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Concert honors the memory of composer Daniel PinkhamCoro Allegro's February 23 concert pays tribute to composer Daniel Pinkham, a major figure on the Boston music scene for 60 years who passed away in December 2006. During his lifetime, Daniel Pinkham featured prominently in Boston's classical music scene as a sought-after composer, faculty member at New England Conservatory, conductor, organist, and musical director at King's Chapel. |
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"An amazing, capacious, loving and kind individual towards so many different people"
That's how Boston-area timpanist John Grimes described Daniel Pinkham in a recent interview with Coro Allegro in which he talked about his musical collaborations and friendship with Daniel Pinkham. Read all of this wonderful interview with John Grimes and learn why the memory of Daniel Pinkham is special to so many people. 
First annual Daniel Pinkham Award goes to Sanford SylvanCoro Allegro has established the Daniel Pinkham Award, to be given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to classical choral music and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. The inaugural award will be presented at the February 23rd concert to world-renowned bass-baritone Sanford Sylvan, who established his career during his years in Boston and who returns often to sing with Coro Allegro and other local groups. Read the Press Release announcing the award. |
Concert features music by Pinkham and M. Haydn |
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Daniel Pinkham
Commissioned and premiered by Coro Allegro in 1996, this work sets
text by the wildly inventive 18th century poet Christopher Smart,
and ranges in mood from solemn and reverential to frolicky, languorous, and rousing.
The performance will feature soprano Carole Haber, for whose voice the piece was originally conceived.The White Raven ♫ Listen to an excerpt from the 1996 premiere: Air (mp3, 4:06).
Michael Haydn
Also on the concert is a Mass by Joseph Haydn's younger brother Michael, an accomplished composer of sacred works
in his own right.
Missa sub titulo Sancti Francisci Seraphici Barbara Kilduff, soprano |
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