Kevin McMillan, baritone
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Thu, Apr 6 @ 7 pm
RECITAL HALL
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Thu, Apr 6 @ 7 pm
RECITAL HALL
Veteran Lieder duo Kevin McMillan, baritone, and Gabriel Dobner, piano, perform Franz Schubert's timeless, heartbreaking song-cycle Die schone Mullerin with projected translations.
JMU vocal faculty member Kevin McMillan is a renowned performer and vocal pedagogue. His performing career has spanned over 35 years with more than 800 concerts, 16 professional recordings, a GRAMMY Award, a Gramophone Award and numerous Juno Award nominations. A number of his students have proceeded to establish performing careers, both in North America and Europe, and those who have chosen to follow other paths, have done so possessing scientifically-sound and historically-informed perspectives on singing. He is a member of the Voice Foundation, and a founding member of the Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA).
JMU piano faculty member Gabriel Dobner has recorded for Ottavo, MDG and Hänssler Klassik Profil. His first recording for MDG, consisting of songs of Liszt, Dvorák and Mahler with mezzo-soprano Cornelia Kallisch, won high praise from BBC Music Magazine, Fono Forum and the West German Radio in Cologne, who referred to Mr. Dobner as a “master among collaborative pianists”. Mr. Dobner’s first recording with Metropolitan Opera star, Gerhard Siegel was released in the fall of 2015 for Haenssler Klassik Profil, a program featuring songs of Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and Kurt Hessenberg. Mr. Dobner’s latest recording with baritone Laurence Gien was completed in early fall, 2016 and will be used for a feature film focusing on Schubert’s Winterreise song cycle.
