Category Archives: Performances

Spring/Summer 2024: Three Upcoming NYC Performances

April 27 @ 2 PM – Marshall Opera Oral History Project – Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center

Joel’s opera-in-progress, Outcast at the Gate, has been chosen for inclusion in a performance on Saturday April 27, at 2 PM, given as part of the Marshall Opera Oral History Project at Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center. The excerpt is Oedipus’s Prayer to the Furies, sung by the wonderful bass-baritone Andrew Richardson, with Amir Farid on the piano. Tickets are free but should be reserved well in advance. Preview below:

May 11 @ 7 PM – KeyedUp Music Project – Tenri Cultural Institute

KeyedUp Music Project will be presenting Joel Feigin Up Close, featuring three of his works, Four Meditations from Dogen for piano, Veranderungen for violin and piano, and the Mountains and Rivers Trio for violin, cello, and piano, as well as music of Brahms on May 11 at 7 PM at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W. 13th St, New York, NY. The performers will be Claudia Schaer, violinist, Robert LaRue, cellist, and Marc Peloquin, pianist. More information.

July 1 @ 7 PM – Progressive Musicians Laureate Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

The Lehner Quartet will be performing Joel’s string quartet, Mosaic in Two Panels, at the Progressive Musicians Laureate Gala on July 1 at 7 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th St. and 7th Ave. in Manhattan. The musicians of the Lehner Quartet are violinists Natasha Bogacheck and Zino Bogachek, violist Philippe Chao, and cellist Igor Zubkovsky. More information.

Beach Cities Symphony to perform Festive Overture

On October 26, the Beach Cities Symphony will open their 69th season with my piece Festive Overture, conducted by my friend Barry Brisk. Also on the program are Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Sibelius’s violin concerto, performed by violinist Aubree Oliverson.

I’m very excited to have my overture included on this concert, which is at 8 pm at El Camino College’s Marsee Auditorium in Torrance, CA. Admission is free. I hope to see you there!

Two Arias from Oedipus at Colonus to Premiere in New York

I’m currently working on my next opera, Oedipus at Colonus, and have scheduled the premiere of two arias from it at the National Opera Center in New York on April 6. Also on the program are two songs from Twelfth Night, a new version of my horn trio Tapestry, and works by my former student Camden Boyle, now pursuing graduate study at Juilliard.

April 6, 7:30 PM
National Opera Center
New York, NY

The concert will be live streamed at youtube.com/user/NatOperaCenterLIVE

Performances by:

Alexandra Batsios, soprano
Alexander Charles Boyd, baritone
Zachary Elmassian, baritone
Brent Funderburk, accompanist
Maya Bennardo, violin
Cameron West, horn
Markus Kaitila, piano

Complete details and tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com/event/3366998.

Robert Cassidy to perform Four Elegies on tour

I’m pleased to announce that the pianist Robert Cassidy will be performing my Four Elegies on several concerts on his upcoming tour. The dates and details are as follows:

September 10, 10 am – Santa Barbara, CA – Music Academy of the West
September 12, 3 pm – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Music Club
September 19, 8 pm – Los Olivos, CA – Saint Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church
October 11, 3 pm – New York, NY – Tenri Cultural Institute
October 14, 4pm – Westport, CT – Saugatuck Congregational Church
October 22, 7:30pm – Hiram, OH – Hayden Auditorium
October 25, 2pm – Newton, MA – Newton Free Library

Complete details for the concerts are on Robert’s site, at robertcassidypianist.com/concerts. The score for the piece, for those who are interested, is available on my works page.