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Mezzo-soprano Krista River won a Grammy award for the role of Mrs. Fox on Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s recording of Tobias Picker Fantastic Mr. Fox. She has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Symphony, the Santa Fe Symphony, Handel & Haydn Society, the Florida Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony, the North Carolina Symphony, and the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. Krista won the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and a Sullivan Foundation grant, and is featured on numerous recordings under Naxos, Dorian and Navona record labels. She is on the voice faculty at Brandeis University and Phillips Academy in Andover. Krista resides in Boston and is a regular soloist with Emmanuel Music’s Bach Cantata Series.
Linda Osborn, piano
Pianist Linda Osborn has performed extensively across the United States and in Europe as both a chamber musician and vocal accompanist. Her partnership has been recognized as “thoroughly satisfying, colorful and supportive” by the Los Angeles Times, with “an impressive ability to speak powerfully in both the softest and the loudest extremes of the piano’s dynamic spectrum” by the Washington Post. She has performed in many internationally-recognized venues including Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Salle Garnier in Monte Carlo, the American Repertory Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, the Rose Studio at Lincoln Center and Trinity Wall Street. Linda has a long standing collaborative relationship with Howard Frazin, and her dedication to performing and recording his compositions is a testament to her belief in supporting living composers and their creative vision.
Score
Past performances of individual songs from the Songbook Collection
Listening In: An Evening of Vocal Music by Howard Frazin
Harvard University
Dunster House Library
Cambridge, MA
April 28, 2019
Letting Go
Keith Phares, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Danse Russe
My Papa’s Waltz
Harlem
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Lois Shapiro, piano
WordSong 10th Anniversary Concert “Circus of Tygers”
First Church Boston
Boston, MA
April 26, 2019
The Tyger
Keith Phares, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
Grolier Poetry Bookshop’s 90th Anniversary Celebration
Club Oberon (American Repertory Theater)
Cambridge, MA
November 14, 2017
Letting Go (Premiere)
Keith Phares, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
in Just-
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Robert Schulz, marimba
WordSong Forum
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
September 23, 2017
Harlem
David Kravitz, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
University of Portland
Buckner Center
Portland, OR
April 6, 2017
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Susan McDaniel, piano
Back Cove Festival
Portland Conservatory
Portland, ME
April 11, 2015
The Tyger
From Sonnet to Song
Adam Simon, baritone
Christopher Staknys, piano
Academy for Collaborative Performance WordSong Forum
Portland Conservatory
Portland, ME
August 12, 2014
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Alison d’Amato, piano
Source Song Festival WordSong Forum
Target Performance Hall at the Literary Loft
Minneapolis, MN
August, 2, 2014
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Alison d’Amato, piano
WordSong Grolier Poetry Bookshop Concert
E. E. Cummings House
Cambridge, MA
November 6, 2013
in Just-
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper Keizer, cello
Brandon Ilaw, marimba
WordSong Retrospective Concert
St. Paul’s Church
Brookline, MA
January 11, 2013
The Tyger
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
My Papa’s Waltz
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Shiela Kibbe, piano
Laughing Together
Kendra Colton, soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
Song
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Donald St. Pierre, piano
WordSong Forum
Club Oberon
Cambridge, MA
November 13, 2012
I Like to Play with Him
Kristen Watson, soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
WordSong Forum
Lyceum
Alexandria, VA
January 29, 2012
Harlem
Words & Music Ensemble
Florestan Recital Project WordSong Forum
Eastman School of Music
Hatch Recital Hall
Rochester, NY
November 9, 2011
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Alison d’Amato, piano
WordSong Forum
New England Conservatory
Pierce Hall, Boston, MA
October 26, 2011
I Like to Play with Him
Kristen Watson, soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
Florestan Recital Project WordSong Forum
American Univerity in Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
October 10, 2011
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Alison d’Amato, piano
WordSong Forum
Arts on the Edge
Wolfeboro Festival
Wolfeboro, NH
August 9, 2011
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Alison d’Amato, piano
WordSong Forum
St. Botolph Club
Boston, MA
May 24, 2011
I Like to Play with Him (Premiere)
Kristen Watson, soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
WGBH Classical Festival WordSong Forum
WGBH’s Brighton Studios
