Benefit Concert Program Details

CJC Benefit Concert

ANTONINA CHEKHOVSKAYA, Soprano 

DR. KENNETH BOS, Piano

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Calvin Christian Reformed Church

Grand Rapids, MI

7:00 PM

Summertime from Porgy and Bess - G. Gershwin

Senza mamma from Suor Angelica - G. Puccini

Cigánské melodie, Op. 55 Antonin Dvořak

     Má písen zas mi láskou zní

     Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj přerozkošně zvoní

     A les je tichý kolem kol

     Struna naladěna, hochu, toč se v kole

     Široké rukávy a široké gatě

     Když mne stará matka zpívat učívala

     Dejte klec jestřábu ze zlata ryzého

                         Intermission

Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì from La Bohème - G. Puccini

La Maja dolorosa - E. Granados

Nadie puede ser dichoso - E. Toldrá

Cancion al Arbol del Olvido - A. Ginastera

Deep River

Ev’ry time I feel de Spirit 

Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child

Wade in de water

Theodore Ndawallie II, piano 

                Andrew Possehl, double bass

Tune in WGVU 9:30 a.m. - May 3 - Live Interview

Live interview with Shelly Irwin on WGVU - 88.5 FM, Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 3 at 9:30 a.m. 

Don Giovanni

I will be performing as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni with the University of Michigan Opera, November 8-11, 2012, Directed by Robert Swedberg and conducted by Christopher Lees. 

Note Upcoming Performances

Performing Senza Mamma from Suor Angelica by G. Puccini
Studio recital of Stephen West
Wednesday, April 11, 5pm, Stamps Auditorium  - Walgreen Drama Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Performing the Final Scene (Trio & Duet) from Der Rosenkavalier by R. Strauss, Antonina as Marschallin, Amy Petrongelli as Sophie, and Heidi Madagame as Octavian
Heidi Madagame's Recital, mezzo-soprano, Elena Lacheva, piano
Saturday, April 14, 2 pm, Britton Recital Hall, Moore Music Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Moravian Master Class

In August, I will join the Moravian Master Class, an intensive 10-day program in Moravia, Czech Republic. The program will focus on Czech and German opera and vocal chamber music in the homeland of Janáček and Martinů, who spoke Czech, as well as native German speakers such as Mahler and Korngold.

My debut conducting an opera - Gianni Schicchi

Instead of singing as La Ciesca, I will now be conducting Puccini's Gianni Schicchi for the UM undergraduate Opera Workshop, staged by Robert Swedberg, with Kathryn Goodson at the piano. Thursday, April 12, 7:30 pm, and Friday, April 13, 8:00 pm, at the Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, Ann Arbor, MI. 

Scott's recital = Success

Scott's recital was great in every way! We had so much fun performing Dvorak's Gypsy songs! If you weren't there, you missed out! We were real gypsies :), colorful and bare footed.