| Past Performances |
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| The Playground ~ AC |
August 5, 2010, 7:30pm |
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Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003 |
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Megan will be singing songs from Like a String of Jade Jewels by Bogdanovic with guitarist Ben Cantu, Three Vocalises by Ralph Vaughan Williams with clarinetist Brian Ebert, As It Fell Upon a Day by Aaron Copland with flautist Sonya Yeager-Meeks and clarinetist Brian Ebert and Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster at the Arvada Center (720) 898-7200. |
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| The Playground ~ Dikeou |
July 16, 2010, 6:30pm |
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1615 California St, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will Soundpaint with the Playground and the Front Range Soundpainters at the Dikeou Collection, a private art collection founded by Denver natives Devon Dikeou and Pany Dikeou (http://www.dikeoucollection.org/) in The Colorado Building at 16th Street, Suite 515. |
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| The Playground ~ Lamont Academy |
June 20, 2010, 7:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing the song cycle Dreams Go Through Me by Leanna Kirchoff with clarinetist Brian Ebert, celllist Richard vonFoerster and pianist Reggie Berg as well as Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster at the the Lamont Academy. |
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| CSMTA State Conference |
June 4, 2010, 7:00pm |
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10 East 120th Avenue, Northglenn, CO 80233 Northglenn, CO 80233 |
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Megan will be singing No Stars Tonight but Echoes by Leanna Kirchoff with baritone- tenor Gene B. Roberts, violist Margaret Miller and pianist Nan Shannon. Leanna Kirchoff is the winner of the Colorado State Music Teacher’s Association Commissioned Composer award for 2010. The performance will be at the Commissioned Composer Concert in the Grays Peak room at the Ramada Plaza and Convention Center. |
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| The Playground ~ Dikeou |
May 21, 2010, 6:30pm |
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1615 California St, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will Soundpaint with the Playground and the Front Range Soundpainters at the Dikeou Collection, a private art collection founded by Denver natives Devon Dikeou and Pany Dikeou (http://www.dikeoucollection.org/) in The Colorado Building at 16th Street, Suite 515. |
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| The Playground ~ Dedications & Premieres |
May 13, 2010, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing the song cycle Dreams Go Through Me by Leanna Kirchoff and The Gettysburg Address by Anthony Green as well as singing and playing bass drum in NO one To kNOW one by Andy Akhio in a program of dedications and premieres. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 . |
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| The Playground @Standley Lake |
May 13, 2010, 1:40pm |
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9300 West 104th Avenue Broomfield, CO 80021 |
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Megan will be singing As It Fell Upon a Day by Aaron Copland with flautist Sonya Yeager-Meeks and clarinetist Brian Ebert at Standley Lake High School. |
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| The Playground @Pomona |
May 10, 2010, 10:15am |
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8101 West Pomona Drive Arvada, CO 80005 |
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Megan will be singing As It Fell Upon a Day by Aaron Copland with flautist Sonya Yeager-Meeks and clarinetist Brian Ebert at Pomona High School. |
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| The Playground ~ COCOCO |
April 30, 2010, 7:00pm |
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King Center Concert Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing I yell, the mountains echo, the stars are quiet. by David Kirtley, the Playground 2010 Commission Prize Winner in the fourth annual Colorado Composers Concert (COCOCO) presented by The Playground, featuring selected works submitted by Colorado Composers. Free performance. For more information: www.playgroundensemble.org |
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| Centuries of Italian Music |
April 18, 2010, 3:00pm |
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First Baptist Church, 1373 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203 |
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Megan will be singing Begli occhi by Barbara Strozzi with Mezzo Karen Harris and pianist Donna Levene. Joint Concert with DOZZ & SAI. Free performance. |
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| Pendulum New Music concert series |
April 14, 2010, 7:30pm |
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Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th St. & Euclid Boulder, CO 80309 |
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Megan will be singing the song cycle Dreams Go Through Me by Leanna Kirchoff and The Gettysburg Address by Anthony Green in the Pendulum New Music concert series at the University of Colorado at Boulder - College of Music. Parking after 5:00pm is $3 in the Euclid Autopark (& cross Colorado Ave. to the music building) or free at the streetside parking meters. |
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| The Playground ~ HMH |
April 11, 2010, 2:00pm |
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Hazlerig Music House, 24 Alpine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131 |
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Megan will be singing Dreams Go Through Me by Leanna Kirchoff and Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster in a program of all modern compositions at the Hazlerig Music House (www.hazlerigmusichouse.com). |
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| The Playground ~ ASC |
April 9, 2010, 2:00pm |
