SUNY Schenectady Summer Music Series, American Currents in Song, Areli Mendoza-Pannone, soprano

SUNY Schenectady's nationally accredited School of Music hosts the 2020 Summer Music Series premiering Thursdays at 7:30 p. m. Enjoy performances by alumni and current students.

Areli Mendoza-Pannone, soprano
Mark Evans, piano

American Currents in Song

Summertime from Porgy and Bess (1935)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Hermit Songs, Op.29
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

III. Saint Ita’s Vision
IV. The Heavenly Banquet
V. The Crucifixion
VI. Sea-Snatch

Jupiter Has Seven Moons from I Hate Music! (1943)
Extinguish My Eyes from Two Love Songs (1949)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

People Will Say We’re in Love from Oklahoma! (1943)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)

Speak Low (1943)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

Areli Mendoza-Pannone, a graduate of the School of Music at SUNY Schenectady, has performed throughout the Capital Region at such venues as Caffe Lena, Eden Café, the Freedom Park Stage in Scotia, and Proctors, and has made several appearances at Camphill Ghent. Adept at several genres, including classical, barbershop, Broadway, and a cappella, she is also a songwriter who performs her own works. Areli was chosen to perform in the Young Performers Showcase at the Sembrich Museum in Bolton Landing, and has participated in several select vocal ensembles, including the SUNY Schenectady Vocal Chamber Ensemble. At SUNY Schenectady she was a founding member of the barbershop quartet Vintage Harmonics, and frequently performed with the award-winning Out of Time. This fall, Areli will be attending the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase where she has been accepted into the prestigious Opera Studies program.