiak Dawn Upshaw's singular talent puts her at the leading edge of her ...

DAWN Upshaw's last tour of Australia ended after the first performance. She had given one concert in Brisbane with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, at the start of a national tour, when her voice gave out and ...