Blog: Open Intervals
A New Year and New Repertoire for Nicole
Greetings, dear readers!
The first half of this year holds a few really interesting pieces, including one piece that's new to me, however the text is not.
I'm joining the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in Sioux Falls for the Arvo Pärt Stabat Mater in April, and while I've sung the text of the Stabat Mater countless times, it is the first time that I've sung a Pärt piece solo.
So far I think it will be a new and different experience from any other Stabat Mater I've sung.
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On the same progr…
Expression in Violin and Singing - Part 3: Making Your Violin Sing
Nicole Notes: Several years ago I paired up with violinist and orchestra teacher Katie Gustafson to write several articles for String Notes, published by the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association (MNSOTA), which is the local chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). We had a great time exploring the commonalities between playing the violin and singing. Please enjoy this three-part series.
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by Katie Gustafson and Nicole Warner
In the first two installments of our …
Expression in Violin and Singing - Part 2: Breathe Your Way Out of Your Lizard Brain
Nicole Notes: Several years ago I paired up with violinist and orchestra teacher Katie Gustafson to write several articles for String Notes, published by the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association (MNSOTA), which is the local chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). We had a great time exploring the commonalities between playing the violin and singing. Please enjoy this three-part series.
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by Katie Gustafson and Nicole Warner
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Expression in Violin and Singing - Part 1: Body Awareness
Nicole Notes: Several years ago I paired up with violinist and orchestra teacher Katie Gustafson to write several articles for String Notes, published by the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association (MNSOTA), which is the local chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). We had a great time exploring the commonalities between playing the violin and singing. Please enjoy this three-part series.
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by Katie Gustafson and Nicole Warner
A few years ago I was singing with a …
Check Out my 2019-2020 Singing Season
Hello, dear readers!
This coming musical season I'll be back at two of my favorite singing destinations, the Elm Ensemble in Dexter, Michigan and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
I have three gigs planned and you can read about them here according to date.
October 2019:
In October I'll be joining the Elm Ensemble for another Evensong, which is always such a lovely experience. We'll be singing a bit of German as well as other English-language pieces.
The Elm Ensemble is comprised of s…
South Dakota Symphony, April 4 & 5, 2020
Stabat Mater by Arvo Pärt
Requiem by Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Delta David Gier, Music Director
Hannah Lu, soprano
Nicole Warner, mezzo-soprano
Timothy Bentch, tenor
Stephen Bryant, baritone
Washington Pavilion
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Elm Ensemble Evensong, October 13, 2019
The Elm Ensemble
Conducted by Sally Messner
Program includes:
"Anthem: O Praise The Lord of Heaven" by William Billings
"Nun danket alle Gott" by Johann Pachelbel
"Shields" from Wyeth's Repository, Part 2nd
and more
Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
3279 Broad Street
Dexter, Michigan
Elm Ensemble Evensong, February 23, 2020
The Elm Ensemble
Conducted by Sally Messner
Program :
Schütz Habe deine Lust an dem Herren
Schütz Herr wenn ich nur dich habe
Hassler Cantate Domino
Purcell Let My Prayer
arr. Walker Hail the blest morn!
Sunday, February 23, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
3279 Broad Street
Dexter, Michigan
Elm Ensemble - Evensong April 2019
I love singing with the Elm Ensemble.
One of the best parts of singing with the Elm Ensemble is raising money for good causes, which is a part of the Evensongs I've participated in. As part of the April 2019 Evensong a freewill collection was taken for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapter in Washtenaw County, where the Elm Ensemble is based.
The collection was quite awesome that day.
The NAMI Washtenaw County has received $417 from the freewill offering that day! That's outst…
Evensong: Sacred Harp 2018
Last Fall I joined up with the Elm Ensemble in Dexter, Michigan for a fantastic weekend of music-making. (There may have been excellent food & drink involved, but that's just between you and me. Bacon-fried Brussels sprouts, that's all I'm saying.)
The Elm Ensemble has published the recordings we made as a playlist on YouTube, which is fabulous and fantastic!
I'd like to draw your attention to this recording of Mary to Her Savior's Tomb, Sacred Harp 451, which was at the time the first recording…