I have several concerts coming up this month. First off, I will be singing with Voce and guest artist Morten Lauridsen on April 12th, and then singing in CONCORA’s production of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers on April 13th. On Saturday, April 19th, I will be conducting the Vernon Chorale in our performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria. The concert [...]
Last Sunday, I sang with CONCORA in its yearly “Bach!” concert at Immanuel Congregational Church. I sang tenor solos in Cantata 182, “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” and Cantata 21, “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis.” The Hartford Courant reviewer, Jeffrey Johnson, had some nice things to say about my performance: “Brown['s solo in Cantata 182, "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen"] [...]
By JEFFREY JOHNSON | SPECIAL TO THE COURANT March 4, 2008 Bach sounds right when heard in a church. Balances blend as they diffuse and reverberate in spaces designed for worship. Concora (Connecticut Choral Artists) and the Hartford Symphony presented choral music by J. S. Bach on Sunday at Immanuel Congregational Church that allowed an [...]