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Friday, February 29, 2008

CD RELEASE PARTY!
Daniel Buchanan’s Debut Recording Devotion
Featuring performances by Daniel Buchanan
Other Performers Include:
Chicago-based acoustic duo andi and i
Slam Poet Alton Burns
Songstress Sonja Bruzauskas with pianist Anita Kruse
Singers Lynelle Rowley and Penelope Kershaw
Buy a copy of Devotion for $15 and get a free coffee at Taft Street!
Cost: FREE!
7:30pm
Taft Street Coffee/Ecclesia Church
2115 Taft
Houston, Texas

March 2-5, 2008

Concerts and Church Events
Waynesburg Church of the Nazarene
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Sunday, March 16, 2008 (Palm Sunday) 5:00pm
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:00pm
Friday, March 21, 2008 (Good Friday) 3:00pm

St. Matthew Passion by J. S. Bach
Tenor Solos
Bach Society of Houston
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Maundy Thursday Service
Ecclesia Church
2115 Taft, Houston, Texas

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Wedding
Mobile, Alabama

Friday, April 4 - Saturday, April 5, 2008

Retreat
New Beginnings House of Prayer
Chapel of the Villa de Matel
Houston, Texas

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Special House Event
Opera Vista

Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 3:30 PM

Houston Chamber Choir
“Vivaldi’s Lost Treasure”
Solos in “Dixit Dominus”
St. Philip Presbyterian
4807 San Felipe
Houston, Texas 77056
Purchase tickets here

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Ovations presents
Anita Kruse and Ray Younkin
(with guest Daniel Buchanan)
8:00 pm
$12 cover
2536 B Times Blvd
Houston, Texas
For more information call (713)522-9801

May 5 - May 9, 2008

The Sleeping Beauty
Based on the music of Tchaikovsky
Adapted and created by Chuck Winkler
Singing the roles of the “Raven” and the “Prince”
Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Hermann Park
Houston, Texas

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:30pm
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 5:00pm

Judas Maccabeus
Cantare Houston
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas

March 2008 - June 2008

The Sleeping Beauty
Based on the music of Tchaikovsky
Adapted and created by Chuck Winkler
Singing the roles of the “Raven” and the “Prince”
Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!
Various venues through southeast Texas

June 22 - July 13, 2008

Oregon Bach Festival
OBF Chorus
Works include:
Bach St. John Passion
Bach St. Matthew Passion
Bach Mass in B Minor
Bach Magnificat
Haydn Heiligmesse
Eugene and Portland, Oregon

July 19-31, 2008


Conspirare: Craig Hella Johnson and Company of Voices
Participation in the International Federation of Choral Music Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark

September 29 - October 12, 2008

Conspirare: Craig Hella Johnson and Company of Voices
Performances and Recording, PBS Conspirare Concert

December 13 and 14, 2008

Handel’s Messiah
Southwest Florida Symphony
Fort Myers, Florida

March 7, 2009

Benefit Event for Starfish Kenya
Private Home
Email Daniel for more information

March 12, 14, 20, and 21, 2009, 7:30pm
March 15 and 22, 2009, 2:00pm

Masters of Movement
Featuring Martinu: Soldiers’ Mass
Houston Ballet
Brown Theater at the Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Ave. at Smith St.
Houston, Texas

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 7:30am

YMCA of Greater Houston
27th Annual Holy Week Prayer Breakfast
“Celebrating the Power of Hope”
Musical Guest
Hilton Americas
1600 Lamar
Houston, Texas

April 5, 2009, 6:00pm
April 10, 2009, 3:00pm

Handel: Brockes Passion
Bach Society of Houston
Performance is FREE of Charge
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Cabildo
An Opera by Amy Beach
Playing the role of “Dominique”
Opera Vista
“The Cabildo”
New Orleans, Louisiana
More Info TBA

Saturday, April 25, 2008, 12:00 noon

Opera to Go! LIVE at Houston’s Discovery Green
The Daughter of the Regiment
Music by Donizetti
Adapted and created by Kade Smith
Singing the role of “Tonio”
Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!
1500 McKinney St.
Houston, Texas 77010

Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 4:00pm

Houston Grand Opera “Create An Opera” Camp
Performance of “Peter the Rabbitt”
Students of Frost Elementary School
Daniel Buchanan and Hannah Lu, Opera Teachers
5650 Selinsky
Houston, Texas 77048

May 24, 2009, 6:00pm

Bach Vespers
Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, Cantata
Handel: O Sing unto the Lord (Psalm 96)
Bach Society of Houston

Performance is FREE of Charge
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005

NOW through June 2009

The Daughter of the Regiment
Music by Donizetti
Adapted and created by Kade Smith
Singing the role of “Tonio”
Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!
Various venues through southeast Texas
Email Daniel for specific performance dates and locations

May 28, 2009, 7:00pm

Voice Recital
Students of Daniel Buchanan
Taylor High School
20700 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, Texas

Thursday, June 11, 2009, 8:00pm

“A Celebration of Blues in Houston”
Presented by the Houston Grand Opera,
The Houston Blues Society,
and Sugar Hill Studios
featuring
Texas Johnny Brown and The Quality Blues Band
and songs by
John L. Cornelius II, Ethan Frederick Greene and Andrew Nishikawa.
Grooves Restaurant and Lounge
2300 Pierce at Bastrop
Houston, Texas
More info here

June 26 - July 12, 2009

Oregon Bach Festival
OBF Festival Chorus

Works include:
Hadyn “Creation”
Bach “Christmas Oratorio”
Sandstrom “Messiah”
Handel “Messiah”
Performances in Eugene and Portland, Oregon

September - December 2009

Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!
Fall Repertoire, including:
“The Witch” in Hansel and Gretel
“Father/Parrot” in “How Nanita Learned to Make Flan” (video excerpt)
Various venues through southeast Texas
Email Daniel for specific performance dates and locations

October 23 and 24, 2009, 8:00pm

Village of Waltz
Hope Stone, Inc.
Performance and ticket information here
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Houston, Texas 77002

December 4, 2009, 7:00pm
December 6, 2009, 6:00pm

Every Man Heart Lay Down
An African Christmas Musical
Created by Karen Capper, Daniel Buchanan, and Sandra Organ
City of Refuge Church
3150 Yellowstone Blvd.
Houston, TX 77054

Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 8:00pm

Messiah Sing-Along
Weinberg Center for the Arts
20 W. Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701

January 8, 9 and 10, 2010

A Conspirare New Year’s Classic
Conspirare
Austin, Texas

February 8-13, 2010

Conspirare performs at ACDA Eastern Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Performances:
Wednesday, February 10, 8pm:
Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem, PA
Ticket information here
Thursday, February 11, 8pm: Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, PA
Performance open to conference attendees only
Friday, February 12, 8pm: Column Classics Fine Arts Series, First Presbyterian Church, West Chester, PA
Open to the general public. Free with an offering received.

March 1 - April 2, 2010

Portland Opera
Opera To Go (POGO)
Opera IMPROV
Touring venues throughout Oregon State
Email Daniel for specific performance dates and locations

March 20, 2010

Wheaton Festival of Voices
The Artist Series at Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois

May 6-9, 2010

Conspirare

“The Mystic and the Storyteller”
May 6, 8pm, Fredericksburg, Texas
May 7, 8pm, May 8, 8pm, May 9, 2pm
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas
Click here for tickets

June 25-July 11, 2010

Oregon Bach Festival
Festival Chorus
Performances in Eugene and Portland, Oregon

June 25, 7:30pm: Verdi Requiem (Eugene)
June 27, 3:00pm: Verdi Requiem (Portland)
June 29, 7:30pm: Brahms Liebeslieder and Bach Cantata (Eugene)
June 30, 4:30pm: Bach B Minor Mass, Part 2 (Eugene)
July 2, 4:30pm: Bach B Minor Mass, Part 3 (Eugene)
July 3, 8:00pm: OBF 40th Anniversary Gala (Eugene)
July 6, 4:30pm: Mendelssohn Elijah InChoir Sing-Along (Eugene)
July 7, 4:30pm: Bach B Minor Mass Part 4 (Eugene)
July 9, 7:30pm: Mendelssohn Elijah (Portland)
July 11, 3:00pm: Mendelssohn Elijah (Eugene)

For ticket information and other festival events, click here.

September 25, 2010, 7:30pm

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Newport Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Adam Flatt

With Central Coast Chorale, Willamette Master Chorus, and Choir of the Portland Mormon Choir and Orchestra, with soloists Natalie Kvach, soprano, Allison Swenson, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Buchanan, tenor, and Konstantin Kvach, bass

Newport High School, Newport, Oregon
Ticket info here

September 30, 2010
October 1, 2, 3, and 5, 2010

“Sing Freedom: African American Spirituals”
Conspirare: Craig Hella Johnson and Company of Voices
Join Conspirare for an in-depth encounter with the African American spiritual. Among the most essential American music, spirituals are dramatic, powerful, and often profoundly beautiful. The spiritual is a foundational genre for so much modern American music, and Conspirare will demonstrate its full range of color and expression and how completely it speaks to the universal human condition.

Sept. 30: Klett Performing Arts Center, Georgetown, Texas, 8pm
Oct. 1, 2: St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas, 8pm
Oct. 3: St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas, 3pm
Oct. 5: Goshen College Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen, Indiana, 7:30pm
(Oct. 6-8: Recording sessions in Goshen, to be released on Harmonia Mundi)
Tickets and more info here

October 24, 2010, 2:00pm

Bach Cantata Choir of Portland
Ralph Nelson, conductor
Heinrich Schütz: Cantate Domino, SWV 81
Christoph Graupner: Cantata: “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet”
J.S. Bach: Cantata #78: “Jesu, der du meine Seele”
J.S. Bach: Cantata #192: “Nun danket alle Gott”
Rose City Park Presbyterian Church
1907 NE 45th Avenue in Portland, Oregon
Free (offering accepted)

November 7, 2010, 7:00pm

Playback Theater Portland
Live in performance at Curious Comedy Theater, Portland, Oregon

Playback Theater is an improvisational form of theater whereby audience members tell a story from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot by an ensemble of actors and musicians. The focus is on illuminating the essence of the story using spoken improvisation, movement, ritual and music. Sometimes a story shared may be thoughtful, sad, funny, tragic, or inspiring.
Ticket info here

December 10, 2010, 7:30pm

Bach Cantata Choir of Portland
Ralph Nelson, conductor
Sebastian Knüpfer: “Von Himmel Hoch”
Michael Praetorius: “Psallite,” “Es ist ein Ros,” “Von Himmel Hoch”
J. S. Bach: “Christmas Oratorio” parts 1-3
Rose City Park Presbyterian Church
1907 NE 45th Avenue in Portland, Oregon
Purchase tickets here

December 12, 2010, 2:00pm

PDX Vox
Portland’s Contemporary A Cappella Singing Ensembles
End-of-term demonstration performance
Instructors: Marie Schumacher and Daniel Buchanan
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon
Free

December 22 and 23, 2010, 7:30pm

Handel’s Messiah
Portland Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Yaacov Bergman
In collaboration with the Oregon Chorale, the Portland Boychoir, and the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir with soloists Nicole Greenidge, soprano, Angela Niederloh, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Buchanan, tenor, and Richard Zeller, baritone

Dec. 22: Westminster Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon
Dec. 23: St. Matthew Catholic Church, Hillsboro, Oregon
Ticket info here

January 7 and 8, 2011

“Baroque Christmas in Russia and Ukraine”
with Cappella Romana
More information about concert repertoire
January 7: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
January 8: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, Washington
Order tickets here

January through March, 2011

The Elixir of Love
By Gaetano Donizetti
Adapted by Kristine McIntrye
Portland Opera - POGO
Performances in schools throughout Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Many performances are private.  The public performances are listed below.

January 30, 2011, 2:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
Join Portland Opera To Go in a family-friendly performance of opera favorites, including Donizetti’s comic opera The Elixir of Love, adapted by Kristine McIntyre.  The performance is free and gives audiences the opportunity to simultaneously enjoy great food and drinks from McMenamin’s menu.
McMenamin’s Grand Lodge

3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, OR 97116

Free

February 3, 2011, 7:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
McMenamin’s Sand Trap

1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, OR 97138

Free

February 10, 2011, 7:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
Crystal Ballroom, Lola’s Room

1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209

Free

February 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 2011, 7:30pm

Out of Eden
An adaptation of Massenet’s Werther
by Katie Taylor and Erica Melton
With original film directed by Jen Wechsler
Opera Theater Oregon
Click here for the Facebook Event
Daniel Buchanan playing the role of ‘Werther’
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211

February 13, 2011, 2:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
McMenamin’s Hotel Oregon, Mattie’s Room

310 N.E. Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128

Free

February 14, 2011, 12:00 noon

PCPA Noontime Showcase Presents:
Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love
The Portland Opera presents an abbreviated English-language version of Donizetti’s comic opera The Elixir of Love. This charming story of love lost and love found, magic potions and deception is perfect for Valentine’s Day. Also, it’s a great way to introduce children to the wonder of opera.
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
Antoinette Hatfield Hall, Rotunda Lobby

1111 SW Broadway
, Portland, Oregon 97205
Free

February 18,  2011, 7:00pm
February 19, 2011, 1:00pm and 4:00pm

Portland Opera presents
The Elixir of Love

As part of its extended Oregon tour, Portland Opera To Go presents these performances of its touring production in the company’s home theater, the Hampton Opera Center.  These family-centered performances introduce children to the joy of opera and last just one hour.
Hampton Opera Center

211 SE Caruthers St, Portland, OR 97214

Adults $10, Children $5

March 3, 2011, 7:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
McMenamin’s Kennedy School

5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland, OR 97211

Free

March 6, 2011, 2:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School

700 N.W. Bond Street, Bend, OR 97701

Free

March 13, 2011, 2:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
McMenamin’s Edgefield
, Blackberry Hall
2126 S.W. Halsey St., Troutdale, OR 97060

Free

March 18, 2011, 7:00pm

Portland Opera: The Elixir of Love and Opera Favorites
(See above for more info)
The Olympic Club Hotel and Theater
112 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, WA 98531
Free

April 2 and 3, 2011

“Ivan Moody: The Akathistos Hymn”
with Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana marks the beginning of its 20th-Anniversary year with Byzantium’s greatest song of mystical praise: The Akáthistos Hymn to the Virgin Mary, as set by Ivan Moody. A lyrical account of humankind’s cosmic destiny, this literary masterpiece in twenty-four stanzas has been treasured for nearly 1,500 years by Eastern Christians.
April 2, 8pm: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
April 3, 4pm: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, Washington
Order tickets here

April 16 and 17, 2011

Bach: St. John Passion
Kuninkaantien muusikot (Musicians of the King’s Road)
Markus Yli-Jokipii, conductor
Archangel Michael’s Church
Turku, Finland

June 11 and 12, 2011

Roberto Sierra’s Missa Latina ‘For Peace’
Conspirare and the Victoria Bach Festival
June 11: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Victoria, Texas
June 12: The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas
Ticket info here

June 18, 2011, 12:00 noon

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Noon Recital (free)
with pianist Naoko Takao
“Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann”  and “Allerseelen”
by Richard Strauss
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Location and ticket information here

June 18, 2011, 7:30pm

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Ken Nafziger, conductor
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Act II)
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Location and ticket information here

June 19, 2011, 10:00am

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Ken Nafziger, conductor
Bach: Cantata 172 “Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!”
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Location and ticket information here

June 23, 2011, 7:30pm

Opening Night of the Oregon Bach Festival
Featuring Yo-Yo Ma
J. S. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major
J. S. Bach: Magnificat
Osvaldo Golijov: Azul
Silva Concert Hall
Eugene, Oregon
More information here

