Dawn Upshaw News

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 's season opening, at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday evening, had all the trappings of a gala event, including a dressy preconcert dinner and a post-concert Champagne reception.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 's season opening, at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday evening, had all the trappings of a gala event, including a dressy preconcert dinner and a post-concert Champagne reception.

Portland's new Vocal Arts Series got off to a great start last week with soprano Dawn Upshaw.

She found rapture. This centerpiece in the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Dawn Upshaw accompanied by pianist Gilbert Kalish, was inspiring on several levels.

She found rapture. This centerpiece in the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Dawn Upshaw accompanied by pianist Gilbert Kalish, was inspiring on several levels.

The Aspen Music Festival devotes a recital to the music of composer Osvaldo Golijov at 8:30 tonight at Harris Hall.

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.