Clint Borzoni

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Recent Performances

FILM: June 28, 2020

“The Safety Plan” screens at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles for their LGBTQIA filmmakers spotlight, Music by Clint Borzoni.

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

FILM: June 16, 2020

“The Safety Plan” will premiere at SeriesFest, Music by Clint Borzoni.

SeriesFest Schedule

CONCERT: April 19, 2020 2:00pm (CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19)

Borzoni, Strauss, Beethoven. The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will perform Borzoni’s “Antinous and Hadrian Suite”. 

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY, TICKETS

CONCERT: March 8, 2020 6:30pm

Twin Cities Opera on Tap will present “Hadrian’s Aria” from Clint Borzoni’s opera, “Antinous and Hadrian”, at New Arias on Tap.

Honey in Minneapolis, MN

CONCERT: January 17th, 2020 7:00pm

The Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM is a unique opportunity for classical music composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes. Soprano, Michelle Travato and pianist, Jason Worth will premiere a new song by Clint Borzoni, from the poetry of Gavin Dillard. 

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall
New York City, TICKETS

Libretto Reading: December 19, 2019

American Opera Projects will presnt a libretto reading of “The Spider’s Carol”. A new opera by Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos. The newly composed carol “Wintery Sun”, will also be performed.

The Players Club, Library Room
New York City

Celebrating The Arts: October 20, 2020 3:00pm 

Marco Vassalli will join the Festival String Quartet in an original work for baritone and string quartet by Composer in Residence Clint Borzoni.

Belvedere, California
Tickets

A Transfixing Fusion: October 19, 2020 3:00pm 

Festival Musica Marin will present another performance of Clint Borzoni’s Festival Duo for Violin and Viola. 

Belvedere, California
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An Evening in Italy: October 18, 2020 7:00pm 

Opening event of Festival Musica Marin. The world premiere of Festival Duo, written specifically for Festival Musica Marin 2019 by Composer in Residence Clint Borzoni, will be performed by violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn. 

Belvedere, California
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Concert: June 8, 2019

As part of the epic World Pride celebration in NYC, Astoria Music Project and special guest Luis González present a fun and frisky evening of music by LGBTQ+ American composers. In addition to standards by Bernstein, Copland, and Sondheim, expect some new and exciting pieces Clint Borzoni, Rosśa Crean and more!

ICON, Astoria NY
TICKETS

CONCERT: February 2nd, 2019 8:00pm

Dennis Tobenski and pianist Trudy Chan present twenty songs by living composers collected in the NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Tenor, Vol. 1. Works by: Paul Ayres, Chester Biscardi, Clint Borzoni, Steven Burke, Daniel Gilliam, Juliana Hall, Drew Hemenger, Darien Shulman, Dennis Tobenski, and others.

The Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center
330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor

CONCERT: January 18th, 2019 8:30pm

The Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM is a unique opportunity for classical music composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes. Soprano, Michelle Travato and pianist, Jason Worth will premiere a new song by Clint Borzoni.

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall
New York City, TICKETS

Opera Production: December 9th, 2018

Thompson Street Opera new production of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

Opera Production: December 8th, 2018

Thompson Street Opera new production of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

Opera Production: December 7th, 2018

Thompson Street Opera new production of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

Opera Production: December 2nd, 2018

Thompson Street Opera new production of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

CONCERT: December 1st, 2018 7:00pm

NewMusicShelf and Black Tea Music present an evening of new art song for soprano and piano, including Clint Borzoni’s most popular song “Oh You”.

The Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center
330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Opera Production: December 1st, 2018

Thompson Street Opera new production of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

Opera Production: November 30th, 2018

Thompson Street Opera will give the Chicago premiere of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Broadway Theater at the Pride Arts Center
Chicago, Illinois 60613

CONCERT: September 9, 2018

German-Italian baritone Marco Vassalli and pianist Florian Apell will perform an evening of song in Überlingen in the Historical Museum Hall. Songs by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Samuel Barber and Clint Borzoni.

Museum Überlingen
Krummebergstraße 30, 88662 Überlingen, Germany

CONCERT: September 22, 2018

The Musica Marin String Quartet and German-Italian baritone Marco Vassalli will perform music by composer Clint Borzoni.

