Friday, March 29, 2024

Spotlight: Olga Lisovska

Olga Lisovska
soprano

A native of Kyiv, Ukraine, Olga Lisovska holds degrees from Middlebury College, École Normale de Musique d'A. Cortot in Paris, France and L'Institut des Sciences Politiques in Paris, France. Hailed as "soprano extraordinaire" by WBUR, Olga is a critically acclaimed classical soprano, whose career involves both singing on prestigious concert stages, teaching, coaching, and producing performances, events, and festivals.

Olga produced award-winning operas at Commonwealth Lyric Theater, a Boston-based opera company, and Talents of the World's Annual Music Festival at Carnegie Hall. As a performer, Ms. Lisovska’s concerts have been featured on Ukrainian, Italian and American TV and radio, including on the Today Show and WBUR.

Olga is also a founder of a nonprofit organization, Music, Arts and Fashion Productions, whose mission is to promote the arts and to educate.

Ms. Lisovska is a sought-after voice teacher. As diction and public speaking coach she has been working with Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Boston Symphony, AstraZeneca pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, with Odyssey Opera, and New England Conservatory, among others.

Being a passionate connector, Olga serves as Managing Partner at Sky International Center, the largest international social, cultural and business network of 25,000 members in New England. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Olga co-founded Sky Philanthropy, a non-profit organization, which supports people in crisis. Sky Philanthropy produced two Boston Ukrainian Festivals, which were attended by over 3,000 people (in 2022) and 5,000 people (in 2023) and were featured in major news outlets. Ms. Lisovska has been giving performance lectures about Ukrainian music and song literature to audiences ranging from children, to university students, adults and seniors.

Olga’s life purpose is to inspire positive change through connections for life, coaching and art performances.

FMI: www.OlgaLisovska.com

Friday, March 15, 2024

Spring Pops Supports 51 Walden

Olga Lisovska
soprano

51 Walden presents the Concord Band performing its annual Spring Pops concert as a fundraiser for 51 Walden building repairs. The concert will be held on Saturday April 13, 2024, at 7:00 pm on the music stage of the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord.

The program will feature a guest artist, Ukrainian soprano Olga Lisovska, singing opera and popular solos including The Kyiv Waltz and George Gershwin’s Somebody Loves Me

Hailed as "soprano extraordinaire" by WBUR, Olga is a critically acclaimed classical soprano, whose career involves both singing and producing. Olga founded Music, Arts and Fashion Productions, whose mission is to promote the arts. Olga produced award-winning operas at Commonwealth Lyric Theater and Talents of the World's Annual Music Festival at Carnegie Hall. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Olga co-founded Sky Philanthropy and produced two Boston Ukrainian Festivals. Olga’s life purpose is to inspire positive change through connections for life, coaching, and art performances.

The Concord Band will also perform Gershwin's An American in Paris, Eduard Strauss' Clear Track Polka, selections from John Williams' Star Wars motion picture soundtracks, and other audience favorites.

51 Walden is home to the Concord Band, the Concord Players, the Concord Orchestra, a dance studio, as well as hosting annual Opera 51 productions. 51 Walden is a non-profit organization, which in 1974 was entrusted by the Town of Concord with conservation and maintenance of the historic Veterans Building. 51 Walden has operated and improved the Performing Arts Center these last 50 years. Spring Pops is sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, Newbury Court, and The Ridick Revis Group, with proceeds supporting essential exterior repairs.

Tickets are available online at ticketstage.com/51WALDEN, at $30 single, or $25 per person at tables of four. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Please join the Concord Band and 51 Walden for Spring Pops!

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Program: Dances

Winter Concert

Saturday, March 2, 2024 • 7:00 PM
The Concord Band
James O‘Dell, Music Director and Conductor

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Program

An American in Paris George Gershwin
arr. John Krance
Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey Percy Grainger
Suite of Old American Dances Robert Russell Bennett
  1. Schottische
  2. Cake Walk
The Invisible Girl Mason Bynes
World Premiere—Commissioned by Ellen Feldman
  1. A Struggle Between Friends
  2. The Veiled Woman Revealed
  3. Becoming Visible

Intermission

Suite of Old American Dances Robert Russell Bennett
  1. Western One-Step
  2. Wallflower Waltz
  3. Rag
Saxophone Quartet
John Rabinowitz (soprano), David Southard (alto)
Judy Piermarini (tenor), Dan Shields (baritone)
“Ceilidh” from Celtic Suite Gavin Whitlock
Waltz for Debby Bill Evans
arr. Steve Piermarini
I Want You Back Gordy, Mizell, Perren, Richards
arr. Andy Wilds
The Concord Band
Danse—Tarantelle Styrienne Claude Debussy
orch. Ravel, arr. Boyd
Clear Track Polka Eduard Strauss
arr. Alfred Reed