Eliza Escalante

I am thrilled and honored to be working on another show with Opera Arlington !

🧜🏼‍♀️ ANNOUNCING: Opera Arlington proudly presents RUSALKA, Dvořák's fairytale masterpiece! Mark your calendar for Feb 2–3, 2024.

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, this magical tale will transport you into a fantasy forest 🍃 where a water nymph yearns for the love of a human prince, and an evil witch plots her downfall. But is it the witch's curse that will bring her demise, or the fickleness of the human heart?

Immerse yourself in Antonín Dvořák's breathtaking melodies and witness a cast of DFW's opera stars in this monumental Czech opera from the year 1900. Presented with Jaroslav Kvapil's original Czech text with English supertitles, this production will be performed with chamber orchestra 🎻 (arranged by Michael Withers), conducted by Jason Lim and directed by Eliza Escalante.

🎫 Tickets are on sale now at tickets.operaarlington.com.

I can't wait to sing some duets from Purcell's "The Fairy Queen" with the Early Birds and Will Derusha!

Come hear us sing on October 15th at Louie Louie's Dueling Piano Bar in Dallas, TX! Reserve your donation based ticket on eventbrite!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baroque-ensemble-musical-show-tickets-726262138607?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0kNd4Tr-s3CD54yulikQfUE4r2bJdDC6uA-qiQPURoHZ8tYP00jmvE9dQ

Feeling blessed that I have been invited to sing with the Early Birds! Don't miss a night of music, song, drinking, songs about drinking, and all around fun Louie Louie's Dueling Piano Bar in Dallas on Sunday the 15th!

I'm looking forward to revisiting some renaissance classics at the West Liberty Library! And yes, I will be accompanying myself on the Ukulele. 😄

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for a Friday Evening Concert with Eliza Escalante!!

Join soprano Eliza Escalante as she sings a selection of renaissance love songs written by famous British composer, John Dowland. Upper level at 5pm, grab some friends and come on down!

Not only have I finished updating my website, I also published my first blog post of 2022! Read my post to find resource materials to hold your own musical story-hour!

Story-hour Songs: "Farmhouse" by Sophie Blackall I was recently invited by the Public Library of West Liberty Iowa to host a story and music hour featuring the book "Farmhouse" by Sophie Blackall. The story is filled with beautiful illustrations made with items the author found in a dilapidated old farmhouse on her property. I used my favorite son...

Oh boy howdy, it has been awhile! Are y'all ready for some updates? I know I am!

ATTN COMPOSERS!

Check out this composition opportunity from the University of Northern Iowa ⬇️

"The University of Northern Iowa is funding their Composition Contest for Women Composers of Color, and this year they are seeking works for unaccompanied soprano clarinet under 10'. Eligible? Go to https://music.uni.edu/woc-composition-contest. Not eligible, but know someone who is? Send them the link! Have questions? Email Amanda McCandless at [email protected]."

Double bassists, are you looking for pieces composed by women to add to your repertoire? Boulanger Initiative’s Repertoire Consultation Service has you covered.

Tap the following link to get started ⬇️
https://www.boulangerinitiative.org/repertoire-consultation

A music video I directed with Lumedia Musicworks won an award of merit and was a semifinalist in two separate music video competitions!

Lumedia Musicworks wins Award of Merit for short film One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

If you haven't seen our latest Spotlight Concert: Dowland Reimagined, you have 1 day left! Featuring soprano, Eliza Smith, and compositions by Mason Bynes, this is Dowland as you've never heard him before! Get your tickets at https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

“Dowland Reimagined” closes tomorrow, April 9th!! You don’t want to miss seeing on vibraphone, on guitar and lute, and new works by 🎶🌹🎸✨
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Wow! Thank you CultureMap Dallas and Lumedia Musicworks! The performance “Dowland Reimagined” has been listed as one of the 7 best things to do in Dallas this weekend. And you don’t even have to be in Dallas to view it!

If you haven’t seen the show yet, it’s not too late! It runs through April 9th and can be watched any time, anywhere.

These are the 7 best things to do in Dallas this weekend It's the long Easter holiday weekend, and while many events in and around Dallas have either been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizations have pivoted to virtual ...

Supporting artists goes beyond buying a ticket which is why I'm donating in recognition of International Trans Visibility Day. A little bit goes a long way!

Open Your Heart to Help H.O.U.S.E. Us, organized by Nicki Turner Hi Angels, Are you anything like me, where you want to want help facilita… Nicki Turner needs your support for Open Your Heart to Help H.O.U.S.E. Us

Do you like Vibraphone? Do you like Lute? Do you like performance experiences that transport you to another dimension?

