Artistic Director Tom Morgan reflects on Ars Nova’s recent collaboration with Apollo5 On October 23 and 24, we hosted the exceptional English vocal ensemble Apollo5. The events of our 36 hours with these amazing musicians included a combined rehearsal with our two ensembles, an energetic 1.5 hour workshop with over 300 students from five area…
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity… – Henri Matisse (“Notes of a Painter,” 1908)
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending has been a part of the soundtrack of my life since I was about 10, exploring the orchestral repertoire with my mother as she was working on a degree to become a public school music teacher. Then in college in the 1980s, the piece was the basis for some music…
The Ars Nova Singers annual fundraising Gala – ORIGINS – is just around the corner! On the evening of September 11 we will be serving up a rustic, yet refined, evening of fine food, craft beer, wine, and cultivated song. We’ll nourish you with a light supper, quench your thirst with an array of craft…
This post by Marc Shulgold originally appeared in The Scen3 on May 30, 2022 Tom Morgan understands the dangers of controversy. The music director of the Ars Nova Singers has accepted the challenge of programming a new work which doesn’t shy away from addressing some of the contemporary issues that have divided public opinions, that…
Artistic Director Tom Morgan had a chance to catch up with Christopher Theofanidis and Melissa Studdard, the creators of Door Out of the Fire, which Ars Nova Singers will premiere this weekend, featuring Nicolò Spera, guitar, and Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano. Tom Morgan I just want to say up front that I personally really love this…
“We musicians, like everyone else, are numb with sorrow at this murder, and with rage at the senselessness of the crime. But this sorrow and rage will not inflame us to seek retribution; rather they will inflame our art. Our music will never again be quite the same. This will be our reply to violence:…
