February 2, 2023

Die (Expanded) Schöne Müllerin

Schubert’s Song Cycle, Die Schöne Müllerin is re-imagined using technology and by inserting songs from the additional characters into the song cycle. What really happened between the Maid and the Hunter? What part did the Brook play in the Miller’s demise? What was the true nature of the relationship between the Miller and the Maid?

Featuring additional songs by: Boulanger, Debussy, Esmail, Mahler, Quilter, Strauss, & Vaughan Williams

Singers: Esha Datta, Stephanie Feigenbaum, Kirsten Shippert Brown, Drew Watson, & Lindsey Blackhurst

Piano: John Cuk

April 16, 2022

re-emergence

Chamber concert with wine, beer, food, & vocally dueling singers (with piano, violin) at a Chelsea art loft.

This concert is about re-emergence: emerging from the lockdowns and upheaval of the last two years. The concept of the concert begins to address the founders' vision of celebrating community using music & food.

April 20, 2019

Can You Hear Me? Women’s Voices Seen and Heard

This production celebrates the formal emergence of Immersion Repertory. After two successful collaborations (the first exploring the nature of power and the second examining media and perceptions’ effect on emotional truth), Esha Datta and Lindsey Blackhurst mark their official merging with Immersion Youth Repertory.

In this concert, we explored women’s voices – both literal and figurative - as they seek to be heard. Silence, competition, and commiseration offer various perspectives of women’s experiences. Performed entirely with string quartet, repertoire for the production includes Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor and Victoria Bloom’s “Molly Manybloom.” Additionally, Esha and Lindsey welcomed young singers from Minnesota (both alumna of Immersion Youth Repertory‘s summer training programs) and the New York City Area to perform an excerpt of Too Many Sopranos (Edwin Penhorwood) alongside New York City – area singers and string players, as well as professional singers. Misha Johnson, Executive Director for Immersion Youth Repertory and Lindsey’s Minnesota collaborator joins as the stage director for the piece.

September 15, 2018

Curiouser and Curiouser: Adventures in Perception and Reality

Take a romp down the rabbit hole as we explore how the framing of stories affects our perception of reality and truth. You'll see and hear a re-telling of these characters and stories as told by composers Richard Strauss, Francesco Cavalli, G. F. Händel, Lee Hoiby, Vincenzo Bellini, W.A. Mozart, and Jules Massenet.

November 18, 2017

Through the Looking Glass: Reflections of Power through Music

Join us for a musical exploration of nostalgia, fallacy, and reality of power within our society: how we take it, how it's taken from us, and what we do about it.

Work by contemporary composers:

Three's a Crowd (world premiere), **Robert Bradshaw**

Equality (world premiere), **Beata Moon**,

The Metal and the Flower, **Harry Stafylakis**