Then you will love “Dowland Re-imagined” with Lumedia Musicworks. It’s online until April 9th!

www.lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

Congratulations to Chamber Q***r! ❤️🌈

We're SO ✨🏳️‍🌈 PROUD 🏳️‍🌈✨ to be named recipients of the Brooklyn Arts Council's 2021 granting cycle. We're joining an amazing list of folks doing important and impactful work in our home borough. See the full list of grantees here: https://grantees.brooklynartscouncil.org/2021/

This grant enables us not only to bring Brooklyn outdoor, distanced music this Pride month, but to be able to plan for a revamped, glammed-up remount of the 2020 season, REVOLUTION, previously postponed. We have so much in store, and can't wait to share the details - watch this space!

Today is the day! Get your tickets at www.lumediamusicworks.com to see Hector Alfonso Torres, Guitar, Jaime Esposito, and I make music! Oh, and you will get to see new works by Mason Bynes!

The show runs onlin March 26 - April 9. See you there!

𝕿𝖊𝖑𝖑 𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖊 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝕴 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖞 𝖇𝖊𝖎𝖓𝖌...🌹
Today is the day!! A very cool collaboration with and is going live until April 9th. Get your tickets at www.lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

We go live tomorrow at 7:30 pm! Get your tickets so you can see Jaime Esposito, Hector Alfonso Torres, Guitar, and I premier new works by Mason Bynes!

Lumedia Musicworks presents Dowland Reimagined Lumedia Musicworks will present Dowland Reimagined, a modern take on the work of John Dowland featuring new commissioned work by young composer Mason Bynes. Bynes, a graduate of the University ...

It's Women's History Month, and our upcoming Spotlight concert is going to be featuring two lovely ladies in music - Eliza Smith and Mason Bynes

Between Mason's unique settings of Dowland songs and Eliza's voice and vision, this is a Spotlight concert not to be missed.

Get your tickets now at lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

2 things we love: John Dowland's music and putting an unexpected twist into our concerts!

This Friday, join us for the premiere of our latest spotlight, Dowland Reimagined, for a new take on some old, yet still fantastic music. Featuring compositions by Mason Bynes.

Get your ticket today at lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

Thank you, Early Music America for the shoutout! And thank you, Lumedia Musicworks, for making the music happen!

Lumedia Musicworks debuts 'Dowland Reimagined' on March 26 online » Early Music America Lumedia Musicworks will debut “Dowland Reimagined” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, online. It’s a modern take on the work of John Dowland and features new commissioned work by young composer Mason Bynes. Bynes, a graduate of the University of North Texas and a graduate student at Berklee Colleg...

I had a great time chatting with Mason Bynes about her compositions "Dowland Impressions". Go to my blog to watch the conversation or read the transcript!

I have the privilege to sing Mason's pieces on "Dowland Reimagined", a performance that is part of Lumedia Musicworks Spotlight Series. Get your tickets today at www.lumediamusicworks.com/dowland

"Dowland Reimagined": A Chat With Composer, Mason Bynes This weekend I sat down with Mason Bynes to ask a few questions about her new set of songs "Dowland Impressions". The works are commissioned by Lumedia Musicworks and set to debut online on Friday, March 26th, 2021 as part of their Spotlight Series. The program is all Dowland songs and will feature....

𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖆𝖜𝖆𝖞, 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖙 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊...🌹

Check out my interview with composer on the blog! (Link in bio) We discuss her composition process and the upcoming performance of her new set of songs “Dowland Impressions”. The pieces and their performance were sponsored by and the performance will go live on March 26th. Get your tickets at www.lumediamusicworks.com 🎶

This is such great news!

National Endowment for the Arts Will Host Webinar on Re-Opening Theatre Venues with Dr. Anthony Fauci How arts organizations can reopen their venues in 2021 is the topic of a webinar presented by the National Endowment for the Arts with special guest Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health.

Check out the new blog post about my upcoming virtual recital on Lumedia Musicworks Spotlight Series! The performance will open on March 26th. Tickets will be on sale at www.lumediamusicworks.com.

https://www.elizapsmith.com/post/celebrating-my-favorite-16th-century-sadboi-virtual-recital-march-26th

Celebrating My Favorite 16th Century Sadboi: Virtual Recital March 26th John Dowland was born in England in 1563. He was also what I like to call the "sadboi" of renaissance lute music. For those of you who aren't in the know, a sadboi is a sub genre of modern masculinity and consists of mainly young men who "is open about his emotions, especially his feeling sad about....

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