“Adding to the complex score were… sopranos Elissa Johnston and Kathleen Roland, whose voices soared high above the the ensemble in glorious and dramatic fusion.”
Classical Voice/Notable Notes, November 2008

“Sopranos Kathleen Roland and Elissa Johnston were glossy icing on this rich cake…”
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2008

Look for Kathleen’s upcoming anthology of Swedish art song, which will include composer and poet information, phonetic and word for word translations, and selections from some of Sweden’s greatest composers of 19th and 20th century romanser, or art song.

Read my  article, “Romancing the Romanser: Exploring the Art Song of Sweden”, in the November issue of The Journal of Singing, the official journal of the National Association of the Teachers of Singing.  Romancing the Romanser: Exploring the Art Song of Sweden

Upcoming concerts:

Jacaranda-Music on the Edge concert series, January 2012

Boston Court, October 2012

University of Santa Barbara, May 2012

Southwest Chamber Music, May 2012

and in Stockholm, Sweden!

Ring Around the Moon- Kathleen Roland in Concert at Jacaranda

January 21, 7:30 PM
First Pres Santa Monica

Kaija Saariaho
Je sens un deuxieme coeur (I feel a second heart, 2003)
LA premiere
Toru Takemitsu
All in Twilight for guitar (1987)
Henri Dutilleux
Ainsi le Nuit (Such is the night, 1976)
Chinary Ung
Aura (2006)

Gloria Cheng, piano
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Eric Byers, cello
Michael Kudirka, guitar
Lyris Quartet
Elissa Johnston, soprano
Kathleen Roland, soprano
Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble
Mark Alan Hilt, conductor

An aura is a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding a person or object, be that the moon or the Buddha — a halo in religious art, or a misty light that emanates from an unlikely source. The nocturnal sensibility of this program brings together music from four regions far apart. The dark lunar strings and piano of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s trio illuminates the cycle of her pregnancy, while these Japanese and French masters dwell in the shifting aspects of night. Aura, the Cambodian American composer Chinary Ung’s panorama of instrumental and vocal color, asks the performers for expressive gestures that conjure the transforming force of spirit/nature in the aftermath of calamity.

For tickets and information, click below;

http://jacarandamusic.tix.com/EventSeatType.asp?Event=376268

Master Class at USC, Friday, March 2, 1pm- “The Art Song of Sweden”

Drs. Kathleen Roland and Lisa Sylvester will present a lecture and recital of the art song of Sweden in MacDonald Recital Hall, on the campus of the University of Southern California. Admission is free.