June 27, 2011, 7:30pm

Oregon Bach Festival presents
Dido and Aeneas
with Portland Baroque Orchestra
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony Op. 4
Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’
First United Methodist Church
Portland, Oregon
More information here

June 28, 2011, 7:30pm

Oregon Bach Festival presents
Dido and Aeneas
with Portland Baroque Orchestra
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony Op. 4
Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’
Tower Theater
Bend, Oregon
More information here

June 29, 2011, 7:30pm

Oregon Bach Festival presents
Dido and Aeneas
with Portland Baroque Orchestra
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony Op. 4
Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’
SOU Recital Hall
Ashland, Oregon
More information here

June 30, 2011, 7:30pm

Oregon Bach Festival presents
Dido and Aeneas
with Portland Baroque Orchestra
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony Op. 4
Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’
Beall Concert Hall
Eugene, Oregon
More information here

August 29-September 7, 2011

Cappella Romana tour to Greece
Performance Program: “The Byzantine Tradition: From Constantinople to California”
September 2: Patmos Sacred Music Festival “A Revelation of Music”
The Island of Patmos, Greece
September 6: Panagia Ekatontapiliani (The Church of 100 Doors - 6th Century)
The Island of Paros, Greece
Click for more information

September 22-30, 2011

“Samuel Barber: American Romantic”
Conspirare: Craig Hella Johnson and Company of Voices

Sept. 22: Klett Performing Arts Center, Georgetown, Texas
Sept. 23: St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas, 8:00pm
Sept. 24: Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas, 8:00pm
Sept. 25: St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas, 3:00pm
Sept. 27-30: Recording sessions, Goshen, Indiana
Ticket information here

Saturday, October 22, 2011, 7:30pm

Halloween Monsterbash
Portland Chamber Orchestra
with
Yaacov Bergman, conductor
In collaboration with Resonance Ensemble
World Premiere of The Monster by Duncan Neilson
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College
Portland, Oregon

Saturday, November 19, 2011, 7:00pm

Playback Theater Portland
Live in performance at The Headwaters Theater, Portland, Oregon

Playback Theater is an improvisational form of theater whereby audience members tell a story from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot by an ensemble of actors and musicians. The focus is on illuminating the essence of the story using spoken improvisation, movement, ritual, and music. This powerful form of listening and storytelling is an unforgettable experience.

The Headwaters Theater, 55 NE Farragut St. #9, Portland, Oregon, 97211
Ticket info here

December 3 and 4, 2011, 7:30pm

Dreams Landing is proud to present
One Earth, One Dream
with the words and voices of CG Jung, Michael Meade, Jeremy Taylor and Marion Woodman

Please join Peter Armetta and Playback Theater Portland for an informal evening of original songs, improvisations, readings, and reflections on dreams and the Dreamtime!
More info here
Tabor Space, 5441 SE Belmont, Portland, OR
$12 suggested donation at the door

Thursday, December 8, 2011, 7:00pm

Walla Walla Symphony: Benefit Soiree Chamber Series
Singers Sarah Parnicky, Beth Madsen Bradford, Daniel Buchanan, and Charles Robert Stephens
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Walla Walla, Washington
More information here

Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3:00pm

Handel’s Messiah
Walla Walla Symphony
with
Yaacov Bergman, conductor
Sarah Parnicky, soprano
Beth Madsen Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Buchanan, tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, bass
and
The Walla Walla University Choir
The Mid-Columbia Master Singers
Walla Walla University Church, Walla Walla, Washington

December 21 and 23, 2011

Handel’s Messiah
Portland Chamber Orchestra
with
Yaacov Bergman, conductor
Sarah Parnicky, soprano
Beth Madsen Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Buchanan, tenor
Richard Zeller, bass
and
The Oregon Chorale
December 21, 7:30pm: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
December 23, 7:30pm: St. Matthew Catholic Church, Hillsboro, Oregon

January 6-8, 2012

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Cappella Romana (tenor soloist)
January 6: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, 8:00pm
January 7: St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington, 8:00pm
January 8: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, 2:00pm

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