"Kennedy's fluid soprano was graceful and lithe. Her impassioned,
florid descant sounded at once ancient and eternal."
- National Sawdust review, NYC, Songs of Solomon Oratorio Premiere
Davies Symphony Hall with the San Francisco Girls Chorus
Recent Events >
The Orpheus Myth, a digital salon by Les Délices
Soprano Michele Kennedy, Tenor Jason McStoots,
Scholar Susan McClary: Mon, April 19th, 2021
From Lamentation to Liberation, presented by Opera Lafayette
Michele Kennedy, Reginald Mobley, Aaron Sheehan,
Dongsok Shin, Jonathan Woody,& Yulia van Doren
Thurs, April 1, 2021 - April 2022, view it here
The Moon Bridge, a recital of art songs by Florence B. Price
With Michele Kennedy, Soprano & Jefferson Packer, Baritone
Calvary Presbyterian Church, SF: March 19-29, 2021
Women in Music, a digital salon by Les Délices
Soprano Michele Kennedy, Harpsichordist Byron Schenckman,
Violinist Shelby Yamin, Oboist Debra Nagy
Mon, March 15th, 2021
Blue Hill Bach & Zenith Ensemble: Christmas Eve Concert
An Interactive Advent Calendar
Thurs, Dec 24, 2020
Handel's Messiah, Trinity Wall Street Choir
Messiah at Home, Concert & Holiday Greetings
Sun, Dec 13, 2020 and viewable here
Lorelei Ensemble: Beaufort Scales
World Premiere by Chris Cerrone, Video by Hannah Wasileski
Wed, Nov 18, 2020 @ 8pm EST - virtual premiere here
A Roundtable Talk:Women's Voices in Medieval Music
Guest Artist with Eya Ensemble
Tuesday, Nov 10 @ 10am PDT / 1pm EST
Guest Soloist with San Francisco Choral Society
Settings by GF Handel & Florence Price, live-streamed concert
Saturday, Oct 3 @ 4pm PDT / 7pm EST
Guest Artist with Ars Minerva, Cocktails and Chit Chat
Joseph Chevalier de Saint-Georges: a digital salon
L'Amant Anonyme (excerpts) & selected Sonates pour Clavecin
Thurs, Sept 17, 2020 @ 6pm PDT / 9pm EST
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Previous Events >
The Crossing, dir. Donald Nally
Recording Project: Edie Hill, Tawnie Olson, Michael Gilbertson
July 7 - August 5, Big Sky, Montana (postponed until next year)
Guest Artist with Manhattan Camerata
"Love and Music" - live-streamed concert (viewable here!)
Thurs, July 2 and Thurs, July 9, 2020 @ 4pm EST
All-Bach Finale: BWV 1066, BWV 1048, Ein Feste Burg, BWV 80
Bach Virtuosi Festival, Portland, ME (cancelled for this year)
Sun, June 21, 2020
La Vita Effimera, with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble
Berkeley Early Music Festival and Exhibition (postponed to 2021)
Saint Mark's Church, Berkeley, CA - Tues, June 9
No Love Allowed with Pocket Opera SF (postponed to spring 2021)
Role of Mariana @ Hillside Club in Berkeley, Sun, April 26 @ 2pm
Legion of Honor in SF, Sun, May 3 @ 2pm
Handel Dixit Dominus + Bach Magnificat (performance cancelled)
Soloist & Ensemble Member w/The San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, SF, CA - Sat, April 4 @ 8pm
Testimonies: A Celebration of Women's Voices (now in Fall 2021)
Trio Eos, premieres by M. Dunphy, K. Siegel, and K. Sankaram
Saint Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA - Fri, March 27
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream
San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House, SF, CA
Fri, March 6 - Sun, March 15, 2020
Musical Gems from Nordic Countries, soloist & ensemble member, Cappella SF
Christ the Light, Oakland, CA - Sat, Feb 15 @ 8pm
Mission Dolores Basilica, SF, CA - Sun, Feb 16 @ 5pm
Like As The Hart, American Classical Orchestra
Mendelssohn Psalm 42, Gluck's De Profundis
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center - Sat, Feb 1, 2020 @ 8pm
Another Day, Soloist with Mimesis Ensemble
Songs by Florence Price & World Premiere by Dina Shilleh
Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, NYC
Fri, Jan 31, 2020 @ 8pm
recent >
Poulenc's Figure Humaine + works by Mahler, Berg, & Lang
NY Virtuoso Singers @ Saint Michael's Church, NYC
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Handel Messiah, Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street
Soloist & Ensemble Member, St Paul's Chapel, NYC
Fri - Sun, Dec 20-22, 2019
Handel Messiah, San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, SF, CA
Fri & Sat, Dec 13 & 14, 2019
Poulenc Gloria: Soprano Soloist, Bach Society of Saint Louis
Powell Hall, St. Louis Symphony, MO
Tues, Dec 10, 2019
Bach Christmas Oratorio, Soprano Soloist
San Francisco Choral Society @ St Ignatius Church, SF, CA
Fri & Sat, Dec 6 & 7, 2019
Almonds & Roses: Cantigas and Sephardic Music
Concerts in Palo Alto, Berkeley, & SF
SF Early Music Society Series: Nov 22-24, 2019
Faure Requiem & Mozart C Minor Mass, Soprano Soloist:
UC Berkeley Alumni Chorus, Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, CA
Sun, Nov 17, 2019
ASCAP Ten Premieres by Emerging Composers: New York Virtuoso Singers
Saint Michael's Church, 99th & Amsterdam, NYC
Sat, Nov 9, 2019
Elgar's The Kingdom, American Symphony Orchestra
Bard Festival Chorale @ Carnegie Hall, NYC
Thurs, Oct 31, 2018
Bolivian Baroque, California Jazz Conservatory
SF Early Music Society Salon Series in Berkeley, CA
Sun, Oct 20, 2019
Stravinsky's Canticum Sacrum and Symphony of Psalms
San Francisco Symphony, Davies Hall, SF, CA
Thurs - Sat, Sept 26-28, 2019
Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble (inaugural season launch!)