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Leon Memorial Recital Hall, 208 Edgemont Blvd., Alamosa, CO 81102 |
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Megan will be singing O Lonely Watcher of the Skies: Five Songs from Chamber Music by James Joyce by Matthew C. Schildt with pianist Reggie Berg in a program of all modern compositions in Leon Memorial Recital Hall at Adams State College. |
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| The Playground ~ CC |
April 8, 2010, 7:00pm |
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Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
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Megan will be singing Luna, a song cycle written for Renee Fleming by Robert Moran with pianist Reggie Berg in an all Robert Moran program with the Playground on the Colorado College campus. |
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| Faculty Recital |
March 30, 2010, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing songs by Libby Larsen with pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, free parking in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| The Playground @Bear Creek |
March 26, 2010, 11:00am |
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9800 West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood, CO, 80227 |
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Megan will be singing As It Fell Upon a Day by Aaron Copland with flautist Sonya Yeager-Meeks and clarinetist Brian Ebert at Bear Creek High School. |
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| The Playground ~ DTD |
March 24, 2010, 5:00pm |
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The Clocktower, Floors 17-21, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be singing Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster as the Denver Theatre District presents its 4th Art Salon: mixed media from Denver Art Gallery in the Daniels and Fisher Clock Tower. |
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| The Playground ~ AMTA |
March 11, 2010, 10:30am |
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Trinity Baptist Church 15555 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO 80013 |
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Megan will be singing Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber with pianist Nina Horvath in the Aurora Music Teachers' Association's 100th Anniversary of Samuel Barber Concert. |
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| The Playground ~ Barber |
March 11, 2010, 7:00pm |
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Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003 |
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Megan will be singing Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber with pianist Nina Horvath in a program of all Samuel Barber compositions at the Arvada Center. (720) 898-7200, http://arvadacenter.org/galleries/the-playground |
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| The Playground @Bradley |
March 9, 2010, 10:30am |
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3051 S. Elm St. Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster at 10:30am and 2:15pm at Bradley International Elementary School. |
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| American Music + |
February 28, 2010, 2:00pm |
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2020 S. Monroe, Denver, CO 80210 |
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Megan will be singing Blake Songs by John White with pianist Donna Levene in a program of all American Composers. Free performance. |
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| The Playground ~ MiHiVoltage |
February 19, 2010, 11:30am |
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Well's Fargo Center Atrium Downtown 1740 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be participating in Terry Riley's In C in the Mile High Voltage Festival in a New Music Festival hosted by The Newman Center with Canteloupe records. |
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| The Playground ~ MiHiVoltage |
February 19, 2010, 7:00pm |
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Gates Concert Hall, 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing and playing bass drum in the premier of NO one To kNOW one by Andy Akhio in the Mile High Voltage Festival in a New Music Festival hosted by The Newman Center with Canteloupe records. (http://www.andyakiho.com/) |
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| The Playground ~ Music/Noise/Sound/Silence |
February 4, 2010, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall Denver, CO 80208 |
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'Megan will be performing 4'33" by John Cage in a program of Music/ Noise/ Sound/ Silence compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 . |
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| The Playground @Kent |
January 26, 2010, 10:30am |
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4000 E Quincy Ave, Englewood, CO 80113-4916 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage and Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster for the Kent Denver School. |
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| The Playground @DSA |
January 14, 2010, 1:00pm |
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Denver School of the Arts 7111 Montview Blvd, Denver, CO 80220 |
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Megan will be singing Tender Bark by and with pianist Reggie Berg, Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council) by Dominick Argento with guitarist Ben Cantu, Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster and Three Vocalises by Ralph Vaughan Williams with clarinetist Brian Ebert at the Denver School of the Arts. |
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| Schubert's Mass in G major |
December 6, 2009, 7:30pm |
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1390 Brentwood St., Lakewood, CO 80214-4035 |
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Megan will be soprano soloist in Mass No. 2 in G major, D. 167 by Franz Schubert with Lakewood United Methodist Church's Chancel Choir under David Heck and the Colorado Youth Sinfonia, directed by Basil Vendryes. |
