Join 3-time GRAMMY-nominee Skylark and GRAMMY-nominated pianist Joy Schreier for an Album Release Party, fine wine tasting, and Private Gala Performance of romantic music from their enchanting new recording
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Wine, food, and song with Skylark
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Ticket prices and Sponsorship opportunities
Donations to Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law
$250 - Individual event ticket
$1,000 - Host committee member: includes 4 event tickets and 2 signed CDs, recognition as event host in printed program
$5,000 - Row Sponsor: includes 12 tickets to the event in a designated row near the front, 6 signed CDs, recognition as event sponsor in printed program
$10,000 - Event underwriter: Underwrite Skyark's event rental at the Ukrainian institute and take advantage of a unique opportunity to support both Ukrainian culture in the United States and America's premiere professional vocal ensemble. Includes recognition as event sponsor at the event, reserved named seating at the front of the venue for up to 12 guests, and a signed CD for every guest
$1,000 - Host committee member: includes 4 event tickets and 2 signed CDs, recognition as event host in printed program
$5,000 - Row Sponsor: includes 12 tickets to the event in a designated row near the front, 6 signed CDs, recognition as event sponsor in printed program
$10,000 - Event underwriter: Underwrite Skyark's event rental at the Ukrainian institute and take advantage of a unique opportunity to support both Ukrainian culture in the United States and America's premiere professional vocal ensemble. Includes recognition as event sponsor at the event, reserved named seating at the front of the venue for up to 12 guests, and a signed CD for every guest
About Skylark
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Three-time GRAMMY® nominee Skylark, “the cream of the American crop” (BBC Radio 3), is a premier chamber choir of leading American vocal soloists, chamber musicians, and music educators. Skylark’s dramatic performances have been described as “gripping” (The Times of London), “exquisite...thrilling” (Gramophone Magazine), and “awe-inspiring” (Boston Music Intelligencer). Skylark strives to set the standard for innovative and engaging programs that re-define the concert experience for audiences and singers alike.
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About Joy Schreier
GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Joy Schreier is Praised by Plácido Domingo as an “orchestra at the piano” and hailed by Opera News as a “superbly emotive pianist [that] wrings every nuance out.” She is acclaimed as an “ideal support” at the piano, “providing much of the evening’s musical nuance” (The Washington Post) and “perfection itself…the dream accompanist.” Schreier has been presented in recital at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, the White House, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Corcoran Gallery, the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum for Women in the Arts, the National Portrait Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Cosmos Club, Strathmore Hall, numerous embassies and recital halls throughout the country.
About the Program
On February 17, 2023, three-time GRAMMY®-nominee Skylark, led by Artistic Director Matthew Guard, will release La Vie en Rose, Skylark’s innovative classical-crossover collaboration with GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Joy Schreier. The album includes a delightful and delectable mix of music inspired by a trip to Paris, exploring stunning French and Paris-inspired compositions from the last 150 years.
All thirteen Skylark artists on the album are featured in significant solo roles, spanning genres including classical art songs by Gabriel Fauré and Cecille Chaminade, mid-century jazz standards made famous by Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet, theatrical classics from Cole Porter and Leonard Bernstein, and even contemporary French pop songs debuted by Dalida and Laura Fabian. Showcasing their “extraordinary breadth of programming” (Limelight Australia), Skylark’s artists also come together as an ensemble to deliver their signature “crystalline sound” (BBC Radio 3) in choral compositions from Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns, and others, including world premiere arrangements from acclaimed composer Saunder Choi and veteran Boston Pops arranger Peter Mansfield. Throughout the album, GRAMMY®-nominated Joy Schreier offers her trademark “ideal support” at the piano (The Washington Post), culminating in a gorgeous solo performance of D’Un Jardin Clair by Lili Boulanger.
All thirteen Skylark artists on the album are featured in significant solo roles, spanning genres including classical art songs by Gabriel Fauré and Cecille Chaminade, mid-century jazz standards made famous by Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet, theatrical classics from Cole Porter and Leonard Bernstein, and even contemporary French pop songs debuted by Dalida and Laura Fabian. Showcasing their “extraordinary breadth of programming” (Limelight Australia), Skylark’s artists also come together as an ensemble to deliver their signature “crystalline sound” (BBC Radio 3) in choral compositions from Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns, and others, including world premiere arrangements from acclaimed composer Saunder Choi and veteran Boston Pops arranger Peter Mansfield. Throughout the album, GRAMMY®-nominated Joy Schreier offers her trademark “ideal support” at the piano (The Washington Post), culminating in a gorgeous solo performance of D’Un Jardin Clair by Lili Boulanger.
Chef Daniel Boulud
Originally from Lyon, Chef Daniel Boulud is widely celebrated as one of America’s leading culinary authorities. Since arriving in New York City in 1982, he has continually evolved his cuisine and expanded his reach to properties across the U.S., as well as Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Singapore, and The Bahamas. His culinary empire has brought him many accolades, yet his inspiration remains grounded in the rhythm of the seasons. From his flagship, DANIEL, to his properties across the globe, Boulud’s signature remains the contemporary appeal he brings to soulful dishes rooted in the French tradition.
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Many thanks to Katherine & Daniel Boulud for generously sponsoring this evening's catering.
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The Ukrainian Institute of America
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The Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the art, music and literature of Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora. It serves both as a center for the Ukrainian-American community and as America’s “Window on Ukraine,” hosting art exhibits, concerts, film screenings, poetry readings, literary evenings, children’s programs, lectures, symposia, and full educational programs, all open to the public. In 1897 the banker, broker and railroad investor Isaac D. Fletcher (1844-1917) commissioned the architect Charles P.H. Gilbert to design a new house. As a C.P.H. Gilbert house, the mansion was given a second life as home to the Ukrainian Institute of America in 1955. The building is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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