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Glissando Duo
Elissa Weiss and Lisa Spraragen
Elissa 646-391-9670
Lisa 646-391-1339
Email: GlissandoDuo@gmail.com
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ELISSA WEISS, soprano, harp, recorder, clarinet, is a founding member of The Salomone Trio, an acclaimed vocal ensemble, whose CD, "Sacred and Profane," was called "a beautifully performed album, one of the most conceptually original CDs in years" by Renaissance Magazine. Elissa appears on Michael Hughes's gospel CD, "Amazing Grace" and on the New York Philharmonic recording of John Adams' "Transmigration of Souls" (Nonesuch). Elissa has given recitals at the Boston Early Music Festival, St. Francis of Assisi’s “Music of the Spirit” series, and many churches, synagogues and branch libraries in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. She spent two seasons with the New Amsterdam Theatre Company (the predecessor of the Encore! series), reviving vintage musicals. In 1998, Elissa created the Everybody Can Sing© voice studio and workshops to help people who are afraid to sing. She has run workshops for the 92nd Street Y, Makor, the Rio Caliente Spa in Mexico, and groups of Episcopal seminarians. “[She is] a wonderful, patient, sensitive teacher, who made everyone feel more confident in their abilities,” wrote a workshop participant.
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NEXT CONCERT, TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 at 8 PM Saint Peter's Church Tuesday Night Classical Concerts Lexington and 54th Street Dowland, Bellini, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, Garcia Lorca, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, traditional Sephardic Suggested donation: $15 |
GLISSANDO DUO performed its debut concert in October 2007 at the Church of the Transfiguration’s A Little Midday Music series. In January 2008, they performed a full-length program at the Downs Cultural Center in Wilmington, DE. Current repertoire: Renaissance dances and songs, Sephardic and Yiddish songs, flamenco, 18th-20th century guitar and vocal works.
LISA SPRARAGEN, guitarist, has played in such venues as the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, Pittsburgh Opera Gala, Equitana USA, Second Stage, and NY Fringe. She performed at the 500-year festival of Sephardic Music in Istanbul, accompanying singer Daisy Sedaka Braverman. She has recorded several CD's with Josué Pérez, and has played in concerts and long-term engagements throughout the city as the guitar duo Lisa y Josué. Lisa has taught youth programs throughout NYC through the Parks Dept. and Carnegie Hall's LinkUp! Program. She studied classical guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan of the New England Conservatory and with Carlos Barbosa-Lima. She participated in the master classes of Oscar Ghiglia, Alexandre Lagoya, and Paco Peña. She has also trained in flamenco dance with Cristobal Reyes, Loli Flores and others in Spain. Lisa Spraragen is a graduate of Brown University, with a M.A. degree in music performance from NYU.