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| The Playground ~ Dikeou |
November 20, 2009, 6:30pm |
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1615 California St, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will Soundpaint with the Playground and the Front Range Soundpainters at the Dikeou Collection, a private art collection founded by Denver natives Devon Dikeou and Pany Dikeou (http://www.dikeoucollection.org/) in The Colorado Building at 16th Street, Suite 515. |
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| Faculty Recital |
November 3, 2009, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Arco, Analogue. and Scholar by Reggie Berg with violinist Sarah Johnson and pianist Reggie Berg as well as lieder (Deutsch numbers 118, 550 and 774) by Franz Schubert with pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, free parking in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| Classics & Cheesecake |
October 24, 2009, 6:00pm |
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743 S Dotsero Dr, Loveland, CO 80537-6726 |
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Megan will be singing some modern favorites as well as Rossini with pianist Gary Schmidt in the 12th annual Classics and Cheesecake concert. Ticket available at (970) 667-4730, all proceeds donated to the http://www.childrensfoundationinc.com/ orphanage in Mexico. |
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| The Playground ~ Crumb |
October 20, 2009, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Madrigals Book I by George Crumb with vibraphonist Rachel Hargroder and bassist Joel Bonzo in a program of all George Crumb compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. |
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| Star Wars: In Concert |
October 18, 2009, 2:00pm |
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Pepsi Center, TD Garden, 1000 Chopper Place, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be singing in Star Wars: In Concert in a choir with orchestra performing music from all six John Williams' Star Wars scores. Narrator Anthony Daniels (C-3PO actor in all six films) will be accompanied by film footage on a 3-story-tall, HD LED screen. Purchase tickets through http://www.tickethorse.com/event/star-wars-in-concert/93 or 1-866-461-6556 |
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| Star Wars: In Concert |
October 18, 2009, 7:00pm |
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Pepsi Center, TD Garden, 1000 Chopper Place, Denver, CO 80202 |
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| The Playground @Ebert |
October 16, 2009, 10:15am |
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Ebert Elementary 410 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage and Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council) by Dominick Argento with guitarist Ben Cantu at Ebert Elementary. |
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| The Playground ~ Academy |
October 14, 2009, 10:00am |
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Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council) by Dominick Argento with guitarist Ben Cantu in The Academy for Lifelong Learning's "JS Bach--Then and Now" 2-hour class. Enrollment information: http://www.academyll.org/ |
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| Fall Tea |
October 11, 2009, 3:00pm |
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7623 E. Navarro Place, Denver, CO 80237 |
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Megan will be singing Lieder by Franz Schubert with with pianist Stephanie Morrison. Free performance. |
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| The Playground @Brown |
September 29, 2009, 12:15pm |
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2550 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80211 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage with Conrad Kehn at Brown Elementary. |
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| The Playground ~ O+T |
September 18, 2009, 7:00pm |
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1430 Delgany St. Unit C Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage and Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster for the opening night of Object +Thought Gallery in their new location. |
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| New Music Concert |
July 15, 2009, 7:30pm |
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Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
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Megan will be singing Five Soliloquies by Leanna Kirchoff with pianist Nan Shannon and cellist Richard vonFoerster and Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster on the Colorado College campus, sponsored by The Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts. |
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| The Playground ~ Best-loved |
June 7, 2009, 3:00pm |
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Corboy Salon, 2905 Cherryridge Road, Cherry Hills, CO 80113 |
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Megan will be singing Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber with pianist Alix Corboy in a fundraiser program of all modern compositions. For ticket information, please contact director Conrad Kehn at ckehn@du.edu or 720-641-2414 . (or The Playground, PO Box 101687, Denver, CO, 80250) |
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| The Playground @Ebert |
May 29, 2009, 2:00pm |
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Ebert Elementary 410 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 |
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Megan will be singing Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster at Ebert Elementary. |
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| The Playground @Joshua |
May 22, 2009, 2:00pm |
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Joshua School 2900 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80210 |
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Megan will be singing Bedtime Stories by Conrad Kehn with celllist Richard vonFoerster at the Joshua School. |