San Francisco, California

CONCERT: August 19, 2018 6:00pm

The concert will feature four excerpts from Felix Jarrar’s opera Mother Goose. Allison Gish and John Tibbetts II will perform the lead roles of Mother Goose and Fairy Godmother. The concert features Safely Turn by Clint Borzoni and John De Los Santos, a new pop ballad.

Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, New York Tickets

CONCERT: June 3, 2018 at 3:00pm

Musica Marin will premiere a newly commissioned song cycle based on the poems of Wendell Berry, by their Composer-in-Residence, Clint Borzoni.

Sea Cliff, TICKETS
San Francisco, CA 94121

Opera Production: May 13, 2018 at 8:00pm

Asheville Lyric Opera will give the world premiere of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Asheville Masonic Temple Theater, TICKETS
80 Broadway St, Asheville NC

Opera Production: May 12, 2018 at 8:00pm

Asheville Lyric Opera will present a second performance of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Asheville Masonic Temple Theater, TICKETS
80 Broadway St, Asheville NC

Opera Premiere: May 11, 2018 at 8:00pm

Asheville Lyric Opera will present a third performance of Clint Borzoni’s opera, “When Adonis Calls”.

Asheville Masonic Temple Theater, TICKETS
80 Broadway St, Asheville NC

CONCERT: May 5, 2018 at 8:00pm

QUO presents We Are One: A musical journey around the world exploring the depths of the human condition. The fourth cycle in the concert features the world premiere of “Antinous and Hadrian Suite” by Clint Borzoni, winner of QUO’s 2017-2018 composition competition.

Church of the Holy Apostles, TICKETS
New York City

CONCERT: April 26, 2018 at 7:00pm

Arizona Opera will present a full workshop of John de los Santos and Clint Borzoni’s opera, “The Copper Queen”.

Opera America, Marc A. Scorca Hall
New York City

CONCERT: March 11, 2018 at 4:30pm

On Sunday, March 11th, from 4:30 to 6:30, accompanied by vocal extraordinaires Jennifer Bryant Pedersen, soprano (Mars Hill College) and Matthew Queen, baritone (Brevard College and Music School), Gavin Dillard will host and narrate his songs by composers Clint Borzoni, Jake Heggie, and David Francis. The repertoire will also consist of the premiere of a new cantata by Borzoni, “God, As I See Her,” as well as selections from Gavin’s hit doggie musical, BARK! (which is slated for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

105c Montreat Road TICKETS
Black Mountain, North Carolina

CONCERT: March 11, 2018 at 6:30pm

Twin Cities Opera on Tap will present an aria from Clint Borzoni’s first opera, “Margot Alone in the Light”, at New Arias on Tap.

Honey in Minneapolis, MN

CONCERT: February 17, 2018 at 6:00pm

The Asheville Lyric Opera will host its 18th Annual Winter Opera Gala. Clint Borzoni was commissioned by the Gavin Dillard Poetry Library & Archive to set, “God as I See Her” a cantata for baritone and piano.

Country Club of Asheville TICKETS
170 Windsor Road Asheville, North Carolina

CONCERT: January 21, 2018

Soprano, Michelle Trovato will be performing Clint Borzoni’s prize-winning song, “Barter”, at the benefit for Cabrini Immigrant Services.

New York City

Exhibit: November 18, 2017 – January 14, 2018

Inspired by the Delaware Art Museum’s Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art, collaborators Troy Richards and Knut Hybinette will develop a pop-up virtual reality (VR) experience for the Pre-Raphaelite galleries. Titled the seeing glass, the work imagines the world inside the circular mirror hanging in the background of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s La Bella Mano (1875). Music by Clint Borzoni

Delaware Museum of Art

CONCERT: November 14, 2017 at 8:30pm

The Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM is a unique opportunity for classical music composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes. Soprano, Michelle Travato will premiere a new song by Clint Borzoni. This event will be hosted by composer Tom Cipullo.

HERE Arts Center
New York City

CONCERT: July 11, 2017 at 1pm

Mitchell Sturges will give the European premiere of Clint Borzoni’s song cycle for tenor, “Within the Looking Glass”.

Lunchtime Concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields
London, United Kingdom

CONCERT: July 12, 2017 at 8PM

Bay View Music Festival: From Russia, With Love (America & Germany, Too) – Bay View’s Casey Robards is joined by faculty colleagues Fangye Sun, Daniel Tressel, and Risa Renae Harman for a beautiful evening of Tchaikovsky, Haydn, and a World Premiere of Clint Borzoni’s Song Cycle for Soprano.

