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www.EchoingAir.org

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Contents

Performer Biographies 3 Testimonials 6 Representative Programs / Booking Information 7

EchoingAir,Inc.featuresthevoicesofcountertenorstogetherwithearlyinstrumentswithaspecialemphasisonmusicoflate17thCenturyEngland.PerformancesincludeanexpandedpalateofotherEuropeanchamberworksoftheperiodaswellascontemporarymusicwrittenforcountertenorandhistoricalinstruments.TheensembleiscomprisedoftalentedperformersandeducatorswhohaveworkedwithleadingproponentsofearlymusicincludingtheBachEnsemble,EnsembleGalilei,MusicaAntiquaKöln,EnsembleVoltaire,andChanticleer,andhaveperformedinvenuessuchastheBostonEarlyMusicFestivalandthePromsinLondon.Aseducatorsourgoalistofacilitatetheappreciationandunderstandingofearlyandcontemporarymusicthroughpresentationofengagingandaccessibleprogramsgearedtowardaudiencesofallages,frompre-schooltoadultlearners.

ChristChurch,Bradenton,FLMarch12,2016

SouthMiamiSeniorHighSchool,Miami,FLMarch7-8,2016

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Performer Biographies

StevenRickards,countertenor,isthefounderofEchoingAir.HehasreceivedinternationalacclaimasoneofAmerica’sfinestcountertenors.PerformingcreditsincludeJoshuaRifkin’sBachEnsemble,theAmericanBachSoloists,PaulHillier’sTheatreofVoices,Chanticleer,theGabrieliConsort,Chicago’sMusicoftheBaroque,HandelandHaydnSociety,theNewLondonConsort,theSt.PaulChamberOrchestra,theSeattleBaroqueOrchestra,theOperaCompanyofPhiladelphia,theSantaFeOpera,andnumerousdomesticandinternationalsymphonyorchestras.HewasawinnerofthecountertenorprizefromtheOratorioSocietyofNewYorkandthe‘s-HertogenboschInternationalVocalcompetitions.

RickardswasvocalsoloistintheAmericanpremiereofMichaelNyman’sSelf-LaudatoryHymnofInannaandHerOmnipotenceatLincolnCenter’sAliceTullyHallandwasfeaturedinthepremiereofJohnAdams’soratorioElNiñoattheChâteletOperainParis.HehassinceperformedElNiñowiththeAdelaideSymphony,theBBCPhilharmonic,theDeutschesSymphonieOrchester,theLosAngelesPhilharmonic,SanFranciscoSymphony,theTokyoSymphony,andtheMalmoOpera(Sweden).HehasrecordedforChanticleer,Decca,Dorian,FourWinds,Gothic,HarmoniaMundi,Koch,NewportClassics,Smithsonian,andTeldec.RickardscanalsobeheardontheNaxoslabelwhere,withlutenistDorothyLinell,herecordedtwosoloalbumsofthesongsofJohnDowlandandThomasCampion.RickardsreceivedhisBMEandMMfromIndianaUniversity,wherehenowservesonthefacultyoftheHistoricalPerformanceInstituteattheJacobsSchoolofMusic.WithaFulbrightandRotaryGrant,hestudiedattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicinLondon.HereceivedhisdoctoratefromFloridaStateUniversity.HiscompendiumTwentieth-CenturyCountertenorRepertoireisaninvaluabletoolforaspiringyoungsingersaswellasteachers.HecurrentlylivesinIndianapoliswhereheteachessingingatIndianaUniversity’sHistoricalPerformanceInstitute,ButlerUniversity,MarianUniversity,andtheUniversityofIndianapolis.