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| The Playground @DSA |
May 21, 2009, 12:50pm |
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Denver School of the Arts 7111 Montview Blvd, Denver, CO 80220 |
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Megan will be singing I Hate Music songs by Leonard Bernstein with pianist Alix Corboy at the Denver School of the Arts. |
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| The Playground @Grant |
May 15, 2009, 12:30pm |
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Grant Middle School 1751 South Washington St, Denver, CO 80210 |
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Megan will be singing I Hate Music songs by Leonard Bernstein with pianist Reggie Berg at Grant Middle School. |
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| The Playground ~ Dikeou |
May 14, 2009, 7:00pm |
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Dikeou Collection 1615 California St, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be singing with the Playground at the Dikeou Collection in The Colorado Building
at 16th Street, Suite 515 (http://www.dikeoucollection.org/). |
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| The Playground ~Pärt |
May 8, 2009, 12:00pm |
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Williams Recital Salon, 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Es sang vor langen Jahren by Arvo Pärt with violinist Rebekah Durham and violist Donald Schumacher in a program of all Arvo Pärt compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. Free performance. |
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| Helena Chamber Singers |
April 26, 2009, 7:00pm |
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512 Logan Street, Helena, MT 59601 |
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Megan will be singing There is a Balm in Gilead, Sweet Canaan and other spirituals with the Helena Chamber Singers as the guest artist in the FEEL THE SPIRIT: Music of the Negro Slave Concert directed by Dr. Steven Michelson and presented with the Premiere Dance Company under the leadership of Artistic Director Charlene White. Ticket information at 406-431-8720 or http://www.helenachambersingers.com/ |
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| Helena Chamber Singers |
April 25, 2009, 7:30pm |
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512 Logan Street, Helena, MT 59601 |
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| 20th & 21st Century |
April 21, 2009, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing modern arrangements of the spirituals Stand Still Jordan and Were you there? with pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, free parking in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| Graham Yarns |
April 20, 2009, 5:30pm |
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Tivoli Turnhalle, 900 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing in the Music Fest Benefit: Finding our way home together program sponsored by Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology @ Community College of Denver. All proceeds go to the non profits Urban Peak, Ruth Goebel House & Starfish. Advance tickets on sale online at the King Box Office website (www.ahec.edu/kingcenter) for $7 + $1 service charge. At the door, tickets $10. (Tax deductible). |
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| The Playground ~ HMH |
March 29, 2009, 2:00pm |
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Hazlerig Music House, 24 Alpine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131 |
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Megan will be singing Sanyasi songs and Rubayat by Sylvia Earnhart Hazlerig with pianist Reggie Berg in a program of all modern compositions at the Hazlerig Music House (www.hazlerigmusichouse.com). |
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| The Playground ~ ASC |
March 27, 2009, 2:00pm |
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208 Edgemont Blvd., Alamosa, CO 81102 |
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Megan will be singing O Lonely Watcher of the Skies: Five Songs from Chamber Music by James Joyce by Matthew C. Schildt with pianist Reggie Berg in a program of all modern compositions in Leon Memorial Recital Hall at Adams State College.
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| Russian Music |
March 22, 2009 |
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1st Baptist Church of Denver, 1375 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203 |
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Megan will be singing the Tchaikovsky duet Tearswith mezzo Karen Harris and pianist Stephanie Morrison in a program of all Russian music. |
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| The Playground @Ellis |
March 10, 2009, 9:45am |
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Ellis Elementary 1651 S Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing in the American Made program with pianist Alix Corboy, the Playground collaborating with Friends of Chamber Music. |
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| The Playground ~ Family Tradition #3 |
March 3, 2009, 12:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Inferno by Todd Swingle with pianist Heidi Brende in a program featuring University of Denver Composition Students. Free Performance. |
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| The Playground ~ Bach |
February 27, 2009, 7:00pm |
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2999 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council) by Dominick Argento with guitarist Jonathan Leathwood for the Denver Bach Society (www.denverbachsociety.com) To purchase tickets, e-mail denverbachsociety@gmail.com or call (303) 893-4869. |
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| Colorado Public Radio |
February 26, 2009, 7:00pm |
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90.1 FM in Denver, 1490 AM in Boulder & elsewhere in CO |
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Megan Buness will be singing Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council) by Dominick Argento with guitarist Jonathan Leathwood.
