Mine Be the Lips - a concert of songs by women composers performed by contralto Vira Slywotzky and pianist David Sytkowski.

This carefully curated program celebrates the diverse output of female composers of the past who have been overlooked and under programmed because of their gender and the works of innovative female composers of the present. The songs have been selected both for their beauty and also for their power to transport listeners. Featuring music by Maria Szymanowska, Silvia Filus, Poldowski, Amy Beach, Stefania Turkewich, Sheila Silver, Vivian Fung, Lori Laitman and others.

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Interdisciplinary arts collective featuring cellist Vernon Regehr, pianist Gregory Oh, dance artist Shannon Litzenberger, and Christine Carter on clarinet. The program “Everything is Green”, pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations with works including Arvo Part and Beethoven.

The “Looking Glass Ensemble” is an interdisciplinary arts collective featuring cellist Vernon Regehr, pianist Gregory Oh, dance artist Shannon Litzenberger, and Christine Carter on clarinet. They will be touring their program “Everything is Green” in British Columbia, which pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel” and Randy Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Vivian Fung and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Recent engagements include the Canadian Opera Company’s Concert Series in Toronto, the Scotia Festival of Music in Halifax, Virtuosi Concerts in Winnipeg, and several university residencies. Our film “Everything is Green” also just won “Best Dance Short” at both the Berlin Indie Film Festival and the Cine Paris Film Festival.

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The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

The interdisciplinary nature of the ensemble underpins the creative practices of its members, the originality and accessibility of its performances, and the diversity of artists with which the Ensemble can collaborate.

The performances of The Looking Glass Ensemble are imagined as multi-layer concerts, allowing for audiences to experience the novelty of multiple art forms, including music, dance, poetry, and film, in the recognizable and accessible context of music presentation. The ensemble has toured across Canada, and “Everything is Green,” the group’s dance film, recently won “Best Dance Short” at both the Berlin Indie Film Festival and the Cine Paris Film Festival.

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The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, this program pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s exquisite Spiegel im Spiegel, with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

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The Creative Work Fund is pleased to award 13 new grants to Greater Bay Area artists collaborating with nonprofit organizations to develop new works of visual art, theater, traditional art, dance, poetry, arts activism and more. Grantees continue to show us that when artists and organizations are in partnership, they strengthen the vibrancy of the Bay Area.

Poet Genny Lim is collaborating with Del Sol Performing Arts Organization to create The Songs of the Diaspora, a connection between our ancestors and our future through new poetry by Lim in an immersive musical experience with collaborating artists Vivian Fung, Mark Heller, Meilina Tsui, Andi Wong, and Theresa Wong. The evening-length work will be presented in June 2025. 

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Mine Be the Lips - a concert of songs by women composers performed by contralto Vira Slywotzky and pianist David Sytkowski.

This carefully curated program celebrates the diverse output of female composers of the past who have been overlooked and under programmed because of their gender and the works of innovative female composers of the present. The songs have been selected both for their beauty and also for their power to transport listeners. Featuring music by Maria Szymanowska, Silvia Filus, Poldowski, Amy Beach, Stefania Turkewich, Sheila Silver, Vivian Fung, Lori Laitman and others.

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Program

Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat, "Prussian", K589 No.2
Shaw: Blueprint
Fung: Pizzicato
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59 No. 1

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Join us for our first concert of the year featuring Pillars I, III, and IV by Andy Akiho, (Un)Wavering Souls by VIvian Fung, Shui by Juri Seo, and Gravity by Marc Mellits.

The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon, John Luther Adams, Emma O’Halloran, Tristan Perich, Susanna Hancock, Finola Merivale, Robert Maggio, Ted Babcock, Lesley Flanigan, Shruthi Rajeskhar, Jason Treuting, and Ivan Trevino.

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Program

Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat, "Prussian", K589 No.2
Shaw: Blueprint
Fung: Pizzicato
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59 No. 1

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The Park University International Center for Music's 2025-26 concert season will begin on Friday, Sept. 5, with a performance by violist Molly Carr and pianist Anna Petrova showcasing classical music created entirely by female composers. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan.

Program

• “Elfentanz,” composed by Florence Price

• “Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22” (arranged for viola and piano), composed by Clara Schumann

• “Prayer” (based on music by Von Bingen),” composed by Vivian Fung

• “Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23” (arranged for viola), composed by Amy Beach

• “Halo,” by Beyoncé and Henrique Eisenmann

• “Magnitude,” composed by Andra Casarrubios

  • This piece was commissioned by the Carr-Petrova Duo and is based on music by the Palestinian Women Ensemble Daughters of Jerusalem

• “Sonata for Viola and Piano,” composed by Rebecca Clarke

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Skaneateles Festival

Keep Calm and Carry On

Tenor Nicholas Phan (“one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” Boston Globe) and the Jasper String Quartet explore the unique sound world of English music. Separated from the mainland by water, England developed its own folk, classical, and popular traditions; a sampling of each will be heard on this stirring program, including British music by Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, and Canadian composer Vivian Fung.

