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Upcoming Performances:
Elective Recital: Haley Rowland, mezzo-soprano; assisted by Christopher LaRosa
February 4, 9:00 p.m.
Nabenhauer Recital Hall
Ithaca College; Ithaca, NY
The Music of Christopher LaRosa
April 20, 9:00 p.m.
Ford Hall
Ithaca College; Ithaca, NY
Boston Metro Opera's 3rd Annual AmericanaFestival: Featuring Christopher LaRosa's Vignettes of Two Lovers
May 11, 7:00 p.m.
Hope Central Church
85-87 Seaverns Ave.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
News:
January 28, 2012
LaRosa's Vignettes of Two Lovers wins the 2012 Jack Downey Prize.
January 21, 2011
New recording: The Iris, performed by the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra and the LaRosa Women's Chorale. Conducted by Patrick Valentino
The Iris
for Laura
(September 29, 1990 - June 3, 2010)
In late afternoon, we threw sunflowers,
Irises, and lilies, your favorites.
The flow swept them away in the sun’s gleam,
But one Iris defied the tide’s powers
With grace for five miraculous minutes,
Then submerged, surrendering to the stream.
A year later, I returned to the falls
Where memories and thoughts of you still lurk.
Unchanging trees with shallow roots listened
To the dull roar echoing off the walls.
Nearby, tiny streams trickled, latticework
Along the forest floor. The ground glistened.
A rainbow stretched across the broad cliff base.
Everywhere I looked, I could see your face.
January 8, 2011
Boston Metro Opera to perform LaRosa's Vignettes of Two Lovers as part of their Contemporary AmericanaFestival in early May 2012.
LaRosa's Vignettes of Two Lovers wins the 2012 Jack Downey Prize.
January 21, 2011
New recording: The Iris, performed by the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra and the LaRosa Women's Chorale. Conducted by Patrick Valentino
The Iris
for Laura
(September 29, 1990 - June 3, 2010)
In late afternoon, we threw sunflowers,
Irises, and lilies, your favorites.
The flow swept them away in the sun’s gleam,
But one Iris defied the tide’s powers
With grace for five miraculous minutes,
Then submerged, surrendering to the stream.
A year later, I returned to the falls
Where memories and thoughts of you still lurk.
Unchanging trees with shallow roots listened
To the dull roar echoing off the walls.
Nearby, tiny streams trickled, latticework
Along the forest floor. The ground glistened.
A rainbow stretched across the broad cliff base.
Everywhere I looked, I could see your face.
January 8, 2011
Boston Metro Opera to perform LaRosa's Vignettes of Two Lovers as part of their Contemporary AmericanaFestival in early May 2012.
Photo credit: Michelle Abramson Photography
