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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Kofi H.\nMusicians: Vita Koreneva and Miles Johnston\
 n\nStrings of Your Heart - A distinctive evening of voice and guitar\, enr
 iched by stories\, conversation\, and the fascinating mysteries behind the
  music—including the true identity of the composer of the celebrated “
 Caccini” Ave Maria.\nCome on October 17 to hear the warmth of the human 
 voice meeting the intimate beauty of the strings.\n \n\n**Program Descript
 ion**\nStrings of Your Heart is an intimate musical journey for voice and 
 guitar\, bringing the warmth of a private European music salon to life. Ru
 ssian-American mezzo-soprano Vita Koreneva presents a richly varied progra
 m—from Vavilov/Caccini’s luminous Ave Maria and the timeless French ch
 anson Autumn Leaves to American standards and beloved Russian romances. Sp
 irited solo-guitar selections add fire and contrast to an evening of nosta
 lgia\, beauty\, and music that speaks directly to the heart.\n\n\n**Vita K
 oreneva**\nRussian-American mezzo-soprano Vita Koreneva has been praised b
 y OperaWire for her “beautifully sung” performance as La Frugola in Pu
 ccini’s Il tabarro. Her operatic repertoire includes Zia Principessa in 
 Suor Angelica\, Maddalena in Rigoletto\, Adalgisa in Norma\, Lyubasha in T
 he Tsar’s Bride\, and Lyubava in the U.S. premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’
 s Sadko. As a concert soloist\, she has performed at Alice Tully Hall at L
 incoln Center\, Washington National Cathedral\, and the State Capella Conc
 ert Hall in St. Petersburg\, as well as with the Metropolitan Opera Guild 
 and the Asian Cultural Symphony of the USA.\nBorn into the Russian musical
  tradition\, Vita began her training at the Central Music School of the Mo
 scow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and continued her vocal studies in Russia an
 d the United States. A singer\, pianist\, and composer who has performed i
 n ten languages\, she is especially drawn to music that crosses cultures a
 nd speaks directly to the heart. In Strings of Your Heart\, Vita explores 
 a new and intimate musical partnership between voice and guitar\, weaving 
 together classical music\, French and American standards\, and beloved Rus
 sian romances in the warm atmosphere of a private music salon.\nWebsite: w
 ww.vitakoreneva.com (http://www.vitakoreneva.com/)\nEmail: mailto:vita@vit
 akoreneva.com\nCell: +1 (571) 201-5063\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@
 VitaKoreneva\n\n**Miles Johnston**\nAustralian classical guitarist\, Miles
  Johnston\, is recongized as one of his home country’s finest young musi
 cians forging an international career. Winner of the 2018 Adelaide Guitar 
 Festival Competition\, Miles has been praised with “exceptional control 
 and expression” (Broadway World)\, and maintains an active performance s
 chedule across Australia\, the US\, and abroad. Along with his brother\, Z
 iggy\, their duo “Ziggy & Miles” were winners of the 2023 Young Concer
 t Artists (YCA) Susan Wadsworth International Auditions\, becoming the fir
 st guitar duo and second guitarists to receive this prestigious award in t
 he organisation’s 65-year history. Miles is a graduate from The Juilliar
 d School where he received his Master or Music and Artist Diploma under th
 e tutelage of Multiple Grammy Winner\, Sharon Isbin. He currently resides 
 in New York City and maintains an active teaching schedule in his time bet
 ween concert tours.\n
LOCATION:West Halem\, New York
SUMMARY:Strings of Your Heart
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/17071-strings-of-your-heart
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