News — Nancy Bachmann

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News item posted 8-22-24

NEW ALBUM RELEASED!

I am thrilled to announce the release of my latest album “What Shall I Sing Today?” performed by soprano Ann Moss, violist Justin Ouellet and pianist Ed Broms, featuring art songs for voice and piano with original poetry, and duos for viola and voice on poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay.

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ARRIVING 8-23-24!

from Angels Share Records

WHAT SHALL I SING TODAY? — ALBUM REPERTOIRE:

From a Pandemic Garden (song cycle for voice and piano)
California Rose
Wooded Dell
Garden Teahouse
February 2021

Transient Butterfly (song cycle for voice and viola, poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
The Dragonfly
Mariposa
Daphne
The Curse

Art Songs for Voice and Piano
The Lighthouse Ghost
Icarus: In Love Again!
The Delight of Tiny Things
Looking In
What Shall I Sing Today?

FEATURED PERFORMERS

Ann Moss, Soprano
Justin Ouellet, Viola
Ed Broms, Piano

WORLD PREMIERE, TWO DUOS FOR SOPRANO & VIOLA

Spotlighting music by women and queer-identifying composers, Salon à Trois interweaves sumptuous Romantic era music with fresh sounds from living American composers. Three performances in various Eastern-Massachusetts, featuring the World Premiere of two Bachmann duos for viola and soprano on poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Event details can be found HERE.

News item posted 8-15-23

FRESH SOUNDS FOR FALL

Is a family's legacy the stories we share ... or the secrets we conceal ...?

Join us next month for a concert of fresh sounds in two Northern California venues! With new music by Hannah Roedder, Durwayne Hsieh and Nancy Bachmann, both programs include a fully-staged performance of Bachmann’s Micro Opera Mystery “A Remarkably Capable Woman” featuring mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee. Performances take place on September 2nd at Watermelon Music in Davis, and on September 3rd at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Daly City. Find all the details on my Events page.

News item posted 8-14-23

“A REMARKABLY CAPABLE WOMAN” at BERKELEY PIANO CLUB — 7/16/23

Is a family's legacy the stories we share ... or the secrets we conceal ... Experience a staged performance of composer/pianist Nancy Bachmann's Micro Opera Mystery featuring mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee, then join in a stimulating conversation about subjects explored in the opera. Event details can be found HERE.

News item posted 6-24-23

SPRINGTIME PREMIERES AND PERFORMANCES

Spring 2023 is in full bloom with new works and live performances! On May 7, I premiere my new micro-opera mystery A Remarkably Capable Woman for voice and piano, performed by lauded mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee, at the Nevada County Composer’s Cooperative Spring Concert: New Beginnings. And before that, on April 5, I’ll partner with celebrated Bay Area cellist Amy Brodo to present the premiere of Twelve for cello and piano, as well as a repeat performance of Scarecrows for cello and piano, at the Berkeley Piano Club. Learn more on my Events page!

News item posted 3-28-23

JOINING THE ROSTER OF NEVADA COUNTY COMPOSERS COOPERATIVE

With a mission to foster the creation and help facilitate the performance of original new music, the Nevada County Composers Cooperative presents new music concerts in a user friendly manner for the audience and composers alike, helping destigmatize the nagging concept that modern music should be difficult or painful to listen to.

News item posted 10-6-22

BERKELEY PIANO CLUB
TAPESTRY WORLD PREMIERE

Tapestry, a new work for two sopranos and piano, received its World Premiere as part of a in-person event sponsored by Berkeley Piano Club on March 16, 2022. The performance featured sopranos Marta Johansen and Ellen St. Thomas. This permanent YouTube video will remain online for future viewing.

News item posted 8-12-22

News item posted 6-7-23

NEW ALBUM RELEASED!

I am thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my full-length album “Wild Swans” performed by clarinetist Diane Maltester and friends, and featuring soprano Ann Moss. Compositions include chamber works with soprano, piano, harp, woodwind trio and woodwind quintet as well as unaccompanied clarinet solos.

PREVIEW AND DOWNLOAD HERE

AVAILABLE NOW!

from Navona Records

WILD SWANS — ALBUM REPERTOIRE:

Two Songs on Poems by William Butler Yeats (for Soprano, Clarinet, Harp)
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
The Wild Swans at Coole

Latin Dances for clarinet and piano
Rumba
Sarabande
Tango

American Quilt Sketches for woodwind quintet
(flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon)
Five Pointed Star
Log Cabin
Sunbonnet Sue
Double Wedding Rings
Wild Goose Chase

California Romances for soprano, clarinet and piano
The Serenade
Autumn Equinox
The Pacific is Playful Today

Pastorale and Romp for flute, oboe and clarinet

The Nocturnal Ones for unaccompanied clarinet in A

Aviata for unaccompanied E Flat clarinet

Ave Maria for soprano and clarinet