Living Room Music

Curated by composer Laura Kaminsky and singers Blythe Gaissert and Michael Kelly, Living Room Music is a new livestream concert series that celebrates artistic diversity and inspiration.  Hosted by luminary guests, each event is an invitation into the homes of our eclectically curated roster of multidisciplinary artists.

Performers will share poetry and spoken word, dance, multi-genre musical performances, and original creations, all under the umbrella of poignant and thoughtful themes.

EPISODE 2: A NEW DAWN

As many embark on new beginnings during this time of Commencement ceremonies, A New Dawn looks more broadly at starting anew, bold beginnings and hopeful futures.

PREMIERED: Sunday, May 17th, 7pm EST

Hosted by actor and filmmaker, Dan Butler

Artists included:
David Fung, piano
Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano
Ricky Ian Gordon, composer
Bénédicte Jourdois, piano
Michael Kelly, baritone
Jovino Santos Neto, piano

EPISODE 3: AN ESSENTIAL HONOR

An Essential Honor looks at the strength and unity that is discovered through times of great strife, recognizes those who serve in times of distress, and acknowledges the lessons we must learn in order to build trust among one another.

PREMIERED: Sunday, May 24th, 7pm EST

Hosted by Tony award-winning actress and producer, Tamara Tunie

Artists included:
Gordon Chambers, Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter
Sasha Cooke, Grammy award-winning mezzo-soprano
Eisa Davis, award-winning actor, writer, and singer-songwriter
Kelly Markgraf, baritone
Idith Meshulam, pianist
Christian Sands, pianist
Karim Sulayman, Grammy award-winning tenor/performance artist

Living Room Music is produced by Intuitive Production Management

Production Managers, Scott H. Schneider and Robert Signom III 
Video Director, Rome Brown
Production Stage Manager, Marcie Friedman
Production Assistant, Sophia Voglino

Thank you for watching LIVING ROOM MUSIC.

Funds raised will be split evenly among the artists performing. 

Visit AOP’s Event Page for a list of future episodes

About the curators:

Blythe and Michael, after having sung AS ONE multiple times, have developed a close personal and professional relationship with each other and with Laura, who wrote her most recent opera, Hometown to the World (librettist Kimberly Reed; Santa Fe Opera) with the two of them in mind; they will sing the world premiere next season. The three artists have been in close contact since the onset of the pandemic, and all wanted to find a way to share their music, bring joy, and build community in this time of isolation. The three reached out to fellow artists who they believe are generous humanists and who would join in the endeavor, and after lots of conversation, this initial series of three livestream events tied to three significant May holiday weekends - Mother's Day, Commencement, and Memorial Day was created. The diversity of program offerings, the life-embracing theme of each concert, and the joy in sharing motivated the creators to curate these evenings that they hope will be life-affirming for those participating as both artist and audience members.