The Big Appal
New York Polyphony, the celebrated all-male vocal chamber ensemble, will perform Feb. 8 at Appalachian State University, as part of the 2012-13 Performing Arts Series.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Practice, practice,
practice.
But for those with less time on their hands, a musical taste of New York is heading
for Boone on Friday, Feb. 8, as New York Polyphony performs at Appalachian State University for one
night only.
New York Polyphony is an all-male, vocal chamber ensemble whose sound has been
hailed by National Public Radio as a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the
sum of its parts.”
Presented as part of ASU’s 2012-13 Performing Arts Series, in
collaboration with the Hayes School of Music, the performance promises what organizers are calling
“an unforgettable evening of music rich in tradition and mesmerizing sound.”
The group
consists of Geoffrey Williams, countertenor; Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor; Christopher Dylan
Herbert, baritone; and ASU alumnus Craig Phillips, bass.
Williams, Wilson, Herbert and
Phillips are considered fast-rising stars on the classical music scene, recognized by numerous music
publications as one of the finest vocal ensembles active today.
According to ASU Performing
Arts Series organizers, “Dedication to innovative programming, as well as a focus on rare and
rediscovered early music, have earned New York Polyphony critical accolades and a devoted
following.”
As Classics Today puts it, “The fact is, however closely you want to analyze the
sound and the performance, you’ll find nothing but reasons to keep listening…”
The quartet
applies not only refined musicianship and interpretative detail, but also a refreshingly modern
touch to repertoire that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary
works.
For the Boone concert, New York Polyphony will perform pieces written by
William Cornysh, William Byrd, John Forrest, Walter Lambe and more.
The concert takes place
Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. in ASU’s Rosen Concert Hall in the Broyhill Music Center on campus.
Tickets cost $15 for adults and $8 for ASU students. For more information, including performance
videos, visit http://www.pas.appstate.edu/schedule/id/new-york-polyphony.
Tickets to the event are $15
for adults and $8 for Appalachian students. For videos and more information, visit
http://www.pas.appstate.edu/schedule/id/new-york-polyphony.
For more information on New York
Polyphony, visit http://www.newyorkpolyphony.com and http://www.youtube.com/nypolyphony.
Upcoming Performing Arts Series Events
Feb. 20 — Walnut Street Theatre presents “Around the World in 80 Days” by Mark Brow, adapted from the novel by Jules Verne
April 4 & 6 — “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell and “Bastien und Bastienne” by W.A. Mozart, performed by Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music Opera Program
April 16 — An Evening with Garrison Keillor and Musical Guests