ChristineKyprianideswasformanyyearsaleadingBaroquecellistandgambistinGermany,performinginternationallywithHuelgasEnsemble,MusicaAntiquaKöln,DasKleineKonzert,DiapenteConsort,CollegiumCarthusianum,AccademiaFilarmonicaKöln,LesArtsFlorissants,Ganassi-Consort,LesAdieux,andtheLaRocheandFinchcocksStringQuartets.Kyprianideshasalsobeenalong-timecollaboratoroffortepianistRichardBurnettinEngland.Herrecordingcreditsincludeover70albumsforDeutscheGrammophon,EMI,Sony,HarmoniaMundi,RCA,Capriccio,VirginClassics,Globe,andotherlabelsaswellasradioandtelevisionproductionsforthemajorGerman

radios,DeutscheWelle,RadioNetherlands,RadioFrance,andmanymore.KyprianidesholdsdegreesinperformancefromthePeabodyandNewEnglandConservatoriesandtheRoyalConservatoryofBrussels,andwasawardedtheGregorPiatigorskyCelloPrizeatTanglewood.Morerecently,shereceivedtheDoctorofMusicdegreefromtheIndianaUniversityJacobsSchoolofMusic,wheresheteachesBaroquecello.ShehasalsoheldfacultypositionsattheLemmensInstitute(UniversityofLouvain),theMusikhochschuleofCologne,andtheDresdenAcademyofEarlyMusicandhasgivenseminarsinhistoricalperformancepracticeattheCatholicUniversityofSantiagodeChile,theConservatoryofMusicinBuenosAires,theConservatoryofChurchMusicinHalle/Saale,theEarlyMusicSummerSeminarinWallonia,andelsewhere.KyprianidesisamemberoftheIndianapolisBaroqueOrchestraandEnsembleVoltaire.ShecontinuestoperforminEuropeandisactiveasascholar.Herresearchinterestsasamusicologistincludethesocialandculturalhistoryofmusic,particularlythatofVictorianBritain.

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ThomasGerberisafoundingmemberof–andharpsichordistin–twoperiodinstrumentsBaroquegroups:theIndianapolisBaroqueOrchestra,BartholdKuijken,artisticdirector;andthechambermusicgroupEnsembleVoltaire.Bothorganizationspresentannualconcertseries.TheBaroqueOrchestraplaysthroughoutIndiana,andEnsembleVoltairehastouredtheUnitedStatesandCanadasince1988.Mr.GerberisassistantprofessorofmusicandhumanitiesatMarianUniversity,Indianapolis,andalsoservesonthefacultiesoftheUniversityofIndianapolis,whereheteachesmusichistoryandcoachesthestudentBaroqueensemble,andButlerUniversity,whereheteachesharpsichord.GerberisharpsichordistoftheIndianapolisChamber

Orchestra,theIndianapolisSymphonyOrchestra(for"Messiah"performances),theAnnArbor-based17th-century-musicchamberquintetAnaphantasia,theliturgicalearlymusicensembleMusikEkklesia,andthechambergroupEchoingAir.HehasappearedattheEarlyMusicFestivalofSt.LouisandtheBloomingtonEarlyMusicFestival,aswellaswithotherperiod-instrumentearly-musicgroups,suchasCatacousticConsort,theCallipygianPlayers,PillstoPurgeMelancholy,ArsAntiguaChicago,andHaydn-by-the-Lake.HecanbeheardontheDorian,Concordia,IndieBarock,andCatalpaClassicslabels.AfterreceivingmusicdegreesfromHillsdaleCollegeandBallStateUniversity,GerberwentontoearnaMasterofMusicdegreeinharpsichordfromIndianaUniversity.HisharpsichordteachershaveincludedFernandoValenti,AnthonyNewman,andElisabethWright.

CountertenorNathanMedleyhasemergedinrecentyearsasoneoftheleadingyounger-generationcountertenors,withnotablesuccessinternationallyinconcertandopera.SincegraduatingfromOberlinConservatory,hehassungatsomeofthemajorstagesoftheworldincludingtheEnglishNationalOperaandBarbicanCentreinLondon,LaSallePleyelinParis,PalaisdeMusiqueinStrasbourg,Amsterdam’sConcertgebouw,AveryFisherHallinNewYork,andWaltDisneyConcertHallinLosAngeles.RecentperformanceshavebroughthimtotheBostonEarlyMusicFestival(OttoneinMonteverdi’sL'incoronazionediPoppea),theNetherlandsRadioPhilharmonic,theLosAngelesPhilharmonic,Chicago'sRaviniaFestival,LucerneFestival,OperaOmaha,PacificMusicWorks,MercuryBaroque,Seraphic