Voorhies Hall Bay View, MI
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CONCERT: July 25, 2017 at 5pm

Glimmerglass Festival: Any Place I Hang My Hat – Members of the Young Artists Program present songs, scenes and stories about people, places and things that signify home.Works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, William Bolcom, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jason Robert Brown, Ben Moore, Harold Arlen, Hanns Eisler, Clint Borzoni, and Stephen Schwartz.

The Lounge
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CONCERT: July 31, 2017 at 5pm

Glimmerglass Festival: Any Place I Hang My Hat – Members of the Young Artists Program present songs, scenes and stories about people, places and things that signify home.Works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, William Bolcom, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jason Robert Brown, Ben Moore, Harold Arlen, Hanns Eisler, Clint Borzoni, and Stephen Schwartz.

The Lounge
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CONCERT: July 8, 2017 at 7PM

Metaphors, Mumblings, and Music. Presented by The Gavin Dillard Poetry Library & Archive and the Asheville Lyric Opera. An enchanted evening with Asheville’s renowned poet, Gavin Geoffrey Dillard, reading from his new book, Graybeard Abbey. Stars of Theatre and Opera will perform Dillard’s songs from Bark! (music by David Francis) and his art songs by Jake Heggie and Clint Bozoni.

Masonic Temple Theatre
80 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville

CONCERT: April 23, 2017 at 3 pm

This concert celebrates the success of prominent alumni of American Lyric Theater’s innovative Composer Librettist Development Program. Singers from the country’s leading opera houses will perform excerpts of recently premiered operas and works in development, including JFK by David T. Little and Royce Vavrek, After the Storm by David Hanlon and Stephanie Fleischmann, Steal a Pencil for Me by Gerald Cohen and Deborah Brevoort, and The Copper Queen by Clint Borzoni and John de la Santos.

The Morgan Library and Museum (Tickets)
New York, New York

CONCERT: March 8, 2017 at 4 pm

An American in Vienna’ features 20th and 21st century American art song alongside arias written by Viennese composers during the Enlightenment. Mitchell Sturges will give the European premiere of Clint Borzoni’s song cycle for tenor, “Within the Looking Glass”. This is the first US performance of the program that will sung at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London this summer.

Salt Lake City Public Library
200 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, Utah

CONCERT: February 4, 2017, 7:00pm

The Merola Opera Program and Musica Marin will collaborate on a concert featuring new works by Clint Borzoni.

San Francisco, California (TICKETS)

CONCERT: January 20, 2017

Clint Borzoni’s music will be featured during SOUND DEPARTURES, a music series at La MaMa showcasing new work.

La MaMA, The Club, NYC

CONCERT: January 12, 2017, 4:00pm

Opera America will present scenes from “When Adonis Calls” as part of their New Works Forum.

National Opera Center, Marc A. Scorca Hall, NYC

CONCERT: December 5, 2016, 5:00pm

Baritone Mason Jarboe will present a recital with works by Chausson, Mahler, Massenet, Rossini and Borzoni.

Recital Hall, University of North Texas, TX

WORKSHOP: September 25, 2016, 3:00pm

Arizona Opera will present a workshop of Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos’s new opera, “The Copper Queen”.

Phoenix, Arizona (Tickets)

CONCERT: July 21, 2016, 7:30pm

Mitchell Sturges and Seth Kershisnik present a concert highlighting 20th century American art song. This concert focuses primarily on songs by John Duke & sets by Clint Borzoni, but also includes songs by Amy Cheney Beach, William Bolcom, Tom Cipullo, Celius Dougherty, and Ben Moore.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
261 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, Utah

CONCERT: June 21, 2016, 1:00pm

The Guildhall School of Music will give the UK premiere of Clint Borzoni’s song “I Dreamed in a Dream”.

Lecture Recital Room

CONCERT: May 15, 2016

Musica Marin will be giving the world premiere of Clint’s String Quartet Suite based on themes from his opera, “When Adonis Calls”

Belvedere, California

FILM: April 22, 2016, 5:00pm

“Natalya and Ethan” will be featured in the Take Two Film Festival, Music by Clint Borzoni.

