“Echoing Air is pleased to be Ensemble-in-Residence at Marian University in Indianapolis”
A student in performance with Echoing Air.
Thomas Gerber explains the inner workings of the harpsichord.
A student in performance with Echoing Air.
Echoing Scare
is a Halloween-themed staged production by Echoing Air assisted by students from the University of Indianapolis, Marian University, Butler University, and the Historical Performance Institute of the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University. Music consists of Baroque opera scenes including the Act 2 of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (the witches’ scene) along with Baroque chamber music and contemporary compositions by Steven Rickards and others.
In Memoriam: Paul Greatbatch, a great administrator, a great actor,a great Master of Ceremonies, and a great friend!
John Gardner’s “Come Away Death”: countertenor Nathan Medley with harpsichordist Thomas Gerber and cellist Ruth Marshall
Countertenor Steven Rickards sings John Gardner’s “When Icicles Hang by the Wall” with harpsichordist Thomas Gerber and cellist Ruth Marshall
Telemann’s “Gypsy” Trio Sonata played by Jeffrey Collier, recorder, David Rugger, violin, Thomas Gerber, harpsichord, and Ruth Marshall, cello
Purcell’s “Bess of Bedlam” sung by guest artist Mitzi Westra, University of Indianapolis
Countertenor Steven Rickards sings Purcell’s “I’ll Sail Upon a Dog Star”
Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” with Chelsea Reynowsky as the Sorceress
The Echoing Scare chorus, made up of students from the University of Indianapolis, Butler University, North Central High School, and Cathedral High School, sings “In Our Deep Vaulted Cell” from Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas”
“Dance of the Furies” from Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas”
Purcell’s “In Guilty Night” (Saul and the witch of Endor) featuring Nathan Medley, Countertenor, David Rugger, Baritone, and Mitzi Westra, Mezzo-soprano
“A Cat Catch” by Henry Purcell
Telemann’s Trio Sonata in C, featuring movements dedicated to infamous women, performed by recorder players Keith Collins and Jeffrey Collier with Thomas Gerber and Christine Kyprianides
University of Indianapolis student Ivy Bott sings the role of Professor Wytche in Steven Rickards’s “The Way to Catch a Warlock”
After all, the “Witches’ and the Warlocks’ Ball” is just around the corner!
Shannon Christie sings Steven Rickards’s sad tale of “Wilda the White Witch”
Steven Rickards’s “Happy Jack o’Lanterns” are more than mere pumpkins! (All of the other gourds are jealous!)
Rossini’s “Duet for Two Cats” sung by Nathan Medley, Countertenor and Shannon Christie, Soprano. Spoiler: he finally wins her over with a “gift”
“The Witches” sung by been-there-done-that eye-witnesses Gretyl, Dorothy, and Snow White
Echoing Scare chorus presents “The Wizard”
“The Wobblin’ Goblin” (with the broken broom)
Betty Roe’s “Loved and Lost Ones” honors the Day of the Dead.
Choral Arrangement Publications
“Music in the past, building skills in the present” is a new venture for Echoing Air and Henry Leck. The purpose of this series is to provide music educators and students arrangements of early repertoire that pursue vocal and musical excellence while placing the music in an historical perspective”
Fairest Isle
Be Welcome Then, Great Sir
