Performances
June 20, 2019
New York, NY
The Morgan Library & Museum
In conjunction with the exhibition Walt Whitman at 200, Matthew Aucoin curates an evening of spoken word and music featuring Walt Whitman’s letters and poems with musical excerpts from Crossing and works by John Adams and Leonard Bernstein.
Matthew Aucoin, piano
Ben Lerner, poet/writer
Additional artists TBA
July 25, 2019
AMOC at Caramoor
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Paul Appleby, tenor
Matthew Aucoin, piano
Program to include music by Monteverdi, Britten, Aucoin, and Harold Meltzer
July 26, 2019
East Hampton, NY
Guild Hall
AMOC – Veils for Desire
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Paul Appleby, tenor
Matthew Aucoin, piano
Program to include music by Monteverdi, Britten, Aucoin, and a world premiere by Harold Meltzer
November 3, 2019
Schenectady, NY
Brentano String Quartet
Program to include the world premiere of Aucoin’s new string quartet, as well as music by Mozart and Ravel
November 6, 2019
New York, NY
Carnegie Hall
Brentano String Quartet
Program to include the New York premiere of Aucoin’s new string quartet as well as music by Mozart and Ravel
November 13, 2019
New York, NY
Carnegie Hall
American Composers Orchestra
George Manahan, conductor
PURRINGTON Guitar Concerto
IVES Selected Songs (orch. Purrington/Lash)
AUCOIN Evidence
The American Composers Orchestra gives the first New York City performance of Aucoin’s orchestral piece Evidence, under the baton of George Manahan.
December 6, 2019
Houston, TX
Da Camera
Brentano String Quartet
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
AUCOIN: New work for string quartet (Houston premiere; Da Camera co-commission)
RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major
MOZART: String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406/516
January 26, 2020
Schenectady, NY
AMOC at Union College
Paul Appleby, tenor
Conor Hanick, piano
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Keir GoGwilt, violin
February 1, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 8, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 14, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 16, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 20, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 23,2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin