with Paul Floyd, pianist
The Chancel Choir’s baritone soloist is joined by his talented wife in an afternoon of solos and duets live from the Sanctuary.
PROGRAM
Bei Männern (from Die Zauberflöte) • W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Mache dich (from St. Matthew Passion) • J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
With verdure clad (from The Creation) • Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Lean Away • Gene Scheer (b 1958)
Joy Alone • Jake Heggie (b 1961)
Deutsche Volkslieder • Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Die Sonne scheint nicht mehr (The sun no longer shines)
In stiller Nacht (In silent night)
Dort in den Weiden steht ein Haus (There among the willows stands a house)
My Fair Lady medley • Lerner and Loewe
A New Suit • Marc Blitzstein
Croon-Spoon • Marc Blitzstein
The Girl in 14G • Tesori and Scanlan
People will say we’re in love (from “Oklahoma!”) • Rodgers and Hammerstein
Almost like being in love (from “Brigadoon”) • Lerner and Loewe
Jóhann Schram Reed has been noted internationally for his rich, powerful sound and moving performances. The Icelandic bass-baritone was most recently seen at Portland Opera as Collinein their touring production of La Bohéme. Shortly before that, he appeared as Don Basilio in Opera Roanoke’s exciting production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, “singing absolutely beautifully all the while” (Roanoke Times) and as Escamillo in Opera Joie de Vivre’s concert production of La Tragedie de Carmen. Read more here!
American soprano Emily Dyer has been noted as a promising young singer to watch in the professional circuit. She was most recently engaged with Pacific Symphony as Adina in their concert adaptation of The Elixir of Love. She concluded the 2019 season at Lyric Opera OC with a warmly-received Mother and Lia in their double bill of Amahl and the Night Visitors and L'enfant Prodigue.
Paul Floyd is in demand as a pianist and coach in Southern California and beyond. He is on the adjunct faculty at Chapman University where he works with both the opera and keyboard collaborative arts programs. He is also a Lecturer in the vocal department of the University of California, Los Angeles. For sixteen years he served as an Assistant Conductor with Los Angeles Opera where he collaborated with some of the opera world's greatest singers and conductors, played in the opera orchestra, and was regularly featured as a lecturer at pre-performance talks.