Fire,IndianapolisBaroqueOrchestra,CincinnatiCollegium,MiamiBachSociety,andDaytonBachSociety.Medleymadehisprofessionaldebutin2012inJohnAdams’TheGospelAccordingtotheotherMarywiththeLosAngelesPhilharmonicconductedbyGustavoDudamel,whichwasrecordedforDeutscheGrammophon.HereturnedtoLosAngelesin2013forPeterSellars’stagingofthesamework,whichthentouredtoSwitzerlandandNewYorkCity.UnderthebatonofJohnAdamsin2015,heperformedOlgaNeuwirth’sstagedsong/play,HommageáKlausNomi.HemadehisEnglishNationalOperadebutin2014inAdams’TheGospelAccordingtotheotherMary,alsostagedbyPeterSellars.OtheroperacreditsincludeOttoneinHandel’sAgrippina(OperaOmaha),SperanzainMonteverdi’sOrfeo(BostonEarlyMusicFestival),AthamusinSemele(PacificMusicWorks,Seattle),OberoninBritten’sAMidsummerNight'sDream,DemainCavalli'sL'Egisto,LePeintureinCharpentier'sLesArtsFlorissants,ActeoninCharpentier'sActeon,andOttoneinMonteverdi'sL'incoronazionediPoppea,wherecriticsinClevelandpraisedhimforaninterpretation"sungwithbaroqueperfection.”InMay2016hepremieresanewpiecebyJohnHarbisonforcountertenorandgambaconsortinChicagowithSecondCityMusick.The2016-17seasonbringsdebutswiththeSanFranciscoSymphony,St.LouisSymphony(inSt.LouisandatCarnegieHall),LondonSymphonyOrchestra,andreturnappearancewiththeLosAngelesPhilharmonicandtheNetherlandsRadioPhilharmonic,andin2017-18,hisdebutwiththeNewYorkPhilharmonic.

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JeffreyCollierreceivedhisBachelorofArtsdegreeinmusicfromEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whereheperformedwiththeEmoryEarlyMusicConsort.HeisafoundingmemberofEchoingAirandhasperformedonbaroquefluteandrecorderwiththeIndianapolisBaroqueOrchestraandEnsembleVoltaire.HestudiedbaroqueflutewithBarbaraKallaurandhasparticipatedinmanyintensiveworkshopsandmasterclasseswithsuchartistsasChristopherKrueger,MichaelLynn,EvaLegene,JanetSee,andStephenPreston.CollierhasperformedwithensemblesthroughouttheMidwestandSouthernUnitedStates,includingtheTallahasseeBachParley,theMiamiBachSociety,theBaroqueArtistsofChampaign-Urbana(BACH),Nashville’sBelleMeadeBaroque,Winston-Salem’sPiedmontChamberSingers,

andEnsembleCaprioleinWilliamsburg.Reviewshavepraisedhis“pureandfocusedplaying”.ColliercanbeheardontheFourWindslabel.

C.KeithCollinsplayscurtal(dulcian),baroqueandclassicalbassoon,shawm,recorder,andharp.HeisfacultyattheIUJacobsSchoolofMusic’sHistoricalPerformanceInstituteandattheUniversityofNorthTexas.Hehasperformedwithmanyperiodorchestrasandchamberensembles,includingApollo'sFire,FolgerConsort,Tafelmusik,SanDiegoBachCollegium,NorthCarolinaBaroqueOrchestra,EchoingAir,andGrammy-nominatedMusikEkklesia.Heisafoundingmemberoftheaward-winningshawmandcurtalbandEnsembleLipzodes,whichspecializesinthemusicofcolonialLatinAmerica.CollinsstudiedatBerryCollege(B.Mus.,B.S.)andIndianaUniversity(M.M.,D.M.).HisD.M.isthefirstdoctorateeverawardedinhistoricalbassoon

performance.HeistheformermusicspecialistatConnerPrairieLivingHistoryMuseum.Whennotmakingreedsormusic,CollinsenjoysservingontheboardoftheIndianaRaptorCenter,anon-profithospitalforinjuredandorphanedbirdsofprey.Hisdutiesincludeowlwrangling,vettrips,andpresentingraptorstothepublicineducationaltalks.

