Emerging Artists Series
Mentored & Accompanied by Mark Robson
Soprano Alyssa Wills makes her Boston Court debut as part of our 2018 Emerging Artists Series. This Series, back for a 2nd year following a successful launch in 2017, pairs talented young musicians with acclaimed mentors who develop a special program showcasing the young artist’s unique skills and musical viewpoint.
PROGRAM
A Letter ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Lee Hoiby
from Four Dickinson Songs
In This Short Life …………………………………………………………………………. Libby Larsen
from Chanting to Paradise
Nature, the Gentlest Mother …………………………………………………… Aaron Copland
from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
Dear March, Come In! …………………………………………………………….. Aaron Copland
from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
Bee! I’m Expecting You! ………………………………………………………………….. John Duke
from Six Poems by Emily Dickinson
Extol Thee—Could I? Then I Will ……………………………………………………….. Leo Smit
from The Marigold Heart
Happy Letter! ………………………………………………………………………………. Mark Robson
with Ian Walker, baritone
The Face I Carry With Me—Last— ……………………………………………………. Leo Smit
from The Marigold Heart
Wild Nights ………………………………………………………………………………………. Lee Hoiby
from Four Dickinson Songs
Good Morning, Midnight …………………………………………………………….. André Previn”
from Three Dickinson Songs
Sunset …………………………………………………………………………………………… Ernst Bacon
from Songs from Emily Dickinson
Heart, We Will Forget Him ………………………………………………………. Aaron Copland
from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
Out of Sight? ………………………………………………………………………………. Libby Larsen
from Chanting to Paradise
I Stepped from Plank to Plank …………………………………………………….. Lori Laitman
from In This Short Life
Will There Really Be A Morning? …………………………………………………. André Previn
from Three Dickinson Songs
Some Keep the Sabbath ……………………………………………………………… Lori Laitman
from In This Short Life
The Bustle in a House …………………………………………………………….. William Bolcom
from I Will Breathe a Mountain
When They Come Back …………………………………………………………… Aaron Copland
from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
As Imperceptibly as Grief ……………………………………………………………. André Previn
from Three Dickinson Songs
Eternity …………………………………………………………………………………………. Ernst Bacon
from Songs from Emily Dickinson
Going to Heaven ……………………………………………………………………… Aaron Copland
from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
In this short Life …………………………………………………………………………… Lori Laitman
from Four Dickinson Songs
Alyssa Wills was most recently seen performing in Quartetto and Opera in the Park with the Palm Springs Opera Guild. This past year, she performed as Micaëla in a concert production of Carmen with the Los Angeles-based Opera Buffs, Inc., as well as performing with The Industry and LA Opera’s Education and Outreach Program. Other recent performances include Fiordiligi in LTD Opera’s Così fan tutte, Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Marthe Marker in a premier reading of Frau Schindler, both at USC. She has been fortunate to spend past summers at the Tanglewood Music Festival, as well as the Aspen Music Festival. She has also been honored to be a District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a finalist in the Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, and the third place winner in the NAT Gwendolyn Roberts Young Artist Competition. She is a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society and holds a BM Vocal Performance degree from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, as well as an MM in Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California, where she was fortunate to be active in community outreach as the group leader of “The Hollywood Trio” through the Gluck Fellowship program.
