SELECTED ITINERARY

June 6-27, 2021 - Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

November 8, 2020 - Streaming Concert: Beethoven Lieder in recital; Esma Pasic-Filipovic, piano

February 16, 2020 - Master Class; New Jersey NATS, Festival of Singing (Westminster Choir College, Princeton)

October 6, 2019, 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Winterreise; James Goldsworthy, pianist

June 2-23, 2019 - Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

February 3, 2019, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Faculty Recital; J.J. Penna, pianist 

November 18, 2018 - Hillsborough Reformed Church, Millstone, NJ; Recital; Akiko Hosaki, pianist 

June 3-24, 2018 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

May 23, 2018, 5:00 p.m. - Lieder Master Class; Sarajevo Music Academy (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

May 13, 2018, 1:00 p.m. - Gianni Schicchi (title role; Puccini); Opera Theater, Academy of Fine Arts, Osijek, Croatia; City Theater, Pecs, Hungary 

May 4-6, 2018 - Osijek, Croatia; adjudicate, Lav Mirski International Singing Competition; lectures, Academy of Fine Arts

November 12, 2017, 3:00 p.m. - Jacobs Music Company (Lawrenceville, NJ); Dichterliebe (Schumann); An die ferne Geliebte (Beethoven); Esma Pasic-Filipovic, pianist

November 10, 2017 – Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); The Ordering of Moses (R. Nathaniel Dett); Jubilee Singers, Vinroy Brown, conductor

June 4-25, 2017 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language  

February 26, 2017, 2:00 p.m. - Musici Amicae Leipzig (Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ); BWV 12 and 46 (JS Bach); Ron-Dirk Entleutner, conductor

December 17, 2016 - Pennsylvania Sinfonia (Allentown, PA); Messiah (Handel); Allen Birney, conductor

December 18, 2016 - Trinity Church (Solesbury, PA); Messiah (Handel); Timothy Harrell, conductor

June 5-26, 2016 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language 

October 4, 2015, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Italienisches Liederbuch (Wolf); Faith Esham, soprano; J.J. Penna, pianist

June 2015 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

March 8, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Faculty Recital: Scents of Paris; J.J. Penna, pianist

February 7, 2015 - 8:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Recital: Schubert Lieder; Esma Pasic-Filipovic, pianist

December 14, 2014 - 5:00 p.m. - Harvard Pro Musica (Church of St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MA); Weihnachts-Oratorium (Bach); Andy Icochea Icochea, conductor

December 6, 2014 - 7:30 p.m. - Harvard Pro Musica (Unitarian Church, Harvard, MA); Weihnachts-Oratorium (Bach); Andy Icochea Icochea, conductor

June 1-22, 2014 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

April 26, 2014 - Art Song Preservation Society of New York; Master Class on Lieder

February 23, 2014 - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Recital: Winterreise (Schubert), J.J. Penna, pianist

June 1-21, 2013 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive study/performance of Lieder and German language

March 24, 2013 - 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 52 (Brahms); Tracey Chebra, Amy Zorn, Eric Rieger, Phyllis Lehrer, Ena Bronstein Barton

March 3, 2013 - 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Sweet and Friends; Sharon Sweet and other colleagues

December 15, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. - Pennsylvania Sinfonia and Camerata Singers (First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, PA); Messiah (Handel); Allan Birney, conductor

November 18, 2012 - Columbus State University (GA); Guest Recital; J.J. Penna, pianist

November 17, 2012 - Master Class, Columbus State University (GA)

November 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - Callaway Auditorium, (LaGrange, GA); Guest Recital; J.J. Penna, pianist

November 14, 2012 - Master Class, LaGrange College (GA)

June 22, 2012 - Schuberts Geburtshaus (Vienna); Liederabend

June 3-23, 2012 Vienna: Language of Lieder (Vienna, Austria); Founder/Director - intensive  study/performance of Lieder and German language

March 4, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Song of Early 20th Century Europe, J.J. Penna, pianist

February 14, 2012 - Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University (Bloomingon, IN); Master Class

February 13, 2012 - Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University (Bloomingon, IN); Guest Recital; J.J. Penna, pianist

December 11, 2011 - Princeton Pro Musica (War Memorial Auditorium, Trenton, NJ); Messiah (Handel)

July 22, 2011 - Wesminster Choral Festival (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Requiem (Duruflé)

June 2, 2011 - Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversitaet (Vienna, Austria); Master Class, students of Carolyn Hague and Birgid Steinberger

