Concert Program:
COPLAND - Quiet City
MAHLER - Songs of a Wayfarer (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen) Heather Holmquest, soprano
I. When My Sweetheart is Married (Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht)
II. I Went This Morning Over the Field (Ging heut' Morgen über's Feld)
III. I Have a Gleaming Knife (Ich heb’ ein glühend Messer)
IV. The Two Blue Eyes of my Beloved (Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz
- Intermission -
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
SCHUBERT - Rosamunde Entr’acte No.1
Heather Holmquest, Soprano:
Dr. Heather Holmquest is based in Rochester, NY, and is an active soprano soloist in the Western NY region known for her dynamic range and colorful vocal timbre. Primarily a concert artist, her recent solo appearances include Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël with Avanti; Poulenc’s Gloria and Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the Eastman Summer Community Sing; Brahm’s Requiem with First Inversion and Eastman Summer Conducting Institute; Handel’s Messiah and Michael Haydn’s Requiem with First Presbyterian Church in Pittsford; Bach’s St. John Passion and Mass in Bm with Voices; and Vivaldi’s Gloria, Fauré’s Requiem, and Bach’s BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” with Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester.
Heather has also performed roles in several operas, including Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Alcina in Alcina, Lucy in The Telephone, Serpina in La serva padrona, and the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte. She is also an active member of the Rochester choral community, having sung with numerous local ensembles, including Voices, Vox Lusciniae, Musica Spei, and First Inversion.
In addition to performing, Heather serves as an instructor of music theory at Nazareth University and as the director of Scivias Medieval Ensemble. This treble ensemble engages audiences through informative early music programs. She received her Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Oregon, with a secondary area of focus in vocal performance. At her home, she teaches voice lessons and lives with her wife, her cat Thea, and her two adorable dogs, Cricket and Cashew.
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