Boston, MA
June 19, 2010
in Just-
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper Keizer, cello
Robert Schulz, marimba
WordSong Forum
Boston Prep Charter School
Boston, MA
June 7, 2010
Harlem
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
WordSong Forum
Harvard Musical Association, Boston, MA
April 21, 2010
My Papa’s Waltz
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
John McDonald, piano
Rivers School Conservatory 32nd Seminar on Contemporary Music
Bradley Hall
Weston, MA
April 10, 2010
In the Forests of the Night
Rivers School Conservatory Upper School Orchestra
Dan Shaud, conductor
My Papa’s Waltz (Premiere)
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
John McDonald, piano
WordSong Forum
Private Residence
Rockport, MA
February 21, 2010
in Just-
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper Keizer, cello
Robert Schulz, marimba
WordSong Forum
Burns & Levinson LLP
Boston, MA
February 11, 2010
in Just-
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper Keizer, cello
Robert Schulz, marimba
WordSong Forum
Private Residence
Boston, MA
January 10, 2010
in Just- (Premiere)
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper Keizer, cello
Robert Schulz, marimba
WordSong Forum
Private Residence
Portland, ME
November 28, 2009
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
Rockport Music Lecture Series WordSong Forum
Unitarian Universalist Society
Rockport, MA
May 17, 2009
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
WordSong Forum
Monadnock Music Festival
Hancock, NH
May 2, 2009
Harlem
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
WordSong Forum
Private Residence
Boston, MA
April 19, 2009
Harlem
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Linda Osborn, piano
Longy Modern American Music Concert Series
Pickman Hall, Cambridge, MA
April 7, 2009
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
The Tyger
D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
David Owens, piano
WordSong Forum
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
November 10, 2008
The Tyger
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
Longy Modern American Music Concert Series
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
October 11, 2008
The Tyger
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Linda Osborn, piano
An Unexpected Encounter
Linda Osborn, piano
CSU Summer Arts Series
Fresno State University
Conley Hall
Fresno, CA
July 20, 2008
The Tyger
Ann Moss, soprano
Joungmin Sur, piano
A Wren
Lullaby
Ann Moss, soprano
Kurt Rohde, viola
When You Are Old
Ann Moss, soprano
WordSong Forum
Private Residence
Boston, MA
June 1, 2008
An Unexpected Encounter (Premiere)
Robert Merfeld, piano
The Tyger
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Robert Merfeld, piano
Composers in Red Sneakers
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
November 6, 2005
Not Waving but Drowning
Danse Russe
Michelle Trainor, soprano
Victoria Mazin, piano
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, FL
September 24, 2005
A Wren
Danse Russe
Stephen Ng, tenor
Yehudi Wyner, piano
Composers in Red Sneakers Concert
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
October 31, 2001
Not Waving but Drowning (Premiere)
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Michelle Alexander, piano
Longy Faculty Artist Series
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
December 6, 2000
A Forgotten Place
Rohan Gregory, violin
Laura Kennedy, piano
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Robert Merfeld, piano
Three Songs About Love
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Rohan Gregory and Mirabai Weismehl, violins
Scott Woolweaver, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Laura Kennedy, piano
Danse Russe
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Robert Merfeld, piano
Of Echoes and Dreams
Peggy Friedland, flute
Rohan Gregory, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Laura Kennedy, piano
The Janus Ensemble Summer Series
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
August 8, 2000
Three Songs About Love
Michael Calmes, tenor
Janus Ensemble
Composers in Red Sneakers
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
December 11, 1999
Family – Rated R (Premiere)
Arden String Quartet
Laura Kennedy, piano
Goodnight Moon (Premiere)
Maria Tegzes, soprano
Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Danse Russe
Maria Tegzes, soprano
Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Longy SeptemberFest
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
September 6, 1997
Three Songs About Love (Premiere)
Kendra Colton, soprano
Arden String Quartet
Frank Corliss, piano
Longy Faculty Artist Series
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
June 12, 1997
Three Songs About Love
Kendra Colton, soprano
Judith Gordon, piano
Danse Russe(Premiere)
Kendra Colton, soprano
Judith Gordon, piano
Sonata for Solo Flute
Geoffrey Kidde, flute
American Composers Forum
Ellison Center for the Arts
Duxbury, MA
April 13, 1997
Three Songs About Love
Pamela Murray, soprano
Eric Sawyer, piano
Composers in Red Sneakers
Pickman Hall
Cambridge, MA
November 3, 1996
Three Songs About Love (Premiere)
Kendra Colton, soprano
Frank Corliss, piano