March 18, 2011, 7:30 p.m. - Schubert Geburtshaus (Vienna, Austria); Italienisches Liederbuch (Wolf); Faith Esham, soprano; J.J. Penna, pianist

December 17, 2010, 8:00 p.m. - Princeton Pro Musica (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Weihnachts-Oratorium (Bach)

December 14, 2010, 8:00 p.m. - Christ and St. Stephen's Church (120 W. 69th St., NYC); Martin Hennessy is Dead! Debut Concert

October 3, 2010, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Italienisches Liederbuch (Wolf); Faith Esham, soprano; J.J. Penna, pianist

July 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Ruminations: Music by Martin Hennessy, (premiere) M. Hennessy, piano, Bruce Williamson, clarinet

March 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m. - Springfield (MO) Symphony; Carmina Burana (Orff)

December 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - Peniel Concert Choir (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC); Messiah (Handel)

October 30, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - Berry College (Rome, Georgia); Master Class

October 29, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - Berry College (Rome, Georgia); Recital, Kris Carlisle, pianist

October 17, 2009, 8:00 p.m. - Joy in Singing, Fiftieth Anniversary Gala (Merkin Concert Hall, NYC)

October 4, 2009, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Liederabend, J.J. Penna, pianist

April 24-25, 2009, 8:00 p.m. - Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA); Israel in Egypt (Handel)

April 19, 2009, 3:00 p.m. - Princeton Pro Musica (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); St. John Passion (Bach)

December 5, 2008 Philadelphia Biblical University; Messiah (Handel)

September 28, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Recital: French Masters: Duparc and Poulenc, J.J. Penna, pianist

May 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - Masters of Modern American Art Song II (Symphony Space, NYC); composers David Eddleman, Tom Cipullo and Gardner Read, with soprano D'Anna Fortunato, tenor Michael Polscer, pianists Tom Cipullo and Frank Daykin

May 19, 2008 - Musica Sacra (Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC); Carmina Burana (Orff) and Cantata for Revival (Alessandro Cadario, world premiere)

March 30, 2008 - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Le bal masqué (Poulenc), Graduate Recital of Stephen Hopkins, pianist, with ensemble

March 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m. - Westfield Oratorio Singers (FUMC, Westfield, NJ); Mass in B Minor (Bach)

March 1, 2008 - Springfield (MO) Symphony; Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (Beethoven)

February 22, 2008 - The Da Capo Institute (Richmond, VA); Benefit: The True Story of Cinderella (Warren Martin)

January 30, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Recital: Winterreise (Schubert), J.J. Penna, pianist

November 6, 2007 - Century Association (NYC); James Joyce, The Antient Concert (Daron Hagen)

July 26, 2007, 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Recital: Songs of 21st Century Americans, J.J. Penna, pianist

June 16, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Bloomsday on Broadway Festival (Symphony Space, NYC); James Joyce, The Antient Concert (Daron Hagen), World Premiere (concert version)

June 3, 2007, 4:00 p.m. - New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJPAC, Newark, NJ); Te Deum (Bruckner)

May 4, 2007, 8:00 p.m. - St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra (Carnegie Hall, NYC); Die erste Walpurgisnacht (Mendelssohn) and Carmina Burana (Orff)

April 27, 2007, 8:00 p.m. - Burlington (VT) Choral Society; Elijah (Mendelssohn)

April 1, 2007, 4:00 p.m. - Western New York Chamber Orchestra (Fredonia, NY); Donald Giovanni, The Abduction of Figaro (PDQ Bach), narrated by Prof. Peter Schickele

March 25, 2007, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Community Orchestra (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Dona nobis pacem (Vaughan Williams)

March 24, 2007, 8:00 p.m. - Westminster Symphonic Choir and Festival Orchestra (Princeton University Chapel); Requiem (Verdi)

December 10, 2006, 7:30 p.m. - Peniel Concert Choir (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC); Messiah (Handel)

November 4 and 5, 2006 - Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic; Shining Brow (Daron Hagen)

May 20, 2006, 8:00 p.m. - Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ); Cabaret Concert, with Laurie Altman and guests

April 30, 2006, 3:00 p.m. - New Jersey Master Chorale (First United Methodist Church, Haddonfield, NJ); Mass in C (Beethoven)

April 7-9, 2006 - Rowan University Dance Theater (Glassboro, NJ); Carmina Burana (Orff)

