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An ethereal eve of contemporary art song in English, piano pieces & harp works; with sitar music and butoh inspired dance; original soliloquies weave through music, multimedia & shadow play. Music of Dominick Argento, Benjamin Britten, Jake Heggie, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Ned Rorem, Lee Hoiby, Samuel Barber, and more.
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at 8:00pm
An ethereal eve of contemporary art song in English, piano pieces & harp works; with sitar music and butoh inspired dance; original soliloquies weave through music, multimedia & shadow play. Music of Dominick Argento, Benjamin Britten, Jake Heggie, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Ned Rorem, Lee Hoiby, Samuel Barber, and more.
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at 8:00pm
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
2013
Klytemnestra, the original subversive female
Dallas Museum of Art
Late Night: Body Beautiful
Horchow Auditorium
Dominick DiOrio, composer
Misha Penton, libretto, concept & artistic direction
Misha reprises her role as Klytemnestra
May 17, 2013. 9pm
SELKIE, A SEA TALE
Elliot Cole, composer. Misha Penton libretto, concept, soprano
CD & Music Video Release concerts
March 29 & 30, 2013
Divergence Vocal Theater
Poulenc & Rorem: an evening of art song
- with pianist, Sherry Cheng & Tony Kitai, cello
Houston Chamber Music Series
January 27, 2013
PAST PERFORMANCES
2012
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Coming Together: The Music of Frederic Rzewski
- with George Heathco & Luke Hubley
Station Museum of Contemporary Art
Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble
The Crain Garden Concerts
- with pianist Sherry Cheng
Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine
Temporary Home
Site-specific performance
For soprano & pre-recorded soundscape
- George Heatho, composer
Misha Penton, soprano, words/sprechstimme, concept, firm
Battery Stoddard, 19th century military bunkers
Fort Worden, WA
Klytemnestra (Dominick DiOrio, composer)
Misha Penton, soprano (Klytemnestra), libretto, concept/artistic direction
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Orginary-Extraordinary
Concert and Artist in Residence
Lone Star College Montgomery (TX)
Music for Peace (world premiere Ofer Ben-Amots)
The Rothko Chapel Houston
Foundation for Modern Music 2011
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Klytemnestra (Dominick DiOrio, composer. World premiere)
Misha Penton, soprano (Klytemnestra), libretto, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater
Autumn Soiree (art songs & other theatrical wonders)
Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater
Evening Star (evening of contemporary art songs)
Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
The Rothko Chapel, Houston
Voix et Harp (19th & 20th century melodie, poetry, dance)
Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2010
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Selkie, A Sea Tale
Misha Penton, soprano (Sailor’s Wife), libretto, concept/artistic direction
2009
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The Dybbuk (Ofer Ben-Amots)
Misha Penton, soprano (Leah)
Jewish Community Ctr, Artist Residency (TX)
Autumn Spectre (contemporary art songs, dance, spectacle)
Misha Penton, soprano, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater
Incline, Maiden (James Norman world premiere)
Misha Penton, soprano (Margarite)
Audio Inversions, New Music Ensemble
The 10th Muse (Gounod’s Sapho – adaptation)
Misha Penton, soprano (Sapho), adaptation, concept/artistic direction
Divergence Vocal Theater2008