Take Two Film Festival
Anthology Film Archives – 32 2nd Avenue, New York, NY

CONCERT: February 27, 2016, 7:30pm

Recital – O Joy of My Soul. Tenor, Mitchell Sturges will premiere a new song cycle he commissioned from Clint Borzoni, “Through the Looking Glass”.

Assembly Hall on Temple Square
Salt Lake City, Utah

CONCERT WORKSHOP: January 3, 2016

Arizona Opera will present scenes from Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos’s new opera, “The Copper Queen”.

Phoenix, Arizona

CONCERT: January 22, 2016

Musica Marin will feature the U.S. debut of the exciting German-Italian baritone Marco Vassalli in the world premiere of two songs by composer Clint Borzoni.

San Francisco, California

FILM: November 5, 2015, 8:00pm

Screening of “Natalya and Ethan”. Music by Clint Borzoni

Miami Short Film Festival
Cinepolis Coconut Grove, Miami FL

CONCERT: October 15, 2015, 7:30pm

Clint’s song, “La Bella Mano” will be performed during the Concerts on Kentmere series, which was commissioned by the Delaware Art Museum.

Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, Delaware

FILM: August 18, 2015, 7:30pm

Screening of “Natalya and Ethan”. Music by Clint Borzoni

Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave, New York, NY
TICKETS

CONCERT: May 21, 2015, 8:00pm

To Lie With Him, operamission introduces two new works by Clint Borzoni. EARTH, MY LIKENESS, a song cycle world premiere performance by countertenor DANIEL BUBECK. Workshop reading of the opera WHEN ADONIS CALLS based on homoerotic poetry of Gavin Geoffrey Dillard, libretto by John de los Santos. The first three of five ‘Exchanges’ in an unstaged reading with GRANT YOUNGBLOOD, MICHAEL WEYANDT, string quartet and percussion, conducted by Jennifer Peterson.

National Opera Center, Rehearsal Hall
330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY

CONCERT: May 8, 2015, 6:00pm

Clint’s fourth opera, When Adonis Calls will be featured in Fort Worth Opera’s Frontiers 2015 showcase.

Kimbell Art Museum, Kahn Building
Fort Worth, Texas

CONCERT: April 11, 2015, 8:00pm

The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band returns to Symphony Space for a dynamic concert featuring music that was composed by New Yorkers or inspired by city. Featured on the program will be the world premiere of a new piece commissioned by the LGBAC from Clint Borzoni.

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway, New York, NY

CONCERT: March 28, 2015, 7:30pm

LOVE AFFAIRS, is a concert of new vocal music by New York Composers, Clint Borzoni and Philip Wharton. Soprano Caroline Worra, Baritone Michael Weyandt, and pianists Jennifer Peterson and Lloyd Arriola will perform a recital of music on the different guises of love: love of self, love of money, lust, and dealing with lost loves.

National Opera Center, Recital Hall
330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY

CONCERT: March 1, 2015, 2:00pm

Baritone Seth Kershisnik and Tenor Mitchell Sturges present a farewell concert, “I Carry Your Heart (SLC)”. They will perform music by Bizet, Mozart, George Crumb, Tom Cipillo, and the songs they commissioned from Clint Borzoni.

St James’ Episcopal Church
7486 S Union Park Ave, Midvale, Utah

CONCERT: February 22, 2015, 3:00pm

Countertenor, Daniel Bubeck will perform a solo recital including several songs by Clint Borzoni.

University of Deleware’s Master Player Concert Series
Gore Recital Hall

CONCERT: February 17, 2015, 7:30pm

Mississippi State’s music department will present “The Poetry of Walt Whitman in Song”. The concert will feature songs by Ned Rorem, Kurt Weill, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Clint Borzoni.

Harrison Auditorium in the Giles Architecture Building

CONCERT: February 16, 2015, 7:00pm

Baritone Seth Kershisnik and Tenor Mitchell Sturges present a farewell concert, “I Carry Your Heart (Tucson)”. They will perform music by Bizet, Mozart, George Crumb, Tom Cipillo, and the songs they commissioned from Clint Borzoni.

First United Methodist Church
915 E 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona

CONCERT: January 23, 2015, 9:30pm

The Duplex Cabaret and operamission host some of the world’s finest and most distinguised operatic countertenors in a richly diverse program. Countertenor, Daniel Bubeck will perform several songs by Clint Borzoni.

The DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE
61 Christopher Street, at 7th Avenue

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