http://coloradospotlight.blogspot.com/2009/02/thursday-february-26-2009.html |
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| American Music + |
February 22, 2009, 2:30pm |
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5225 S. Prince, Littleton, CO 80123 |
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Megan will be singing spirituals Wade in the Water and Home in that Rock with pianist Stephanie Morrison in a program of all American Composers. Free performance. |
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| The Playground ~ Gubaidulina |
February 13, 2009, 12:00pm |
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Williams Recital Salon, 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing from the song collection Roses by Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. Free performance. |
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| The Playground ~ CMEA |
January 23, 2009, 12:15pm |
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The Broadmoor's Main Ballroom, 1 Lake Av, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 |
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Megan will be singing Polish songs Trzy pies'ni do s/low arabskich z X wieku by Grazna Bacewicz with pianist Heidi Brende at the 2009 Colorado Music Educators Clinic/Conference. |
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| Denver Brass |
December 21, 2008, 2:30pm |
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Gates Concert Hall, 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be soprano soloist in Laudes by Les Stallings with tenor Scott Merchant and The Colorado Chorale, composed for and performed with The Denver Brass. Ticket information: www.denverbrass.org. |
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| Denver Brass |
December 20, 2008, 7:30pm |
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Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 |
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| Denver Brass |
December 19, 2008, 7:30pm |
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Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 |
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| Denver Brass |
December 14, 2008, 2:30pm |
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Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 |
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| The Playground ~ ISIM |
December 5, 2008, 8:00pm |
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Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will sing in the Friday night Showcase for the International Society for Improvised Music Conference of Friday, Saturday and Sunday; December 5-7. Visit www.isimprov.org for ticket information. |
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| The Playground ~ Academy |
November 18, 2008, 1:30pm |
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Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing selections from the Hermit Songs Song Cycle by Samuel Barber with pianist Alix Corboy in The Academy for Lifelong Learning's "Contemporary American Composers: Lecture & Performance" 2-hour class. Enrollment information: http://www.academyll.org/ |
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| Saving Daylight ~ Purcell |
November 2, 2008, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Thus the Gloomy World by Henry Purcell with trumpetist Jeff Uban and pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, free parking in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| The Playground ~ Messiaen |
October 24, 2008, 12:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Syllabes from Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Olivier Messiaen compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. Free performance. |
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| The Playground ~ American Berserk |
October 16, 2008, 7:00pm |
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Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003 |
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Megan will be singing selections from the Hermit Songs Song Cycle by Samuel Barber with pianist Alix Corboy at the Arvada Center (720) 898-7200, http://arvadacenter.org/. |
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| The Playground ~ Academy |
October 15, 2008, 10:00am |
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Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222 |
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Megan will be singing Syllabes from Harawi: Songs of Love and Death by Olivier Messiaen with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Olivier Messiaen compositions in The Academy for Lifelong Learning's "Olivier Messiaen and His Music" 2-hour class. Enrollment information: http://www.academyll.org/ |
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| The Playground ~ AMTA |
October 9, 2008, 10:30am |
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Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012 |
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Megan will be singing selections from the Hermit Songs Song Cycle by Samuel Barber with pianist Alix Corboy in a Aurora Music Teachers' Association program. The Aurora Music Teachers' Association is affiliated with the Colorado State Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association. The program will be in the Community Room of Aurora Central Library, see www.comusicteachers.net for more information. |
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| The Playground ~ DAM |
September 26, 2008, 7:00pm |
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Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage in the Denver Art Museum. Free performance, Denver Art Museum admission found at www.denverartmuseum.org. |
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| Fall Tea |
September 21, 2008, 2:30pm |
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1450 Airport Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011 |
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Megan will be singing La Regata Veneziana by Rossini with pianist Stephanie Morrison. Free performance. |
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| Vocology Recital |
July 30, 2008, 7:00pm |
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838 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 |
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Megan will be singing Mozart duets Là ci darem la mano with Singaporian bass-baritone Wei-Khuan Chia and Sull' aria with Brazilian coloratura soprano Denise Tavares, accompanied by Kimberly James on piano in the Summer Vocology Institute recital program, associated with the National Center for Voice and Speech, a division of The Denver Center for Performing Arts. |
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| The Playground ~ O+T |
June 14, 2008, 7:00pm |
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3559 Larimer Street Denver, Denver, CO 80205 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage at the Object +Thought Gallery. |
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| The Playground ~ NPAC |
June 11, 2008, 1:00pm |
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700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage in the Colorado Convention Center as part of the June 10-14 National Performing Arts Convention "Taking Action Together." |
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| DAMTA Teachers' Recital |
May 14, 2008, 10:00am |
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Wells Music 685 S. Broadway, Denver, CO 80209 |
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Megan will be singing Black Anemones by Joseph Schwantner with pianist Stephanie Morrison, who is a member of DAMTA. The Denver Area Music Teachers Association is a local chapter of the Colorado State Music Teachers Association, which is associated with the Music Teachers National Association. Call (303) 777-1900 for directions. |
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| The Playground ~ Carter |
May 6, 2008, 12:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO 80208 |
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Megan will be singing 3 Poems of Robert Frost by Elliott Carter with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Elliott Carter compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. Free performance. |
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| Romantic Impressions in Music |
April 27, 2008, 3:00pm |
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First Baptist Church, 1373 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203 |
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Megan will be singing the role of Giulietta in the first scene of Act III in Jacques Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffman with Mezzo Karen Harris and pianist Donna Levene. Megan also will be singing selections from Along the Field by Ralph Vaughan Williams with violinist Michelle Davis. Free performance. |
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| The Playground ~ Music from 6 Continents |
April 26, 2008, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Polish songs Trzy pies'ni do s/low arabskich z X wieku by Grazna Bacewicz with pianist Heidi Brende in a CCD Multicultural Artist Series program featuring The Playground on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. General Admission: $10; Students (non-CCD) & Seniors: $5; Free admission with CCD student or faculty ID and Free Tivoli Parking.
