Anton Belov, Linfield College associate professor of music, will present “The Treasury of Russian Art Song” on Saturday, April 16, at 3 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
The performance will explore the wealth of vocal repertoire of Russian musical tradition that is largely unknown in the West. The concert will trace the development of the genre from the earliest examples inspired by Italian bel canto, German lieder and post romantic composers. The program includes works by Glinka, Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky, Taneyev, Medtner and Rachmaninoff. In addition to Belov, the performance will showcase Susan McDaniel, Linfield’s principal accompanist.
Belov, a Juilliard-trained baritone, has been a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall, Portland Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Detroit Symphony and elsewhere. He has appeared with opera companies throughout the United States and has earned critical acclaim for his portrayals of characters as diverse as Count di Luna, Don Giovanni, Escamillo, Count Almaviva, Doctor Malatesta and Eugene Onegin. He is the first-place winner of eight vocal competitions and, as the winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he has appeared in more than 40 recitals throughout the United States. A native of Moscow, Belov holds a bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory, an Artist Diploma and master of music degree from the Juilliard School, and a doctorate of music degree from Boston University.
McDaniel has appeared widely as soloist and chamber musician, including recitals in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. She received a bachelor of art in music from Linfield College and a master of music in vocal accompanying from Manhattan School of Music. She teaches and accompanies at the University of Portland and the Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville, Maine. McDaniel is the resident pianist for Thursdays at Three, All Classical Portland’s live performance radio show, and a member of the newly-formed Northwest Piano Trio.
This concert is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music and National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). For more information call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
