Classical Crossover United Lockdown Concert #4

Our 4th Classical Crossover Lockdown Concert is a collaboration with Classixal X Over 4 U Promotions.

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A little about the performers:

Agne G

Agne G is a eighteen year old award winning classical artist hailing from Chicago, Illinois.  A rising talent in the classical community, Agne has won multiple international performance awards, performed across the United States and Europe, appeared on television, and graced the stage of Carnegie Hall.

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Alexa Ray

Alexa Ray is a recording artist, singer, songwriter and lyricist who’s epic performances weave between the worlds of pop and classical. Her former operatic training has led her around the world performing multiple venues across the United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States and winning multiple awards and competitions in her youth. Now, Alexa Ray is working to redefine the landscape with her unique style, blending her powerful and emotive vocals alongside electronic cinematic productions to create music inspired by television, film and game.

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Ana Magiar

Ana Magiar was named Outstanding Personality of Culture, by the Honorable Deliberative Council for his career. Billboard highlighted by Billboard magazine as a Latin American reference in the Classical Crossover.

She has made original productions with musicians from: EEUU, Alemania, Mexico, Italia y Finlandia among others. With her voice she toured the most prestigious Theaters in our country and the world. A few among them: Theatre Colon, Theatre Coliseo, Theatre Avenida, Theatre Libertador of Córdoba and the Magnificent National Auditorium of México.

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Branden & James

The energy and fervor behind their music has a story to tell of their unique pairing. Branden had a successful career on stage and in recording prior to his meeting the Australian cellist, James. Some of Branden’s accolades include finishing as a finalist on season 8 of America’s Got Talent, appearances at The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Los Angeles Opera, two world tours with the renowned Twelve Tenors and two solo releases worldwide. James brought to the mix his own share of musical accomplishments, accompanying Olivia Newton John, Idina Menzel and Bernadette Peters in multiple concerts. He initially came on board to music direct one of many charity concerts in which Branden was performing, and their connection was so immense they began to play together regularly. “Hardly a supporting player, but, rather, a true co-creator and co-star” (Robert Windeler, NY Times Correspondent) Clark started creating arrangements of familiar tunes that make you listen to them like you’ve never heard them before. Shortly after playing their first public concert together, they’ve been touring around the world with their innovative, classically inspired covers and original songs.

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Chris Pinnella

Pinnella began his career professionally at the age of 16 after an audition for Maestro Fr. Alphonse Stephenson & the Orchestra of St. Peter performing with the orchestra on and off throughout his career. Chris went on to pursue music and received his degree from Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. Post college he worked off-Broadway and regional theatre and had the opportunity to portray the title role of Simeon in the New Musical ‘Simeon’s Gift’ which was co-written by icon Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton-Hamilton. Pinnella spent a month with Ms. Andrews and the 6-person cast at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY working side by side until the shows premiere. Pinnella also worked alongside Emmy, Oscar winning arranger Ian Fraser and the Tony nominated John Bucchino and Tony nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge (B’Way’s Ragtime) on the project.

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Christina Johnston 

Despite her young age, Christina, nicknamed “The Nightingale” among many, has addressed audiences all over Europe, Asia and South America. She was accepted with scholarship when she was just 18 to The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

In 2012 she made her operatic debut at The State Opera, Prague as The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Adele in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus.

She has performed at Kazan Opera House, Russia as Olympia from Les contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach, sung on tour in Europe as The Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte and Olympia from Les contes d’Hoffmann. She premiered in the production of Puccini’s Tosca and has sung 3 seasons of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at The Estates Theatre, Prague.

Christina was previously featured on our 2nd and 3rd Lockdown concerts.

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Georgi Mottram

Georgi was born and educated in Jersey in the Channel Islands. At sixteen she was awarded a place at Chethams School of Music in Manchester to study soprano singing and piano, whilst there Georgi played the part of Maria in West side story and performed in venues such as St Georges Chapel, Windsor and Bridgewater Hall. She then went on to train in Opera at Trinity College of Music London.

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Harmonic Voice

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Hercules Smith

​Hercules Smith is a talented tenor from South Africa who was part of the BBC One Show “Let It Shine.”

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Jay Dref

Jay Dref studied music at the famed Julliard School and has since caught the ear of Grammy and Academy Award-nominee Stephan Moccio and producer Lauren Christy. His debut EP is due out on June 5th.

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Joanna Forest & Olga Thomas

Joanna shot to fame in 2017 when she broke records becoming the first independent artist to go straight to Number 1 in the Official Classical Album Charts with a debut album, “Stars Are Rising”. Her 2nd album, “The Rhythm of Life”, released in 2019, also shot straight to the top of the classical charts on release. Both albums received critical acclaim across TV, Radio and National Press including Album of the Week in The Sunday Mirror.

Joanna is also a team member of Classical Crossover Magazine and writes a monthly column entitled “The Rhythm of My Life” 

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Olga Thomas-Bosovskaya was born in Moscow, attended the famous Gnesin School for Gifted Children, giving her first public concert at the age of eight. Olga gained a PhD in Music and Dramatic Art at the renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow.

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Keedie

Keedie has appeared at the Royal Albert hall a number of times performing with a symphony orchestra. Over the years Keedie has supported many great artists such as Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Meatloaf, Dame Shirley Bassey, Westlife, Boyzone, Girls Aloud, Blue and many more. Keedie enjoyed chart success with Duncan James reaching number 2 in the UK charts with a song titled “I Believe My Heart” written by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Keedie had another hit song “Jerusalem” singing it for the England cricket team.

Keedie was part of our 3rd Lockdown Concert!

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Lola G

Lola G. is a singer songwriter, performing and recording artist.  Taking inspiration from pop, jazz, her love for film and from her classical music training, Lola has crafted a sound world that is uniquely her own.

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John Pierce

John Pierce is a classically trained tenor who competed in the Cardiff Singer of the World. John has recently been signed by artistry management

Margaret was featured in our first lockdown concert.

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October 22nd

4:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM BST

Natasha Barbieri, Editor

Editor

Creator of Classical Crossover Magazine. For Natasha music has always been closely tied to her faith. At age 18, Natasha made her opera debut playing the part of the mother in Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ with the Eastern Festival Opera. At 20, she was a winner of the 2011 Young Artist Competition at Andrews University. Natasha graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Music. Natasha has released a series of Holiday singles “A Place Called Home” (2020), “One Little Boy,” and “The Perfect Year” (2021). In 2021, she was nominated for the ‘Future Classic Women Awards’ show on Men’s & Women’s Radio Station. Natasha is the creator and editor of ‘Classical Crossover Magazine’ a venture that has allowed her to interview many of the top stars in the genre including Sarah Brightman, Celtic Woman, Mirusia, Paul Potts, and more. During the covid-19 pandemic, she created an online concert series for the magazine that has seen her perform in the same line-up as Alex Sharpe, Lucy Kay, Barbara Padilla, Classical Reflection, and more on the virtual stage. In 2022, Natasha was included on the charity album “Stars of Classical Crossover: Christmas” in benefit of the Wallace & Gromit Children’s Charity.

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