World-renowned soprano Christine Brewer joins The Accidentals to celebrate their 15th anniversary
Former and current members of The Accidentals, Trinity’s all-male a cappella singing group, celebrated their 15th anniversary with an event in the Chapel on March 1 that included a visit from Christine Brewer, a Grammy Award-winning American opera star.
The Accidentals were founded in 1993, and their repertoire includes classic rock, R&B, barbershop music, jazz, and pop. In addition to frequent on-campus gigs and private functions, they have performed at the 1996 presidential debates, the inauguration of the Connecticut Children’s Hospital, the ATP World Doubles Championship, Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, the Old Greenwich First Light Festival, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and numerous colleges and institutions throughout the United States. In 2005 and 2007, The Accidentals won first place at the Nutmeg A Cappella Slam, held in Rockville, Connecticut.
Christine Brewer has appeared with many of the world’s great conductors and has performed her repertoire regularly with the world’s leading orchestras. She has performed in operas, concerts, and in recitals. She has appeared at Wigmore Hall in London and the Lincoln Center in New York City, as well as at venues in Washington, D.C.; Vancouver; Santa Fe; Cleveland; St. Louis; and Portland, Maine.
Highlights of her 2007-08 season include roles with the Paris Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and at Carnegie Hall. Her recordings include Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” Wagner’s “Liebestod,” and Mozart’s “Requiem” with the Atlanta Symphony. She has also recorded “Fidelio” with the London Symphony Orchestra, “Tristan und Isolde” with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and “Great Operatic Arias” with the London Philharmonic.
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