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| The Playground ~ COCOCO |
April 25, 2008, 7:30pm |
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King Center Concert Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Le glas by Timothy J. Brown and Unredeemed by Rodney L Bake in the second annual Colorado Composers Concert (COCOCO) presented by The Playground, featuring selected works submitted by Colorado Composers. Free performance. For more information: 720-641-2414, playground@du.edu or www.experimentalplayground.org |
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| Now and Then |
April 17, 2008, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing songs from Old American Songs, Set I by Aaron Copland with pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, free parking in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| The Playground ~ Best-loved American Composers |
April 13, 2008, 3:00pm |
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Corboy Salon, 2905 Cherryridge Road, Cherry Hills, CO 80113 |
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Megan will be singing Caberet Songs by William Bolcom with pianist Alix Corboy in a fundraiser program of all modern compositions. For ticket information, please contact director Conrad Kehn at ckehn@du.edu or 720-641-2414. (or The Playground, PO Box 101687, Denver, CO, 80250) |
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| Telling Stories ~ Voice Overs |
April 4, 2008, 7:30pm |
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Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205-2821 |
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Megan will be singing selections from Along the Field by Ralph Vaughan Williams with violinist Michelle Davis in a program organized by Telling Stories (www.tellingstoriesmusic.org) in collaboration with Lighthouse Writers Workshop's Writer's Buzz. Free performance, $2 parking in the Mercury Cafe Parking Lot. |
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| The Playground ~ HMH |
March 30, 2008, 2:00pm |
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Hazlerig Music House, 24 Alpine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131 |
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Megan will be singing selections from O Lonely Watcher of the Skies: Five Songs from Chamber Music by James Joyce by Matthew C. Schildt with pianist Jessica Mays and Aria by John Cage in a program of all modern compositions at the Hazlerig Music House (www.hazlerigmusichouse.com). |
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| The Playground ~ Bolcom |
February 19, 2008, 12:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Amor and other songs by William Bolcom with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all William Bolcom compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. Free performance. |
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| American Music + |
February 10, 2008, 3:00pm |
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The Village at Lowery, E 1st Ave & Quebec St., Denver, CO 80230 |
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Megan will be singing Black Anemones by Joseph Schwantner with pianist Stephanie Morrison in a program of all American Composers. Free performance. |
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| Family Tradition #2: Lamont Composers |
February 7, 2008, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Tierras del Alma by Donald Keats with flutist Pamela Endsley and guitarist Jonathan Leathwood in a program featuring University of Denver Faculty Composers. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412. |
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| Family Tradition #1: Lamont Student Composers |
January 8, 2008, 12:00pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing The Truth is in the Prologue by Collin Thurmond with guitarist Jonathan Leathwood and Love Song by Claudio Ribiero with pianist Alix Corboy in a program featuring University of Denver Composition Students. Free Performance. |
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| Lieder ~ Schumann |
November 6, 2007, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing the song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 by Robert Schumann with pianist Stephanie Morrison on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. Free performance, park in the Tivoli Parking Lot. |
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| The Playground |
September 18, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Aria by John Cage in a program of all modern compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 |
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| DO/Steinway/Bremen Fall Tea |
September 16, 2007, 3:00pm |
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Shaak Studio, 1870 S. Milwaukee, Denver, CO 80210 |
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Megan will be singing in scenes from Eugene Onegin and Aida. |
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 28, 2007, 2:30pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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Megan will be singing opera chorus in the world premiere of Poet Li Bai, which Central City co-commissioned with the Asian Performing Arts of Colorado. Mandarin Chinese libretto by Diana Liao and Xu Ying, and featuring music by composer Guo Wenjing, honored as one of the top 100 living artists in China.
