Soprano Bethany Worrell

For those who weren't able to attend or view my dissertation recitals this semester, you can access both professionally recorded performances at the links below. Many thanks to my talented collaborators, supportive friends and colleagues, and invested professors!

DMA Recital #1 (10/1/23):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fyRrkPC8zoP_sMcSEbZbC0HYlhplB7Yt/view?usp=share_link

DMA Recital #2 (12/8/23):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pXntBkzAR7W-VsC6kbQQktmCAc0zXrMa?usp=share_link

Photo credit: Mark Clague.

Last night, Sarah Thune and I premiered James Caldwell's Two Whitman Songs. Commissioned for my final dissertation recital, they were the perfect ending to my final performance as a student at UM. Thank you to Jim for supporting me ever since my beginnings in Macomb, Illinois and playing such a special part in this culminating event of my education. (Nancy Caldwell, Katie Schoonover, Ryan Caldwell)

Two Whitman Songs (James Caldwell) performed by Bethany Worrell and Sarah Thune. Soprano Bethany Worrell and pianist Sarah Thune perform the world premiere of James Caldwell's Two Whitman Songs. Filmed during Ms. Worrell's December 8, 202...

Chicago friends: Tomorrow (Friday, May 12) I will be performing a song recital with Sarah Thune as part of the Noonday Concert Series at Fourth Presbyterian Church. The concert will begin at
12:10 p.m. Central Time in the Sanctuary and will also be live-streamed at the following link: www.bit.ly/fpcvideos . We will be sharing music by Bach, Bellini, Debussy, and concert spiritual arrangements by Margaret Bonds, James Lee III, Jacqueline Hairston, and Undine Smith Moore. I hope you can join us for this free event either in person or on the livestream!

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Happy to share this recent performance from November. Joined by my fantastic colleagues Emily and Eun Young, here is our performance of Ned Rorem's "Ariel," which sets the poetry of Sylvia Plath. Get ready for some evocative music and poetry!

Ariel (Ned Rorem) - Soprano Bethany Worrell Live performance of Ned Rorem's Ariel by soprano Bethany Worrell, clarinetist Emily Ji, and pianist Eun Young Lee. Performed in Stamps Auditorium on November...

Looking forward to singing the beautiful soprano and baritone duet with Tyler Middleton tonight in Jake Runestad's "Hope of Loving" tonight as part of Bryan Anthony Ijames dissertation recital with the University of Michigan Arts Chorale. If you would like to tune in for the 8 PM Eastern recital, please visit: https://smtd.umich.edu/performances-events/live-stream-stamps/

This morning, I'll be performing J.S. Bach's "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" BWV 51, a cantata for soprano, strings, continuo, and trumpet. This will be part of the 9 AM Homecoming Service at Zion Lutheran Church Ann Arbor. Special thanks to music director and organist Elgin Clingaman for inviting me to join in on this special day by singing this resounding praiseful work! You can tune in on the livestream this morning here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfrJdq0_hUN_7JATNrOJZA.

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So excited to be heading into DMA semester #4 with this fantastic cohort of colleagues.

Heading on the Amtrak to Chicago for the NATS Conference! Excited to see friends, make new ones, and learn so much over the next days!

Last October, I had the pleasure of singing Handel's Crudel tiranno Amor, HWV 97 with the University of Michigan Baroque Chamber Orchestra. I hope you enjoy this recording of our performance!

https://youtu.be/p_s_QQOuv9Q/

Crudel tiranno amor, HWV 97 Soprano Bethany Worrell and the University of Michigan Baroque Chamber Orchestra led by Joseph Gascho perform G.F. Handel's Crudel tiranno amor, HWV 97. This...

So grateful to have been able to share my 2020 Reflections program last afternoon with the WIU and Macomb communities. Thank you to all who attended or watched online. If you missed it, you can view the livestream on the WIU SOM YouTube site.

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Dear friends, We will be postponing the 2020 Reflections recital program due to a death in my family this week. It has been rescheduled to April 30 at 5 pm in COFAC Recital Hall at Western Illinois University School of Music . We will also have the livestream setup on April 30, so I hope many of you will join us then for this concert.

THIS SATURDAY: My WIU students have been exploring the rich tradition of the African American Spiritual this semester and will present a Studio Voice Recital on 3/26 @ 2 PM Central. Each student will be sharing a researched program note with the audience in addition to a Concert Spiritual setting. We are featuring nine major composers in the Concert Spiritual genre. The public is invited to join us for the performance on Saturday, March 26 at 2 PM Central - either live in COFAC Recital Hall or on the WIU School of Music YouTube Livestream page.

First day of teaching and covering a semester-long sabbatical at . Great to be back at my alma mater and sharing my love of singing with these students! ❤