March 24, 2006, 8:00 p.m. - Musica Sacra Basically Bach Festival (Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church, New York City); Cantata 82, "Ich habe genug" (J.S. Bach)

March 19, 2006, 4:00 p.m. - Princeton Pro Musica (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms)

March 10, 12 and 13, 2006 - Syracuse (NY) Opera; Captain Corcoran, H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan)

January 11, 2006, 7:30 p.m. - Pennsbury High School (Fairless Hills, PA); Carmina Burana (Orff)

October 16, 2005, 3:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Wiener Liederabend, J.J. Penna, pianist

September 16, 2005 - Lyric Opera of Waco (TX); Gala Benefit Concert (Maureen Francis, soprano, and Richard Aslanian, conductor)

May 26, 2005 - A Concert for Hope (Verizon Hall of Kimmel Center, Philadelphia); Carmina Burana (Orff)

April 3, 2005, 4:00 p.m. - Ars Musica Chorale (Church of the Annunciation, Paramus, NJ); Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) (Ernest Bloch)

March 13, 2005, 3:00 p.m. - Westfield (NJ) Oratorio Singers (First United Methodist Church, Westfield, NJ); Messiah (Handel)

February 20, 2005, 3:00 p.m. - New Jersey Concert Opera (Crescent Avenue Church, Plainfield, NJ); Rigoletto, Rigoletto (Verdi)

February 6, 2005, 3:00 p.m. - Princeton Symphony (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Baron Douphol, La Traviata (Verdi)

December 28, 2004 - Chester County Christian Chorale (Parkesburg, PA); Messiah (Handel)

December 12, 2004 - Princeton Pro Musica (War Memorial Auditorium, Trenton, NJ); Messiah (Handel)

December 11, 2004 - Princeton Pro Musica (Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ); Messiah (Handel)

October 24, 2004 - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Liebeslieder Waltzes and selected Lieder (Brahms); with Sally Wolf, Laura Brooks Rice, Matthew Polenzani, Dalton Baldwin and J.J. Penna

October 23, 2004 - Princeton Pro Musica (Princeton, NJ), Mass in C (Mozart)

September 12, 2004 - Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); Concert of Operatic Favorites; with Faith Esham, Amy Zorn, Scott McCoy and J.J. Penna

July 10, 2004 - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ), c. Joseph Flummerfelt; Requiem (Mozart)

May 16, 2004 - Fairfield Chorale (Norwalk, CT); Requiem (Mozart)

April 18, 2004 - Cumberland County College (Vineland, NJ); Opera Gala

April 4, 2004 - University of Alabama, Huntsville; Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams)

March 26, 2004 - Princeton University Opera and Society Conference (Trinity Church, Princeton, NJ); Concert of Opera Excerpts (Beethoven and John Adams

February 1, 2004, 4:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Lieder Recital, James Goldsworthy, pianist

December 4, 2003 - Delaware Valley Music Club (New Hope, PA); Lieder Recital, James Goldsworthy, pianist

October 5, 2003, 4:00 p.m. - Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton, NJ); Come to the Cabaret -- EE and Laurie Altman

August 3, 2003, 7:30 p.m. - Pennsylvania Sinfonia (Allentown, PA); Cantata 82: Ich habe genug (J.S. Bach)

June 26 and 27, 2003 - Center for Contemporary Opera (Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, Symphony Space, NYC); Dumdum, Vera of Las Vegas (Daron Hagen/Paul Muldoon; world stage première)

April 19, 2003 - Calvin Oratorio Society (Grand Rapids, MI); Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms)

March 30, 2003 - Westfield Oratorio Chorus (Westfield, NJ); Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms)

March 13-16, 2003 - New Jersey Symphony (various cities); Requiem (Fauré) and Theresien-Messe (Haydn)

February 21 and 23, 2003 - Worcester and Boston (MA); Oxford Songs (Joseph Summer; world première)

February 7 and 8, 2003 - Charlotte (NC) Symphony, c. Christof Perick; Prince Ottokar, Der Freischütz (von Weber)

December 15, 2002, 7:30 p.m. - Peniel Concert Choir (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC); Messiah (Handel)

July, 2002 - Operafestival di Roma (Rome and Verona, Italy); on faculty, performing Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni (Mozart)

February 12 and 13, 2000 - Athena Grand Opera (Athens, GA); Dr. Falke, Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss)

January 17, 2000, 8:00 p.m. - Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, NYC; Recital of American Song, J.J. Penna, pianist