2025–26 Season
Concerts, recitals, and opera from the 2025–26 season.
All seasons · Current performances
Archive entries include the artists and programs documented by presenters. All times are local.
September 2025 – July 2026
Beethoven’s Ninth
September 12 and 13, 2025 · Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Symphony
DeVos Performance Hall
7:30 p.m.
Program
Carlos Simon: Festive Fanfare and Overture; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9.
Cast & artists
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Garrett Sorenson, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Grand Rapids Symphony
Blair Master Series: Dashon Burton
September 27, 2025 · Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music
Turner Recital Hall
5:30 p.m.
Program
Faculty recital.
Cast & artists
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Beethoven’s Ode to Joy
October 23–26, 2025 · Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Orchestra
Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center
October 23–25, 7:30 p.m. · October 26, 3 p.m.
Program
Sibelius: Tapiola; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9.
Cast & artists
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Christmastime in Leipzig
December 13 and 14, 2025 · Allentown & Bethlehem, PA
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
December 13: Egner Chapel, Muhlenberg College · December 14: First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem
4 p.m.
Program
J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 62, 147, and 110; a new carol by Larry Lipkis.
Cast & artists
Christopher Jackson, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Janna Critz, mezzo-soprano
Dann Coakwell, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Scott Perkins with Dashon Burton
February 20, 2026 · La Crosse, WI
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
7:30 p.m.
Program
Including Scott Perkins: Three Songs for Autumn.
Cast & artists
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Lindsay Garritson, piano
Jonathan Borja, flute (Three Songs for Autumn)
Russell Platt: The Complete Songs 1988–2021
February 25, 2026 · Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music
Turner Recital Hall
Program
Russell Platt: The Complete Songs 1988–2021.
Cast & artists
Hailey Clark, soprano
Tyler Nelson, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Jennifer McGuire, piano
Mozart’s Requiem
April 16, 18, and 19, 2026 · Newark & New Brunswick, NJ
New Jersey Symphony
April 16 and 18: NJPAC, Newark · April 19: State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
April 16, 1:30 p.m. · April 18, 7:30 p.m. · April 19, 2 p.m.
Program
Fauré: Pavane; Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer; Mozart: Requiem.
Cast & artists
Xian Zhang, conductor
Mei Gui Zhang, soprano
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano
Eric Ferring, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
New Jersey Symphony
Montclair State University Chorale; Heather J. Buchanan, director
Britten’s War Requiem
May 9, 2026 · Erie, PA
Erie Philharmonic
Warner Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Program
Britten: War Requiem; John Williams: Hymn to the Fallen.
Cast & artists
Daniel Meyer, conductor
Emily Richter, soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Dashon Burton, baritone
Erie Philharmonic
Erie Philharmonic Chorus; Thomas Brooks, director
Treble singers from the Junior Chorus and Youth Chorale; Sharon Downey, director
Erie Junior Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Jerry Anderson, conductor (Hymn to the Fallen)
Beethoven’s Fidelio
May 16, 21, and 24, 2026 · Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Orchestra
Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center
May 16 and 21, 7 p.m. · May 24, 3 p.m.
Program
Beethoven: Fidelio, concert presentation.
Cast & artists
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Sara Jakubiak, Leonore
David Butt Philip, Florestan
Tomasz Konieczny, Don Pizarro
Raymond Aceto, Rocco
Dashon Burton, Don Fernando
Ashley Emerson, Marzelline
Owen McCausland, Jaquino
Ronnie Dailey, First Prisoner
Francisco Prado, Second Prisoner
Tony F. Sias, narrator
Adam Kilo, First Prisoner understudy; Ronnie Dailey, Second Prisoner understudy
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Lisa Wong, director of choruses
Presenter archive · Original festival program
Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle
May 19, 2026 · Cincinnati, OH
Vocal Arts Ensemble / May Festival
Christ Church Cathedral
7:30 p.m.
Program
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle.
Cast & artists
Joe Miller, conductor
Laura Strickling, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Victor Cardamone, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Vocal Arts Ensemble
Michael Chertock and Christina Haan, pianos
Michael Unger, harmonium
Handel’s Tolomeo
July 26, 2026 · Katonah, NY
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Caramoor
Venetian Theater, Caramoor
4 p.m.
Program
Handel: Tolomeo.
Cast & artists
Peter Whelan, conductor
James Darrah Black, director
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Tolomeo
Lauren Snouffer, Seleuce
Nicole Heaston, Elisa
Kangmin Justin Kim, Alessandro
Dashon Burton, Araspe
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra