Doors at 7:00pm, Concert starts at 7:30

2024 is the centennial year of Gabriel Fauré’s death, and with this concert we celebrate the composer’s prolific chamber music output. Fauré was not only a composer, but also a beloved teacher, an organist, a music critic, and a talented administrator, serving as the Director of the Paris Conservatoire from 1905-1920. His music encompasses the lyrical style of the late nineteenth century to the introspective and complicated explorations of the early 20th century. The program will consist of his works for voice and piano, including the great song cycle Cinq mélodies de Venise.

Mary Hubbell

Mary Hubbell, described in the New York Times as “a soprano with a sweetly focused tone,” enjoys performing a wide variety of music, including art song, chamber music, and oratorio. She holds degrees from Boston College; the University of California, Santa Barbara; the Royal Conservatory in The Hague; and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. While living in the Netherlands, she was a frequent soloist with early music ensembles, and often appeared at the contemporary venues of the Young Composer’s Festival in Apeldoorn and the Gaudeamus Festival in Amsterdam. She enjoys teaching and performing in western Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, composer Gregory W. Brown. 

Megan Roth

Renowned for her compelling characterizations and dynamic vocal range, mezzo-soprano Megan Roth captivates audiences across a diverse spectrum of musical genres, from opera and oratorio to art song and chamber music. With a repertoire spanning centuries, Megan is equally at home in both early and contemporary works. In her recent portrayal of Tisbe in La Cenerentola with Boston Midsummer Opera, Megan garnered praise for her captivating stage presence, described as "smoldering" and " bringing the angry coloratura across the footlights with comic menace," earning accolades for her nuanced performance. Her versatility was further showcased in her portrayal of Despina in excerpts of Cosi fan tutte, marking the company's triumphant return to live performances post pandemic.

Megan's concert engagements have seen her as a soloist in a wide array of masterpieces, including works by Copland, Handel, Bach, Gretchaninov, de Falla, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Duruflé. As a chamber musician, she collaborates with esteemed ensembles such as the GRAMMY® nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Yale Choral Artists, and Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, among others.

Beyond her vocal prowess, Megan is also a skilled violinist, highlighted by her featured solo on the 2021 GRAMMY® nominated album It’s a Long Way with Skylark Vocal Ensemble. Additionally, she is the visionary founder and artistic director of Calliope’s Call, a distinguished art song performance group based in New England, committed to presenting innovative programs showcasing both contemporary and traditional composers. For more information, visit www.meganroth.com

Jingjing Wan

Jingjing Wan is a Chinese Pianist who recently got her DMA in Piano Performance at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Professor Christopher Harding. She holds a Master in Chamber Music degree from the University of Michigan, and Bachelor’s and Master’s in Piano Performance from the Royal College of Music in London (UK) under the tutelage of Gordon Fergus-Thompson and Dimitry Alexeev.

Praised as a ‘Rock-solid’ pianist by the Singapore Strait Times, Jingjing has won numerous international competitions including the “Young Chang Cup” National Competition in China, the Yamaha Music European Foundation Scholarship in UK, the National Violin and PianoCompetition in Singapore, “Ars Nova” International Piano Competition, and the Haeberle Memorial Piano Award. She has performed around the world, including with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, NAFA Orchestra and the Metropolitan Orchestra in Singapore, as well as at music festivals and recital halls in Spain, France, and Germany and the US.

Jingjing previously worked as a graduate student instructor at University of Michigan, and also worked as the assistant choir director at St. Augustine’s HEP in Ann Arbor and South Lyon, where she coaches weekly a choir of 90 children ages ten to eighteen. In Summer 2023, she served as Artist in Residence in All Seasons Community in 4 venues in Michigan and Tucson, Arizona and Naples, Florida. During then she gave 19 concerts of 5 different repertoire. Currently, she is working as the collaborative pianist and vocal coach at the Music School of University of Massachusetts.