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 26, 2007, 2:30pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 20, 2007, 8:00pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 15, 2007, 2:00pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 13, 2007, 8:00pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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| Central City Opera ~ Poet Li Bai |
July 7, 2007, 8:00pm |
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Central City Opera House, 200 Eureka St, Central City, CO 80427 |
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| The Playground ~ COCOCO |
May 25, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 |
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Megan will be singing Dr. Timothy Brown's Broadway with pianist Alix Corboy, violinist Rene Knetsch and percussionist Jason Rodin in the annual Colorado Composers Concert (COCOCO) presented by The Playground, featuring selected works submitted by Colorado Composers. Tickets $12 general admission, $7 Students/Seniors/CMW Members. For more information: 720-641-2414, playground@du.edu or www.experimentalplayground.org
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| Megan's Delight |
May 20, 2007, 3:00pm |
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Hazlerig Music House, Crestone, CO 81131 |
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Megan will be singing her favorites: Zerlina arias by W.A. Mozart, Zwei Gesänge by Johannes Brahms, Öt Arany-dal by György Ligeti and Last Poems of Wallace Stevens by Ned Rorem with violist Don Schumacher, cellist Richard von Foerster and pianist Alix Corboy. |
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| Megan's Delight |
May 6, 2007, 3:00am |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing her favorites: Zerlina arias by W.A. Mozart, Zwei Gesänge by Johannes Brahms, Öt Arany-dal by György Ligeti and Last Poems of Wallace Stevens by Ned Rorem with violist Don Schumacher, cellist Richard von Foerster and pianist Alix Corboy. Tickets are available at the box office through the Metropolitan State College of Denver Music Department. |
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| Romance ~ Rachmaninov |
April 26, 2007, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Russian romances by Rachmaninov as well as lieder by Schubert and an aria by Verdi with pianist Liudmila Khmeleva-Startsev on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. |
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| The Playground |
April 17, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Hercules by Alan Hovhaness with violinist Michelle Davis in a program of all modern compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 |
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| The Playground ~ DU Student Composers |
April 9, 2007, 12:10pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing A Minor Bird by Don Switzer as well as Divina Comedia and Ono no Komachi by Carlos Arellano in a program featuring University of Denver Composition Students. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 |
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| Carmen |
March 24, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Helena Civic Center, 340 Neill Av., Helena, MT 59601 |
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Megan will be performing the role of Mercedes in the Helena Symphony's Evening at the Opera production of Carmen, conducted by Allan R. Scott and stage directed by Stefanie Flynn. For tickets, call the Helena Symphony's box office 406-442-2411 |
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| Rocky Mountain Chapter of The College Music Society |
March 9, 2007, 8:00pm |
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Red Rocks Community College, 13300 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1255 |
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Megan will be singing Flower Songs (Text: Three Sonnets of William Shakespeare)
by John White (University of Vienna [former]) with pianist Donna Levene in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of The College Music Society's Twenty-Second Regional Conference in the Friday night Concert of CMS Composers and Performers. |
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| St. Martin's ~ On Wings of Song |
February 18, 2007, 7:30pm |
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St. Elizabeth's Church, Auraria Campus, 1060 St. Francis Way, Denver, CO 80204 |
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Megan will be singing Soprano I with The Women of St. Martin's in their music for treble voices and harp. The program features Gustav Holst's "Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda" and Johannes Brahms' "Vier Gesänge" (Four Songs), as well as works by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Schütz, Amy Beach and others. Tickets are Adult, $20; Senior $17; Student, $5. For more information contact the St. Martin's office at 303-298-1970 or info@StMartinsChamberChoir.org. You may also view the full concert program on the SMCC website (www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org). |
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| St. Martin's ~ On Wings of Song |
February 16, 2007, 7:30pm |
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St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., Denver, CO 80203-2008 |
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| The Playground ~ Piazzolla |
January 26, 2007, 7:30 pm |
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St. Mary Catholic Church, 6853 S Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120-3535 |
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Megan will be singing Tangos by Astor Piazzolla with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Astor Piazzolla compositions. |
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| Romance ~ Tchaikovsky |
November 7, 2006, 7:30pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Russian romances by Tchaikovsky with pianist Luidmila Startsev on the Auraria Campus, Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center. |
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| The Playground ~ Cowell |
October 26, 2006, 7:30 pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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Megan will be singing Three Antimodernist Songs by Henry Cowell with pianist Alix Corboy in a program of all Henry Cowell compositions. The Playground is featured in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Lamont School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Lamont Concert Line 303-871-6412 |
