Please email to request free access.Ĭombining versatile artistry with a probing intellect and commanding stage presence, American classical singer Julia Bullock has, in her early thirties, already headlined productions and concerts at some of the preeminent arts institutions worldwide. Complimentary SFSymphony+ memberships are available for members of the media.
Click here to view full list of upcoming SFSymphony+ releases. Click here to access the SoundBox Press Kit, which includes the Digital Program Book with artist biographies and program notes, Artist Headshots, and Production Images. So, as I continue to follow along the path and legacy of artists that came before me, lineage has become increasingly important-it’s a part of knowing from where I originated and letting that inform where I envision myself going. The musicians on this SoundBox program could not make music all together in one place, or even at one time, but the very nature of this program-which links material that spans across almost 900 years-captures an audio and visual snapshot of how lineage can inform, influence, impact, and express itself in a musical context.” They let diverse influences not only impact their work, but find ways to let them register explicitly. It’s like musicians are hyper conscious of their lineage-they honor it and value it. In her Curator Statement, Bullock shares: “I’ve found that musicians often share a lot about the various influences in their lives-whether they be historical, political, philosophical, personal, or based on other mediums of art. Julia Bullock’s SoundBox program, originally scheduled to take place last Spring and postponed due to the pandemic, has been adapted from live performance to a digital format.
13 in A minor and “In this uncontainable night,” from Elizabeth Ogonek’s Orpheus Suite (after Rilke) performed by pianist Sarah Cahill and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s “Plain Blue/s” from Blues Forms featuring SF Symphony violinist Wyatt Underhill as soloist. SoundBox: Lineage is available now via with an SFSymphony+ subscription and for individual purchase. Other performances on the program include George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and “variations on many forms,” from Elizabeth Ogonek’s In Silence conducted by Daniel Stewart, with the latter featuring violinist Benjamin Beilman J.S. In addition to curating the program, Bullock performs her signature rendition of Nina Simone and Weldon Irvine’s “Revolution” and joins members of the SF Symphony and Chorus in performances of Nina Simone’s “Images,” fellow Collaborative Partner Esperanza Spalding’s “Little Fly,” Aruán Ortiz’s Mompouana, selections from Francis Poulenc’s Rapsodie Nègre, and Ricky Ian Gordon’s Litany. Her highly praised appearances in recital have included performances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, among many other distinguished venues.SAN FRANCISCO, CA-The San Francisco Symphony and Collaborative Partner Julia Bullock present a SoundBox program titled Lineage-an audio and visual snapshot of how lineage can inform, influence, impact, and express itself in a musical context-available for on-demand streaming March 11 on SFSymphony+. She has appeared with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the leading orchestras of Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Boston, and Berlin. Among Bullock’s other important operatic engagements have been Kitty Oppenheimer/ Doctor Atomic (Santa Fe Opera), Anne Trulove/ The Rake’s Progress (Aix-en-Provence, Amsterdam), and Purcell’s The Indian Queen as Doña Luisa(London, Madrid, Perm, Moscow). Her artistry has graced numerous world premieres, including creating three roles in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) and portraying Dame Shirley in John Adams’s Girls of the Golden West (San Francisco Opera, reprised at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam). She previously served in the same capacity at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American soprano, one of the most acclaimed and sought-after artists of her generation, is currently artist-in-residence at the San Francisco Symphony and at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama.