Martha Guth - Opera Singer
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Schedule
Here are Martha's upcoming concert, recital and opera dates for 2011
More dates will be added as they are firmed up for the season.
October 6th
5BMF Song book World Premier
Soprano Soloist for the World premier of 19 new songs each by a different composer at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn NYC for The 5 Boroughs Music Festival
October 14-16, Tampa, FLorida
Soprano Soloist for Carmina Burana with the Florida Symphony, in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida
November 12th, Queens, NYC
Soprano Soloist for the Queens premier of 20 new Songs each by different composers at the Flushing town Hall, in Queens, NYC, for the 5 Boroughs Music Festival
November 18th, London Ontario
Recital with Erika Switzer, Piano and Tyler Duncan, Baritone in London Ontario for the Jeffrey Concerts.
November 21st-30th, NYC
Recording dates for the 5 Boroughs Music Festival Song Book. This CD recorded on the GVR Label will be released to the public on January 12, 2012
December 10-11
Concord Chorale, Concord NH
Sopano Soloist for the Mendelssohn Magnificat and Ave Maris Stella
January 8th, Ann Arbor, MI
Kerry Town Concert Hall
Soprano Soloist for a fundraiser for Baroque on Beaver
January 12th, NYC
Baruch College, NYC
Manhattan premier of the 5 Boroughs Music Festival Songbook
CD launch
June 10th-24th, Vancouver, Canada
Core Faculty and performer for the Vancouver International Song Institute
Previous Concert dates:
August 8th
Martha will return to Vancouver and again join pianist Erika Switzer. This time she is to perform a recital of all Vancouver composers at MusicFest.
August 6th
Martha will be performing with Pianist Erika Switzer on the gorgeous Hornby Island off the coast of British Columbia at the Hornby festival. She will be presenting a concert of Opera and song. Check out the other concerts and the particulars of this one at this website:
July 27th-31st
Martha will be participating at the chamber music Festival up on Beaver Island Michigan. Included in the performance dates is a premier of a fabulous song cycle by Tom Cipullo to poetry by Islander Robert Cole. for more information go to:
July 8th, 2011
Martha will be performing at the legendary Wigmore Hall in London, U.K. with the phenomenal pianist Graham Johnson presenting 'A salute to Venice'
June 4-25, 2011
Martha will be back in her home town of Vancouver, British Columbia as a performer and faculty member for the Vancouver International Song Insititute held every year on the gorgeous campus of UBC. Those interested in applying as a student or attending a performance can go to the VISI website for more details:
May 6-7th, 2011
Martha will be singing two performances as Soprano Soloist for the Brahms 'German Requiem' conducted by Maestro John Nelson in Grand Rapids MI at Calvin College.
May 1st, 2011
Martha will be taking part in the Final Concert for Robert Holst, Maestro of the Downers Grove Choral Society in Illinois, outside of Chicago. Martha will be singing as soprano soloist for a world premier by composer Robert Convery entitled 'As rivers seek the sea' and for the Mozart Reqiuem
April 17th, 2011
4pm
Both Martha and Ricardo will be singing Bach's St. John Passion in Columbia, South Carolina for a special Palm Sunday performance with the Trinity Cathedral Choir and members of the Symphony.
February 25-27th, 2011
The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra in Albuquerque, NM will be presenting Martha along side her basso husband Ricardo Lugo in two performances of Haydn's 'Creation'. Maestro Guillermo Figueroa leads these performances.
Feb. 26th, Popejoy Hall, 6pm
Feb. 27th, NHCC, 2pm
September 3rd:
Have a baby! -Welcome to little Sebastian!
November 7th
Rededication of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia South Carolina:
Martha will sing the soprano soloist in a World Premier work by composer John Fitz Rogers entitled 'Magna Mysteria'
November 11-14th
Chelsea Opera's Production of Tom Cipullo's Opera 'Glory Denied'
Martha will be taking on the lead role of 'Older Alyce' in this wonderful and dramatic opera based on the Biography of The Longest captured POW during the Vietnam war. Performances are at St. Peter's Church in Chelsea, NYC (346 west 20th street)
November 21st
The Santa Fe Symphony's annual Messiah in Beautiful New Mexico will feature Martha as Soprano Soloist.