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| Saint Cecilia |
October 1, 2006, 3:00 pm |
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King Center Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver CO 80217 |
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Megan will be singing Songs for a Saint by John White with pianist Donna Levene in a program featuring John White compositions. |
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| The Playground ~ Ligeti |
September 21, 2006, 7:30pm |
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Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 |
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Megan will be singing Öt Arany-dal by György Ligeti with pianist Alix Corboy and several Nonsense Madrigals also by György Ligeti with the Ligetier sextet in a program of all György Ligeti compositions. Bethany information at 303-758-2820 |
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| The Playground ~ Ligeti |
September 21, 2006, 12:10pm |
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Fredric C Hamilton Recital Hall 2344 E Iliff, Denver, CO, 80208 |
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| Mozart & Varlamov |
April 4, 2006, 7:30pm |
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Recital Hall, King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO |
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Megan will be performing a program of Varlamov Russian songs and Mozart Italian arias as we celebrate 250 years from Mozart's birth this year. |
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| Mozart Recital |
March 26, 2006, 3:00pm |
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First Baptist Church of Denver Denver, CO |
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Megan will be singing the role of Susanna in the third scene of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro joined by Mezzo Karen Harris in a program of duets, arias and songs. |
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| Beauty Arias |
January 29, 2006, 3:00pm |
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Dayton Place, 1950 S. Dayton St., Aurora, CO |
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Megan will be singing Manon's aria 'Obeissons quand leur voix appelle' from Massenet's opera Manon joined by Mezzo Karen Harris in a program of duets, arias and songs. |
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| Trinities of 20th & 21st Century Songs |
November 29, 2005, 7:30pm |
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Recital Hall, King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO |
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Megan will sing Ravel's Chansons Madécasses with Karen Lemke, flautist, Donna Levene, pianist and John White, cellist & composer. She will also sing Corigliano's Irish Folksongs for voice and flute, John White's Flower Songs from the Sonnets of William Shakespeare for voice and piano and the debut of his Echoes and Airs for voice, 5 string violincello piccolo & piano. |
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| Fleur-de-lys |
November 20, 2005, 5:30pm |
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Recital Hall, King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver CO |
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Megan will be singing jazz and classical repertoire with pianist Karyn Estela's ensemble Fleur-de-lys. |
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| Contemporary Chamber Music by Italian Masters |
October 14, 2005, 7:30pm |
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Hamilton Hall, DU Denver, CO |
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Megan will be singing under guest conductor and composer Simone Fontanelli in Berio's O King and five of Berio's Folk Songs. |
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| Opera Scenes |
July 3, 2005, 2:00pm |
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Recital hall, Skinner Music Bldg, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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Megan will be Melisande in Act III, scene 1 of Debussy's Peleas et Melisande and Larina in Act I's opening sequence of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in her second summer at the New York Opera Studio. |
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| 7 Spanish & 7 German Songs |
April 28, 2005, 7:30pm |
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Recital Hall, King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO |
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Megan will be singing Falla's Seven Spanish Folk Songs with guitarist Dave Devine and Spohr's Six German Songs and Meyerbeer's Shephard's Song with clarinetist Cathleen Whiles and pianist Charles Madsen. |
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| Passaggio 1-Act Operas |
March 6, 2005, 2:30pm |
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The Miller Center, Montview Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO |
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Megan will be a ghost in Vaughan Williams' Riders to the Sea and covering the role of Barbara Ansley in Ward's Roman Fever in Opera Passaggio's three 1-Act Operas directed by Amy Stuemky. |
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| Passagio 1-Act Operas |
March 4, 2005, 7:30pm |
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| Prayers of Saints |
February 15, 2005, 7:30pm |
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Recital Hall, King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO |
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Megan will be singing a set of five Prayers of Saints with guitarist Dave Evans in a program of composer Leanna Kirchoff's selected works. |
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| Sexy Arias |
January 23, 2005, 3:00pm |
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Dayton Place, 1950 S. Dayton St., Aurora, CO |
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Megan will be singing Bizet's Carmen arias and Bolcom's Amor with mezzo Karen Harris, and her Violin Sonata will be played by violinist Amy Harris and pianist Donna Levene. |
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| Opera Scenes: Hansel & Gretel |
December 12, 2004, 2:00pm |
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Shaak Studio, 1870 S. Milwaukee, Denver, CO 80210 |
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Megan will be singing the role of Gretel in the first scene of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel with Mezzo Karen Harris and pianist Donna Levene. |
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