DATE: February 1st, 2020
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: East Valley Men's Center, 868. E. University Drive, Mesa, AZ 85203
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: East Valley Men's Center, 868. E. University Drive, Mesa, AZ 85203
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 3rd, 2020
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Joe C. Montoya Community & Senior Center, 245 N Thorpe Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Joe C. Montoya Community & Senior Center, 245 N Thorpe Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 4th, 2020
TIME: 1:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: St. Peter's Indian Mission School, 1500 North St. Peter Road, Bapchule, AZ 85221
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 1:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: St. Peter's Indian Mission School, 1500 North St. Peter Road, Bapchule, AZ 85221
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 4th, 2020
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: The Historic Paramount Theater, 420 N. Florence Street, Casa Grande, AZ 85222
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: The Historic Paramount Theater, 420 N. Florence Street, Casa Grande, AZ 85222
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 5th, 2020
TIME: 9:00am
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Casa Grande Middle School, 260 W. McMurray Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 9:00am
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Casa Grande Middle School, 260 W. McMurray Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 5th, 2020
TIME: 3:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Silver Springs, 500 West Camino Encanto, Green Valley, AZ 85614
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 3:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: Silver Springs, 500 West Camino Encanto, Green Valley, AZ 85614
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 6th, 2020
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: La Siena, 909 East Northern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Collaborative Tour for the Piatigorsky Foundation
LOCATION: La Siena, 909 East Northern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford and mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, contracted performing artists with the Piatigorsky Foundation, travel to Arizona to perform several concerts together.
DATE: February 18th, 2020
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: A Celebration of American Women
LOCATION: Tishman Auditorium, 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
DESCRIPTION: Featuring students from Mannes, Jazz, and Drama, this event weaves together music, historical writings, visual art, and poetry into an evening that recognizes and celebrates women's suffrage. Kessa Mefford will be performing the Ballade by Amy Beach. This concert is the opening concert of the 2020 Mannes Sounds Festival and is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in the United States of America.
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: A Celebration of American Women
LOCATION: Tishman Auditorium, 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
DESCRIPTION: Featuring students from Mannes, Jazz, and Drama, this event weaves together music, historical writings, visual art, and poetry into an evening that recognizes and celebrates women's suffrage. Kessa Mefford will be performing the Ballade by Amy Beach. This concert is the opening concert of the 2020 Mannes Sounds Festival and is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in the United States of America.
DATE: March 16th, 2020 (CANCELED)
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: DOROT, NYC
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford, violinist Laura Pereira del Rio, and clarinetist Michelle Hromin perform a collaborative concert including works by Ravel, Couperin, and Montez for the senior citizen participants of DOROT in New York City.
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: DOROT, NYC
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford, violinist Laura Pereira del Rio, and clarinetist Michelle Hromin perform a collaborative concert including works by Ravel, Couperin, and Montez for the senior citizen participants of DOROT in New York City.
DATE: March 27th, 2020 (CANCELED)
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: The Magic of Broadway presented by the Westchester Women's Chorus
LOCATION: The First Presbyterian Church of Ossining, 34 South Highland Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford collaborates with the Westchester Women's Chorus and other musicians in their culminating event of the season.
TIME: 7:00pm
EVENT: The Magic of Broadway presented by the Westchester Women's Chorus
LOCATION: The First Presbyterian Church of Ossining, 34 South Highland Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford collaborates with the Westchester Women's Chorus and other musicians in their culminating event of the season.
DATE: March 28th, 2020 (streamed online only here!)
TIME: 4:00pm
EVENT: "Chiaroscuro:" Alan Briones's Brooklyn College Master's Graduation Recital
LOCATION: Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford collaborates with longtime friend and baritone Alan Briones in his graduating master's recital, playing works by Ravel, Mahler, Guastavino, Leoncavallo, and Moore.
TIME: 4:00pm
EVENT: "Chiaroscuro:" Alan Briones's Brooklyn College Master's Graduation Recital
LOCATION: Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford collaborates with longtime friend and baritone Alan Briones in his graduating master's recital, playing works by Ravel, Mahler, Guastavino, Leoncavallo, and Moore.
DATE: April 10th, 2020 (CANCELED)
TIME: 5:30pm
EVENT: Kessa's Mannes Graduation Recital
LOCATION: Stiefel Hall, Mannes School of Music, 55 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
DESCRIPTION: Join Kessa in her culminating solo recital at Mannes before her Master of Music graduation in May! Featuring works by Corigliano, Beethoven, Beach, Couperin, and Ravel. This event is free and open to the public!
TIME: 5:30pm
EVENT: Kessa's Mannes Graduation Recital
LOCATION: Stiefel Hall, Mannes School of Music, 55 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
DESCRIPTION: Join Kessa in her culminating solo recital at Mannes before her Master of Music graduation in May! Featuring works by Corigliano, Beethoven, Beach, Couperin, and Ravel. This event is free and open to the public!