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Testimonials “Many,manythanksforatrulywonderfulprogramSaturdaynight.Themultiplestandingovationsweretheclearestdemonstrationofhowappreciativetheentireaudiencewas!”RichardBenedum,Organist-Choirmaster,ChristChurch,Bradenton,FL“Theyimmediatelyproceededto“wow”theaudiencewiththeirincredibletalentandmusicalauthenticity.Theirpersonalitiesshinedthroughastheyentertainedandeducatedusall.”DiannaCampbell,DirectorofChoralActivitiesSeminoleStateCollege,Sanford,FL“Manybravosto[StevenRickards]andNathanMedleyforpresentingyourselveswithgreatexpressivenessbothfaciallyandmusically.[Their]voicesalsoareagreatcomplementtothecountertenorrevival—voicessoverypleasantand“natural”–not“hooty”andforced,asIhavesooftenheardinothers.”Dr.DanielReuning,ArtisticDirector,BachCollegium,FortWayne,IN“’Hark,HowtheSongsters’wasfulloflifeandjoy,andyourentireensemblesparkledwithexuberance.[StevenRickards]andNathanMedleyweresuperbbothseparatelyandtogether.Therecordersandcontinuoplayerscomplementedthevoicesandoneanothersowell....”Dr.JohnJost,ProfessorofMusicBradleyUniversity,Peoria,IL“[EchoingAir’s]twohourswithourstudentswas,withoutquestion,themostpositiveandproductivemasterclassIhaveexperiencedinmy28yearsatUF.”RonaldBurrichter,ProfessorofMusic,UniversityofFlorida,Gainesville“ThesingersoftheUniversityofMiamiCollegiumMusicumlovedthecollaboration.Countertenorsarenotcommonplace;[StevenRickards]andNathanMedleyareawonderfulpairofartistswhoinspiredouryoungsingerswith[their]skill,musicianship,andstyle.Thiswasanidealeducationalexperienceforthesecollegiateandhighschoolstudents.”DonaldOglesby,Professor,UniversityofMiamiFrostSchoolofMusic

ArtisticDirector,MiamiBachSociety

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Representative Programs “HarkHowtheSongsters”ThisconcertfeaturesNathanMedleyandStevenRickardsperformingcountertenorsolosandduetswithadditionalinstrumentalchambermusicprovidedbyEchoingAir.“Music’sDwelling”Throughintertwiningcountertenormelodiesandfieryperiodinstrumentalperformancestheaudienceisguidedthroughliturgical,chamber,courtlyandoperaticliterature,highlightingthespaceswheremusicfoundlifeandtheimpactoftheseplacesonthesebaroqueandrenaissancemasterpieces.“EnglandThenandNow”EchoingAirexploresandjuxtaposesearlyrepertoireandTwentiethandTwentyfirst-Centurycompositionscomposedforcountertenorandearlyinstruments.ThisprogramofvibrantBritishbaroqueandaccessibleEnglishrepertoireassuresusthatourhistoricalinstrumentsarealiveandthrivingasJohnGardnerandGeoffreyBurgonfindtheirplacenexttoHenryPurcellandJohnBlow.“TheAbleJohnAbell:ScottishCountertenors,Harping,andExile”ByexploringthevariedcareerofScottishsinger,composer,presenter,andcountertenorJohnAbell,EchoingAirpresentsvocalandinstrumentalmusicofBaroqueScotland,England,andIreland.Forthisprogramtheensembleaddstherarely-heardwire-strungGaelicharp,whichwaspopularinEnglandandcontinentalEurope.“AnEveningwithMr.HenryPurcell”ThelifeandtimesofEngland'smostillustrious17thCenturycomposer,HenryPurcell,ispresentedinanhistoricalperspectivethroughreadingsandsong.ThescriptfeaturesthevariousaspectsofPurcell'slifeandoutput,includingchambermusicandmusicforthechurch,thecourt,andthetheatre.Thisprogramcouldbeinteractiveinnaturefeaturingachoir,andmightconcludewithPurcellcatchesinvolvingaudienceparticipation.

Booking and Performance Information

JohnGingrichManagement,Inc. StevenRickards:P.O.Box1515,NewYork,NY10023T:(212)799-5080Fax:(212)874-7652E-mail:john@gingarts.com

123E.WestfieldBlvd,Indianapolis,IN46220T:(317)252-4311C:(317)414-8374E-mail:steven@echoingair.org