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The Spire Concert Series: Celebrating George Gershwin

Mezzo soprano Jane Monari, tenor Christian Schneeberger and pianist Michał Gajzler lead you through the life of George Gershwin as part of The Spire Concert Series!

The Spire Concert Series: Celebrating George Gershwin

About The Spire Concert Series: Celebrating George Gershwin

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Following on from the success of Celebrating Irving Berlin, "Celebrating George Gerswhin" tells the story of how, in the composer's all too short life of 38 years, he composed many timeless classics. Presented by a mezzo, tenor and pianist., these melodies are instantly recognizable favourites.

Mezzo soprano Jane Monari hails from Philadelphia and completed a BM in Voice Performance at the Juilliard School, and a MA in Singing at the Royal Academy of Music. She is a graduate of the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

She has performed and covered many operatic roles with Scottish Opera, Opera Holland Park Young Artist Programe 2022, OperaUpClose, The Virtual Opera Project, Opera at the King's Head, and the Juilliard School, and is currently a regular member of Scottish Opera's freelance chorus and also sings across Scotland with a cappella ladies quartet, The All Sorts.

Tenor Christian Schneeberger has appeared throughout the UK as a recitalist, oratory soloist and opera singer. He graduated with BMus (Hons) in Vocal Performance in 2013, completing his Masters of Music in Performance at RCS as a scholarship student.

He is a regular member of the Scottish Opera freelance chorus, and recently he played the Crook and Charles Edward in Scottish Opera’s production of “Candide” which received glowing five star reviews. As well as recitals, he also appears regularly across Scotland with Opera Alba and Scozzesi.

Pianist Michał Gajzler, born and raised in Poland, recently graduated with an MMus in repetiteurship at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Alexander Gibson Opera School. In 2010 he graduated with an MMus in piano performance at the Cracow Academy of Music and MA in musicology at the Jagiellonian University (Cracow).

In 2013 Michał moved to Scotland where he took up a position at the Aria Alba - Opera for All as a piano accompanist following year. His operatic experience includes performing Die Zauberflöte on piano (Aria Alba in 2014 and Lyric Opera Studio Weimar in 2015), Le Nozze di Figaro (as a pianist for VoiceArc and as a continuo-player for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Così fan tutte (VoiceArc), Die Fledermaus (Aria Alba) Les mamelles de Tirésias as a pianist in two pianos arrangement by Benjamin Britten (RCS), The Bear (RCS) and Owen Wingrave (RCS) as well as opera scenes from the Hänsel und Gretel, Arabella, Werther, Pelléas et Mélisande, The Rake's Progress, Tancredi, Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, La Rondine and Der Rosenkavalier. Michał also appeared as a pianist at the Oxford Lieder Spring Weekend of Song. Michał also works as a piano accompanist and vocal coach for singers and choirs in Glasgow area.

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