DATE: May 24th, 2020
TIME: 5:00pm
EVENT: Online Livestream Concert for 5pm Series
LOCATION: facebook.com/5pm.series
DESCRIPTION: 5pm series aims to showcase and support professional musicians and music students during COVID-19 by connecting artists with socially distanced audiences. Kessa will be performing her first full-length online concert featuring many of the works from her canceled graduation recital at this event, so don't miss it! The livestream is free, but donations are encouraged, donate here!
TIME: 5:00pm
EVENT: Online Livestream Concert for 5pm Series
LOCATION: facebook.com/5pm.series
DESCRIPTION: 5pm series aims to showcase and support professional musicians and music students during COVID-19 by connecting artists with socially distanced audiences. Kessa will be performing her first full-length online concert featuring many of the works from her canceled graduation recital at this event, so don't miss it! The livestream is free, but donations are encouraged, donate here!
DATE: June 17th, 2020 (CANCELED)
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: DOROT, NYC
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford returns to give a solo recital for the senior citizen participants of DOROT in New York City.
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: DOROT, NYC
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford returns to give a solo recital for the senior citizen participants of DOROT in New York City.
DATE: July 16th, 2020
TIME: N/A, posted on YouTube
EVENT: Don Giovanni: A Pandemic Nightmare
LOCATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa428_ZJpI
DESCRIPTION: When the pandemic swept accross the U.S., summer opera programs across the country, designed to help young singers build their experience and resumes, fell like dominoes. The New York Opera Conservatory had a similar and difficult decision to make. We decided to make it happen anyway, within the guidelines and rules set forth by the state of New York. But how does one maintain social distancing in opera rehearsals and performances? We decided that the only way to make it work legitimately was to make the pandemic part of the production. By reimagining Giovanni as a comedy taking place during a pandemic, we were able to create a world relying on internet connections and cell phones. Not only was the entire opera shot on iPhones, but every special effect we could employ on the phones was used throughout the production. Using everything from snapchat filters and tinder messaging accounts to turning the tenor aria “Il mio tesoro” into a home cooking show, the opera shows us just how bizarre and surreal our world has become.
TIME: N/A, posted on YouTube
EVENT: Don Giovanni: A Pandemic Nightmare
LOCATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa428_ZJpI
DESCRIPTION: When the pandemic swept accross the U.S., summer opera programs across the country, designed to help young singers build their experience and resumes, fell like dominoes. The New York Opera Conservatory had a similar and difficult decision to make. We decided to make it happen anyway, within the guidelines and rules set forth by the state of New York. But how does one maintain social distancing in opera rehearsals and performances? We decided that the only way to make it work legitimately was to make the pandemic part of the production. By reimagining Giovanni as a comedy taking place during a pandemic, we were able to create a world relying on internet connections and cell phones. Not only was the entire opera shot on iPhones, but every special effect we could employ on the phones was used throughout the production. Using everything from snapchat filters and tinder messaging accounts to turning the tenor aria “Il mio tesoro” into a home cooking show, the opera shows us just how bizarre and surreal our world has become.
DATE: September 23rd, 2020
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: Online
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford returns to give a private online concert to the senior citizen participants of DOROT, playing works by Ravel, Scriabin, Menotti, Beach, and Bach.
TIME: 2:00pm
EVENT: Private concert for DOROT
LOCATION: Online
DESCRIPTION: Kessa Mefford returns to give a private online concert to the senior citizen participants of DOROT, playing works by Ravel, Scriabin, Menotti, Beach, and Bach.
DATE: October 17th, 2020
TIME: N/A, posted on YouTube
EVENT: La Traviata: Socially Distanced
LOCATION: https://youtu.be/KTx1wnk4Wpw
DESCRIPTION: After Don Giovanni, this was opera number two of the New York Opera Conservatory. As COVID-19 restrictions loosened slightly, we gathered in small groups to film people in the same location, but stayed outdoors for large groups and were careful not to have people face each other as they sang.
TIME: N/A, posted on YouTube
EVENT: La Traviata: Socially Distanced
LOCATION: https://youtu.be/KTx1wnk4Wpw
DESCRIPTION: After Don Giovanni, this was opera number two of the New York Opera Conservatory. As COVID-19 restrictions loosened slightly, we gathered in small groups to film people in the same location, but stayed outdoors for large groups and were careful not to have people face each other as they sang.
DATE: December 6th, 2020
TIME: 12:00pm
EVENT: Piano at Noon
LOCATION: facebook.com/kessa.montez
DESCRIPTION: On the first Sunday of each month, Kessa gives a Facebook live stream performance of a piece currently in her repertoire.
TIME: 12:00pm
EVENT: Piano at Noon
LOCATION: facebook.com/kessa.montez
DESCRIPTION: On the first Sunday of each month, Kessa gives a Facebook live stream performance of a piece currently in her repertoire.
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