The Valkyrie Ensemble presents Gaia Gala, a foray into the history and present day relationship of humankind to Earth told through story and song. YouTube Live Premiere.

You have been invited to the court of Mother Earth, Gaia. Gaia is sick and the only way to revive her is to tell her story through song. Featuring the world premiere of a new vocal work by composer Laura Jobin-Acosta, a current Inaugural Opera America IDEA Resident. Gaia’s “renaissance” must be realized with the help of Man(kind). Through our knowledge of her past, we can heal the present, and create a more unified, holistic future. Will you accept her invitation?

Featuring Julia Rahm as Gaia, Emily Crisp as Man, and Marnie Baylouny as…(watch to find out!). Directed by Karen Hunt and script by Julia Rahm.

Tickets found here.

Celebration of The Valkyrie Ensemble’s launch anniversary featuring music by female composers like Clara Schumann, Barbara Strozzi and Pauline Viardot. YouTube premiere!

Julia will be singing two melodies by Pauline Viardot, a French composer and famous mezzo-soprano of 19th century Paris.

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Aède of the Ocean and Land

A Play in Seven Acts by Noor Inayat Khan

Directed by Elli Papakonstantinou * Music by Shirish Korde

Featuring Dashon Burton, Jen Zetlan & Emily Pulley

Monday, September 14, 2020

1 pm New York, 6 pm London, 7 pm Athens

***A Zoom Live Music-Cinema Event***

Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944) is widely remembered as a hero and martyr of the Second World War. Her play, Aède of the Ocean and Land, written in verse, uses Homer’s Odyssey as its framework. ”Noor Inayat Khan delicately infuses Sufi philosophy into her play, weaving a narrative that is at once referring to her parents as well as her own life’s journey.” (Shrabani Basu) Noor reimagines Homer’s epic. The journey of Ulys in Aède is an allegory representing Noor’s father, the Indian mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan’s, spiritual journey in the West, while the seven acts and the structure of Aède recall the seven valleys traversed by the birds in Farid Attar’s medieval Sufi classic “The Conference of Birds.”

This live music-cinema zoom performance is directed by Elli Papakonstantinou, with music by Shirish Korde drawing on South Asian as well as contemporary American and European idioms.

Aède will be performed live simultaneously from Athens, New York, San Francisco, Den Haag and Rome via Zoom. The 22 artists involved are spanning ten time zones, representing five countries. Co-produced by Tarana Sara Jobin on behalf of the Astana and the ODC Ensemble.

Tickets are available via Eventbrite at $20 each with the opportunity to make an extra donation to support artist remuneration. We are incredibly grateful to this cast of professionals, performing from their homes because of the pandemic, and welcome donations of all amounts. Buying a ticket also enables you to watch the recording if you are not able to attend the live event.

The Cast

Dashon Burton, Ulys

Emily Pulley, Penelope

Jen Zetlan, Telemachus

Gemma Carbone

Kelvin Chan

Elias Husiak

Laura Jobin-Acosta

Lito Messini

Valia Papachristou

Julia Rabia Rahm

Kainat Felicia Norton

Video Artist

Stephanie Sherriff

Musicians

Srinivas Reddy, sitar

Amit Kavthekar, tabla

Jonathan Hess, percussion

The Cassatt Quartet:

• Muneko Otani, violin

• Jennifer Leshnower, violin

• Ah Ling Neu, viola

• Elizabeth LatifaNoor Anderson, cello

A comic opera double bill, featuring Emmanuel Chabrier’s An Incomplete Education and Eugen d’Albert’s The Departure. Julia is playing the role of Helene in An Incomplete Education. Enjoy an evening of delightful music and laughter!

A comic opera double bill, featuring Emmanuel Chabrier’s An Incomplete Education and Eugen d’Albert’s The Departure. Julia is playing the role of Helene in An Incomplete Education. Enjoy an evening of delightful music and laughter!

A comic opera double bill, featuring Emmanuel Chabrier’s An Incomplete Education and Eugen d’Albert’s The Departure. Julia is playing the role of Helene in An Incomplete Education. Enjoy an evening of delightful music and laughter!

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

As a founding member of The Valkyrie Ensemble, Julia will be performing a sneak peak of the Papageno/Papagena duet from the company’s upcoming all-female production of The Magic Flute, as well as the role of Carmen in a “dead diva“- inspired version of “He Had it Coming” from Chicago. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP here, as space is limited.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I am leading a workshop at North Shore Baptist Church, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all creatives, people with a voice, curious seekers: I will be leading an 8-week long workshop at North Shore Baptist Church starting Saturday, October 19th from 10:30am to 12pm, focusing on the human voice, collective sounding, guided improvisation and mindfulness, called Collective Voice Healing. There will be discovery, there will be community, there will be going inward, there will be expressing outwardly. It is FREE. Send me a message if you are interested. You DO NOT need to be a trained singer. This is about exploration of your own voice, not about some kind of polished performance. Tell your friends if you think it might appeal to them! Hope to see you there! Love.

An evening of opera and art song spanning works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Haydn, Debussy, Ravel, Jake Heggie, Wolf and Rossini. From first love and loss with Chansons de Bilitis, to the inner world of the ophan Mignon, to the story of one of art's greatest and most misunderstood female sculptors, Camille Claudel, experience the powerful, varied landscape of the female experience from the baroque era to contemporary times. In collaboration with the lovely and talented pianist, Natalie Sherer.

Julia is performing the role of Amalie in Franz von Suppe’s The Finishing School. As the show features a double bill with Jacques Offenbach’s Bagatelle, this will surely be an evening full of laughs!

As part of Fourth Presbyterian’s Free Friday Noonday Concert Series, enjoy an afternoon of various arias and art songs including Debussy’s Chansons de Bilitis, Gerald Finzi’s From Earth and Air and Rain, and Glitter and be Gay from Bernstein’s Candide. Featuring Julia Rahm, mezzo, Jeremiah Strickler, baritone, Haley Marie Vick, soprano, and Natalie Sherer, pianist. No tickets required!

Julia is performing the role of Amalie in Franz von Suppe’s The Finishing School. As the show features a double bill with Jacques Offenbach’s Bagatelle, this will surely be an evening full of laughs!

Hearing in Color is a concert series aimed at highlighting music and composers who are often underrepresented in the larger musical world. It will highlight music of African-American composers who challenge and question racism, composed in spite of constant injustice, and who found shared spirituality among their community in the face of a dark world. Julia will be singing in the Chancel Choir for this event.

*Free Will Donation + Light Refreshments Served*

This performance is presented by North Shore Baptist Church and Produced by LaRob K. Payton in partnership with Scapi Magazine.