Spectrum Concert, 7pm @ Amherst College, MA
Wed, Sept 17, 2019
Trinity Choir: Music by Wolfe, Glass, Prestini, Weston
Saint Paul's Chapel, New York, NY
Thurs, Sept 12, 2019
Recording Project w/ Mimesis Ensemble, Arabesque Records
Settings by Hogan, Ruo, Villa Lobos, Schnackenberg
Octaven Studios, NYC - Sept 11, 2019
Western Wind Ensemble: Opening Concerts & Ensemble Singing Workshop
Smith College Performing Arts Center, Northampton, MA
Fri, Aug 2, 2019 - Sat, Aug 10, 2019
Song to the Moon: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11's Landing
Festival Napa Valley, Lincoln Theater, Napa Valley Performing Arts Center
Sat, July 20, 2019
Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges, San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, SF, CA
Thurs, June 27, 2019 - Sun, June 30, 2019
Orff's Carmina Burana, San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, SF, CA
Tues, June 4, 2019
Love, Lust, Life: Ce moys de May
Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, Featuring Trio Eos
In Philadelphia, May 10 -12, 2019
At Early Music Seattle, May 18-19, 2019
Oratorio Premiere: I Will Tell You The Truth About This
Poetry by Tracy K. Smith, Music by Aaron Siegel
Schomburg Center, Hughes Auditorium, New York, NY
Tues, April 30, 2019
Bach Saint John Passion (arr. Schumann): Soprano Soloist
Guest Artist with The Duke Evensong Singers
Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC
Sun, April 14, 2019
Bach Saint John Passion: Soprano Soloist
Voices of Music + San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Davies Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF, CA
Sat, March 30, 2019
Cappella SF, Unveiling: New Music from Sweden and the US
Dir. Ragnar Bohlin: works by Mühlrad, Sandström, Bates, & Conte
Sat, Feb. 23 (First Congregational, Berkeley)
Sun, Feb. 24 (Mission Dolores, SF)
Mendelssohn Lobgesang + Bach Keyboard Co.'s No. 4 & No. 7
San Francisco Symphony, w/András Schiff
Davies Symphony Hall, SF, CA
Fri, Feb. 15 - Sun, Feb. 17, 2019
New York Philharmonic + The Crossing, dir. Jaap van Sweden
Fire in My Mouth, by Julia Wolfe -- a World Premiere
Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall, NYC
Thurs, Jan. 24 - Sat. Jan. 26, 2019
'Twas the Night - A Festival of Carols, dir. Ragnar Bohlin
San Francisco Symphony + SF Girls Chorus
Davies Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF, CA
Sun, Dec. 23, 2018
Vox Ensemble @ The Guggenheim Museum, dir. George Steel
with The American Brass Quintet
Guggenheim Museum, Central Rotunda, Fifth Ave @ E. 95th, NYC
Sun, Dec.16 & Mon, Dec.17.2018
Handel's Messiah (soloist) & seasonal carols, dir. Malcolm Merriweather
Harvard Club of New York, 35 W. 44th St, NYC
Monday, Dec.10, 2018
Songs of Feasting and Flames: A Sephardic Celebration of Hanukah
WQXR Midtown Masters Series + GEMS w/Nell Snaidas & Daphne Mor
St. Bartholemew's Church, NYC, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
San Francisco Early Music Society + Cappella SF
Music of Josquin, Allegri, Couperin, & Schütz, dir. Ragnar Bohlin
Nov. 30 (Palo Alto), Dec. 1 (St. Mark's, Berkeley) &
Dec. 2 (St. Mark's, SF), 2018
Music of Studio Ghibli, Written and Directed by Joe Hisiashi
Guest Artist with The Hollywood Film Orchestra
Stern Auditorium (*debut), Carnegie Hall, NYC
Friday & Saturday, Nov. 2 & 3, 2018
Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium Debut
with The Hollywood Film Orchestra