Vocalist

“The Land That Shapes Us” brings our American Adventures season to a sweeping close, reflecting on the landscapes that define our character and leave their imprint on our lives’ stories. A newly commissioned work by Tanner Porter, inspired by the Colorado River, traces the waterway’s power and poetry—its quiet source, surging currents, and life-giving presence across the West. Schuman’s New England Triptych reimagines early American hymn tunes with bracing energy and noble simplicity, while Respighi’s Pines of Rome paints towering trees and sunlit vistas in cinematic brilliance, culminating in a triumphant procession that feels elemental and unforgettable.

The Land That Shapes Us

Riverwalk Center

Now in its eleventh year, San Francisco Performances’ annual PIVOT Festival is eagerly anticipated for its fresh, delightful sampling of captivating and compelling music of our time.

Guest curated this season by Andy Meyerson of San Francisco’s own The Living Earth Show, these three programs offer a thrilling and intimate survey of the networks, interconnections, and impacts of new music.

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Legacies: The Living Earth Show and Tanner Porter (PIVOT/Herbst)

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Orchestra concert featuring world premiere by Tanner Porter. Inspired by Seneca Falls’ extraordinary history as the epicenter of the Women’s Rights movement in America, Tanner’s work will explore and honor the multi-layered stories of women, past and present, who have lived and worked along the Erie Canalway. Orchestra also performs selections from Handel’s Water Music, favorite Pop songs, Patriotic fanfare, and sing-alongs, culminating in a spectacular drone show!

Water Music New York: More Voices - Seneca Falls

Seneca Falls Canal Harbor

Pro Arte’s 47th season opens with Louisville-based conductor Gabriel Lefkowitz leading an expressive program for the strings, principal clarinetist Ian Greitzer, and principal bassoonist Ronald Haroutunian. In her Canyons, from 2018, Tanner Porter paints nature at its most jagged, imposing, and majestic. A work like no other, Richard Strauss’s vibrant Duett-Concertino features writing so organic, its solo clarinet and bassoon seem to become living, breathing characters. Although Josef Suk’s warm Serenade was a departure from his melancholy style, it won him early critical acclaim from Johannes Brahms and positioned him as the successor to his teacher Antonín Dvořák, and it brings this first concert to an elegant close.

Treasures Of Youth And Age

Second Church In Newton United Church of Christ

**Event Description:**

**Title:** Magdalene - A Chamber Opera in Thirteen Movements

**Presented by:** Beth Morrison Projects, Danielle Birrittella, Zoe Aja Moore, and Marie Howe at REDCAT

**Dates:** June 4-5, 7-8

**Time:** 8 PM (TUE-WED, FRI-SAT)

**Duration:** Approx. 75 minutes, no intermission

**Location:** REDCAT, USA

**Ticket Price:** $50

**Genres:** Music, Theater

**Season:** Winter/Spring 2024

**About the Event:**

"Magdalene" is a transformative chamber opera that invites audiences into the profound interior world of Mary Magdalene, exploring themes of desire, transformation, and the sacred versus the sexual. This unique opera, set to Marie Howe’s evocative "Magdalene" poems, is a collaborative masterpiece scored by fourteen women composers: Leila Adu, Ruby Kato Attwood, Danielle Birrittella, Sheena Birrittella, Christina Courtin, Gabrielle Herbst, Molly Joyce, Emma O’Halloran, Tanner Porter, Ellen Reid, Kamala Sankaram, Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Annika Socolofsky, and Gyða Valtýsdóttir. Through a series of vivid scenes—from wandering through a hotel to lighting birthday candles and making love in the ocean—Magdalene seeks transcendence in the mundane, striving to become the subject of her own story.

This West Coast Premiere is a wild meditation on transformation and desire, enlarging the figure of Mary Magdalene to cross time and space, appearing as a woman alive now, who navigates the unyielding split between the sacred and the sexual.

**Special Features:**

- **Post-Show Talks:** Engage with the cast and creative team on June 5, 7, and 8, offering deeper insights into the production.
- **Content Advisory:** Please note that "Magdalene" contains nudity and mature content, catering to an adult audience.

**About the Artists:**

"Magdalene" is produced and co-presented by Beth Morrison Projects, a leading force in the creation and production of new opera-theatre and music theatre. The opera is commissioned and produced by PROTOTYPE Festival, a partnership between Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, and premiered at the PROTOTYPE Festival 2020. The production has received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Fund and support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

**Join Us:**

Don't miss this breathtaking opera that merges the contemporary with the timeless, offering a powerful narrative through the collective voice of an all-female composer team. Buy your tickets now for an unforgettable experience of "Magdalene" at REDCAT this Winter/Spring 2024 season.

Beth Morrison Projects, Danielle Birrittella, Zoe Aja Moore, and Marie Howe

Walt Disney Concert Hall

This free concert promises to transport you to realms of emotion and imagination through a diverse program. Let the melodies and harmonies take you to familiar and unknown places, from new works to contemporary to classical. This concert features two of our 23-24 Creator Corps Members, so you will get to hear music from living composers! We are excited to have you during our Music Without Borders series, where we bring the Louisville Orchestra 

Music Without Borders: Rhythm and Song

Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park

California Community Center

St. Vincent De Paul Louisville Family Success Center

90.5 WUOL Presents the Louisville Orchestra’s Season Opener “Our Kentucky Home” featuring special guest Chris Thile. We open our Season celebrating many things Kentucky in this concert featuring composers, performers, and compositions related to our great Commonwealth! Included in the program is mandolinist extraordinaire Chris Thile, who gives the Kentucky debut of a piece for mandolin and orchestra called ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra. We also share works by Bartók and Prokofiev, inspired by folk and classical music from around the world.  Plus, we’ll spotlight a work by Creators Corps veteran Lisa Bielawa and Hazard resident Lindsey Branson.

Vocalist

Tanner Porter

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Past events

Jul 31, 2026

The Land That Shapes Us · National Repertory Orchestra

Jan 30, 2026

Legacies: The Living Earth Show and Tanner Porter (PIVOT/Herbst) · San Francisco Performances

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