“Adrienne Danrich takes us "to church" in her programs--in the best possible way.
It is a much needed voice-lifting and spirit-lifting in these challenging times now and to come.”
- Jennifer Davison, soprano
Created and hosted by Emmy Award-winning soprano Adrienne Danrich, Music as the Message (MaM) is an interactive, virtual series. Streamed live on Zoom from Broadway Presbyterian Church, in front of a live audience at this beautiful venue, MaM celebrates the power of music to unify and to inspire healing, joy, laughter, love and most importantly, community. Adrienne, along with guest artists, and commissioned composers, leads a program of uplifting songs and spoken word. Attendees are encouraged to join in and lift their voices, as well. Following this musical catharsis, the audience is welcome to speak with the artists, and reflect or listen in support of their fellow participants. The Music as the Message series is presented by The American Opera Project and Opera On Tap.
Free to the public, goodwill offerings accepted. Held via Zoom and presented through AOPTV.
Information on past Music as the Message shows can be found HERE.
SEASON 3, EPISODE 1: IT TAKES A VILLAGE!
Sunday, November 20th, 4pm EDT
THIS EVENT IS HELD IN PERSON and ON ZOOM
Click the link below to reserve your virtual spot in the Zoom room or in-person spot in the Sanctuary!
Guests are invited to attend Music as the Message in-person or from the comfort of their homes via Zoom.
Music as the Message is broadcast LIVE from the beautiful Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City,
a welcoming home for people of all walks of life and a vibrant supporter of the arts and artists in the Morningside Heights community.
There is a $25 suggested donation.
If you join us in person, you are welcome (but not required) to wear a mask. We will continue to monitor the changing conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adrienne invites you to the third season kick-off episode of Music as the Message, entitled IT TAKES A VILLAGE! at Broadway Presbyterian Church & simultaneously on Zoom.
This episode of Music as the Message (MaM) is dedicated to ALL caregivers. It Takes a Village celebrates the tireless efforts of everyone in a caregiver position, and we mean everyone... family members, healthcare workers, religious leaders, teachers….you get the picture! Taking care of others can be stressful, so please join us for a restorative, meditative time of reflection in this imaginative hybrid performance experience. MaM celebrates community, and what better way to do that than to commune through music at Broadway Presbyterian Church. Attendees are encouraged to sing and speak along, whether in the Zoom room or in the Sanctuary, with strong and joyous voices!
For this Music as the Message episode, AOP is giving 50% of all donations raised on November 20th to Broadway Community, a non-profit agency located at Broadway Presbyterian Church that provides food, shelter, health-care, and many other services for neighbors in need. Broadway Community sets an abundant table, believing that everyone deserves justice, dignity, health, and wholeness.
Hosted by Adrienne Danrich, and featuring a stellar cast of artists:
Guest Artists:
Kagera Buckner, mezzo-soprano*
Amy Burton, soprano
Patrick Dailey, countertenor*
Ovya Diwakaran, vocals & composition*
Anu French, vocals & harmonium
Tesia Kwarteng, mezzo-soprano*
John Musto, piano
Adam Richardson, baritone*
Chris Shelton, tenor
Kwamina Walker Williams, soprano*
Dancers:
Melissa Riker’s Kinesis Dancers*
Featuring Bree Breeden* & Madeline Hoak*
Instrumentalists:
Alexis Gerlach, cello*
Gary Mitchell Jr., piano*
Violetta Zabbi, piano*
Artistic Team:
Adrienne Danrich, creator, host & executive producer
Ovya Diwakaran, commissioned composer
Drew Hemenger, composer of MaM original theme song
Creative Content Producers:
Meagan Brus
Anne Hiatt
Joelle Lamarre
Creative Team:
Joelle Lamarre
Meagan Brus
Production:
Lisa Anderson, production manager
Julian Singer-Corbin, associate producer & stage manager
Patrick Mahaney, technical director
Jascha Narveson, audio engineer & zoom facilitator
Mila Henry, AOP producer
Matt Gray, AOP producer
Anne Hiatt, OOT producer
Caitlin Mead & Joey Tabasco, social media managers
Music as the Message is presented by The American Opera Project and Opera on Tap, in partnership with Broadway Presbyterian Church.
*Artist appearances sponsored by:
Tony Corey (sponsoring Melissa Riker, Madeline Hoak, & Gary Mitchell, Jr.)
Chris and Selina O'Neill (sponsoring Ovya Diwakaran)
Tom and Peggy O'Neill (sponsoring Tesia Kwarteng)
Nicole Mitchell (sponsoring Patrick Dailey & Adam Richardson)
Scott Tomlinson (sponsoring Alexis Gerlach)
Richard Cox (sponsoring Kwamina Walker-Williams & Kagera Buckner)
Mark Kalow & Marlene Pitkow (sponsoring Bree Breeden)
Henry O'Neill (sponsoring Violetta Zabbi)
Music as the Message is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Music as the Message is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Original music by Guest Artist, Anu French, is available here:
About the cREATOR:
Adrienne Danrich / Creator, Host, & executive producer
As an award-winning singer, writer, composer, and educator, Adrienne Danrich is redefining what it means to be a creative performer. The voice of EMMY® award winning soprano Adrienne Danrich has been described as “fresh liquid-silver”, “radiant”, and having a “sensual timbre and dramatic truth” by Opera News. She has performed, covered workshopped leading roles with Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Tulsa Opera, Opera Pacific, Sarasota Opera, Dayton Opera, Kentucky Opera, Annapolis Opera, Opera Delaware, Baltimore Concert Opera and Fort Worth Opera. She has also performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall & Alice Tully Hall. Danrich also appeared in the NBC broadcast of The Sound of Music, Live! In addition to singing operas, concerts and recitals around the country, Danrich performs her one-woman show, This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price, which she wrote under a commission from Cincinnati Opera. This Little Light of Mine was nominated for an EMMY®, and, additionally, Ms. Danrich was personally nominated and subsequently won an EMMY® for on-camera talent as performer and narrator. Distinctive in her talent and charisma, Adrienne is known for going places other artists have not yet ventured.