November 29th
Long time collaborator and 'sparks and wiry cries' co-conspirator Erika Switzer will be presenting one of her final doctoral recitals at the Juilliard School in NYC. This recital will feature Martha along with some other fantastic colleagues. Free concert!!
December 3rd, 8pm
Martha will be performing with the Vancouver Chamber Choir in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada which is under the direction of Maestro Jon Washburn. She will be performing as soloist in a world premier of composer Stephen Chatmans new work 'Magnificat', as well as the Vivaldi 'Magnificat'. The performance takes place at the historical 'Orpheum Theater' in downtown Vancouver.
December 19th
Martha will be performing a shared recital with pianist Thomas Bagwell for the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in NYC. The concert takes place at Christ and St. Stephens Church (122 w. 69th street)
January 15th-31st
Martha will be touring a recital of water songs with Baritone Tyler Duncan and Pianist Erika Switzer throughout the prairie provinces of Canada. Highlights include: Winnipeg, Brandon, Snow lake, and Thompson, Manitoba; Regina and Estevan Saskatchewan. Hopefully some dog sledding fun will also occur in this chilly month in northern Canada!
March 4-7th, 2010
Vanguard Festival in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This is a festival celebrating American Contemporary Music presented by Dickenson College and the Florestan Recital Project. I will be performing many wonderful pieces here including a world premier by Thomas Pasatieri and a performance of Libby Larsen's 'Try me good king'. Concert information below:
All concerts at the Rubendall recital Hall, on campus at Dickenson College.
Thursday March 4th, 8pm Selections from Schumann's 'Myrthen'
Friday March 5th, 7pm Libby Larsen's 'Try me good King'
Saturday March 6th, 7pm Selections from Schumann's 'Myrthen'
Sunday March 7th, 4pm, Pasatieri's 'Daughter of Capulet', two duets from Jake Heggie's 'Facing forward / looking back' and selections from Schumanns' 'Myrthen'
For more information on this festival please go to
March 11th, recital for the Lotte Lehman Foundation in conjunction with the Galapagos Art Space and Bethmorrison Productions.
This concert will feature performances of songs by living American composers at the hippest joint in Brooklyn: the Galapagos art Space. I will be joined by three other performers in this 90 minute performance of contemporary classical song.
for more information go to:
March 25th, Recital for Music in Midtown (NYC)
Elebash Recital Hall, 365 5th Avenue at 34th street, Ny, NY
concert from 1-2pm
Tom Cipullo's Beautiful cycle 'Late summer' With Tom at the piano!
For more information go to:
April 2,3 8pm at the Gershwin Hotel, NYC
April 16th, 8pm at the Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, with Opera on Tap
World Premier Performances of 'Margot Alone in the Light', by composer Clint Borzoni. Martha willl be performing the role of Margot. This piece is an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's short story 'All summer in a day', is a production of Operamission, and will be staged with full orchestra at the Gershwin Hotel in NYC.
for more information go to:
April 27th 4pm
Lecture Recital at the Julliard School, NYC for Pianist Erika Switzer
June 4-22nd VISI, Vancouver, Canada
Martha will be in Vancouver for the 4th consecutive year as a performer and faculty member at the Vancouver International Song Institute. She will be performing concerts throughout her time there that will include performances of Schumann's 'Myrthen' and a recital of Canadian repertoire with Tyler Duncan, Baritone and Erika Switzer, Piano. Songs will include a world premier by Lloyd Burrit, poetry by Dorothy Livesay and other wonderful discoveries!
for more information as it is posted on individual concerts, please go to:
June 6th, 3pm Elektra Womens Choir, Vancouver, Canada
Ryerson Uited church
2195 W 45th Ave., Vancouver, BC
I will be performing Solo Songs of Schumann, Brahms in a beautiful program mixed with solo and choral works.
For more information please go to
July 29th -Aug 2nd Baroque on Beaver
A beautiful selection of chamber music performances on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. A favorite retreat for Martha, this special place is also home to a chamber music festival that is entering its 8th season.
July 25th-August 8th Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
This world renowned Chamber music festival features more than 90 different performances in the span of 2 weeks. Martha is excited to be returning to this prestigious festival in Ottawa for concerts this summer spanning Schumann to the present day. For more information and exact concert dates check back to this website and see the offical website:
Concerts and Operatic roles for the 2010-2011 season will be posted soon.
Thank-you for your patience!