Program:
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS, On Wenlock Edge
ELGAR, Salut d’Amour for Violin and Piano
BRITTEN, Three Divertimenti for String Quartet & Selected Songs
REBECCA CLARKE, Three Irish Country Songs
VIVIAN FUNG, “O” from Lamenting Earth

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2024 Jeju International Brass Competition

Trumpet Repertoire:

1st round

• Theo Charlier - Etude No. 2 “Du Style” (either B flat or C Trumpet)

• Choose one from the followings

  • Arthur Honegger - Intrada

  • George Enesco - Legend

2nd round

Choose one from the followings(piccolo trumpet)

• Giuseppe Tartini - Concerto in D, Movement 1

• Johann Friedrich Fasch - Concerto in D, Movement 1

• Steve Rouse - The Avatar, Movement 1 ‘Nativity’

• Choose one from the followings

  • Vivian Fung - Rhapsody

  • Kevin Day - Enigma

  • Libby Larson - Ridgerunner

Final Round

• Grace Williams - Concerto

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Renowned violinist Claire Bourg is enchanting audiences worldwide with her heartfelt artistry and dazzling virtuosity. A laureate of numerous competitions including the prestigious 2021 Luminarts Fellowship and the New England Conservatory Competition, she has graced the stages of many of the world’s premier venues as both a soloist and chamber musician. We are delighted to welcome this distinguished alumna of our 2021 and 2022 Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program back to the Music Room for her debut solo recital. 

Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 526
Vivian Fung: Birdsong
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata, Op.Posth.
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo in C minor for Violin and Piano

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Royce and Friends

An afternoon of music, conversation, and inspiration!

Join us for a musical gathering introducing our new Artistic Director, Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek.

A stellar ensemble of internationally acclaimed artists perform selections from Royce’s catalogue – plus a sneak peek at his newest opera-in-the-making! Meet the creative voices that shaped Royce’s journey, and glimpse the future of Against the Grain.

$400* Ticket includes: event admission, wine/beer station, celebratory nibbles, and a $250.00 tax receipt.

Royce and Friends is a fundraiser for Against the Grain Theatre. Proceeds from this event will support future programming and outreach/education activities. 

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This Lisa Arnhold Memorial Recital features the Katarina String Quartet, Juilliard’s graduate resident string quartet, in a program of works by Haydn, Vivian Fung, and Beethoven.

Program
Haydn, String Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
Fung, String Quartet No. 3
Beethoven, String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky”

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University of New Mexico Trumpet Day

Season 13: Intimate Voices

An intimate concert featuring solo and chamber repertoire. Experience the magic of new music in a closer, more personal setting with a select roster of a dozen Choral Artists. Featuring new vocal works by Vivian Fung, Che Buford, Joe Jaxson, Christopher Cerrone, and more.

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Join us as ROCO’s Connections Series returns to Asia Society Texas Center on March 29th, and enjoy an evening spotlighting music by Asian artists and composers, exploring the experiences of Vietnamese immigrants.

Tenor Nicholas Phan features in the world premiere of Season 20 Composer-In-Residence Viet Cuong’s song cycle, telling the story of his family’s escape from Saigon, plus Vivian Fung’s elegaic Lamenting Earth, complimented by Viet Cuong’s driving septet Pulse Train.

Emmy Award-winning composer and traditional musician Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ joins, performing on instruments such as the đàn bầu (Vietnamese monochord), 16-string đàn tranh (zither), đàn t’rung (bamboo xylophone), and trống (traditional drums), creating music that blends the wonderfully unique sounds of Vietnamese instruments with other genres, fusing deeply rooted musical traditions with fresh new structures.

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As a heartfelt thank-you for being a special part of our OrKidstra family, we invite you to a FREE performance of “Through the Looking Glass.”

This dynamic interdisciplinary concert will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 7:30 PM performed by The Looking Glass Ensemble at the Huguette Labelle event space in Tabaret Hall, uOttawa (550 Cumberland St., Ottawa). Doors will open at 7 PM for this one-hour concert (no intermission); seating is general admission and will be available until hall capacity is reached.

Thanks to a grant from ArtsNL, long-time friend of OrKidstra, Christine Carter, and her interdisciplinary collective The Looking Glass Ensemble, are offering this invite-only performance free for the OrKidstra family! The one-hour original show features acclaimed clarinetist Christine Carter and celebrated dance artist Shannon Litzenberger in collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr. The program “pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s exquisite ‘Spiegel im Spiegel,’ with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig van Beethoven and Vivian Fung.” The performances of The Looking Glass Ensemble are imagined as multi-layer concerts, allowing audiences to experience the novelty of multiple art forms, including music, dance, poetry, and film.

There is no need to RSVP for “Through the Looking Glass” and no tickets are required – we hope to see you on March 19 (and feel free to bring a friend)!

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Featuring works by John Luther Adams, Vivian Fung, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Jan Dismas Zelenka.

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Everything Is Green

The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Ipswich Chamber Music Society celebrates 100th Anniversary

March 15: Centenary Gala Concert, featuring the Villiers Quartet and students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Including Haydn’s ‘Fifths’ quartet, played at the very first ICMS concert in October 1925, Vivian Fung’s String Quartet No 1 and Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings, Op. 20.

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