Essential Opera is TEN YEARS OLD. Yes, you read that correctly. Erin Bardua and I have been producing opera for a decade. To celebrate, this weekend we are putting the finishing touches on our latest production, a mini-opera by Anna Pidgorna based on the story of Snow White. And we’d love for you to be online…
The debut album of composer Saman Shahi is here! This has been in the works for years and I’m elated that it is out! Story time… In 2015, I put out a call for scores for my Crossing Borders recital series. Among the submissions, was a song called “Fevered Ashes” by Saman Shahi. I…
UPDATE (April 2, 2019): We have curated our program for our Nov. 2019 tour. Composers will be contacted shortly re: music purchasing and/or other permissions and details. Thank you for your submissions and for your interest in my recital series, Crossing Borders. We are still interested in looking at tenor/soprano duets (see instrumentation and call…
Coming up this week in Toronto is the next concert of the third iteration of Crossing Borders. Earlier today I chatted away about how and why I created this series. You can watch the FB “Live” video archive here: https://www.facebook.com/maureenbattsoprano/videos/1782912332017356/ For this tour in particular, I put out a call for scores, and took quite a…
Tickets and passes to Open Waters Festival ’17 are now available! #OWF2017 Tickets–> http://bit.ly/1fy7TCa Passes–> http://www.upstreammusic.org/ PROTEST OPEN WATER’S 2017 January 8th, 2017 at 7:30pm Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax Janice Isabel Jackson, soprano with the Voice Dancer’s Vocal Improvisation Ensemble – Maureen Batt, Rebecca Crewe, Jackie Dunsworth, Elizabeth Eve, Sheila Hunt, Barbara Lounder, Shelley Meisner, Karen Robinson,…
Dear composers/artists/creators of sound, I am looking for songs/scenes/pieces that embody what the winter holiday season means to you. I am looking to celebrate our traditions – whatever they may be. Over the past 12 months, I have attended conferences and events discussing equity, diversity, civic impact, inclusion, and community engagement. Each time I came home…
ALL INFO IN ONE CLICK! TIME OF TROUBLE – première info
Hey friends and fans! I now (finally) have a Facebook page! I figured it was about time! Hop over and “Like” the page (if you’d like!). Cheers! Maureen on Facebook
CALL FOR WORKS – OPEN TO ALL COMPOSERS Update (Sept. 14): I have been pleasantly inundated with submissions from composers all over! I may not have the time to respond to each one of you individually for follow-up, but THANK YOU for introducing me to your work! Composers whose works are being considered for this…
A huge thank-you to those who joined me and Cheryl on the inaugural tour of Crossing Borders: A Celebration of New Music from New Mexico to Nova Scotia! We had a magnificent time in Halifax, Philadelphia, and Toronto! We’re already planning for season 2! The day before our final concert, we found out that the…