Austin Troubadours @ the San Antonio International Music Festival
March 27, 2022
Directed by Slobodan Vujisic, Austin Troubadours will perform at the San Antonio International Music Festival on March 27th, featuring Megan Stapleton as guest vocalist. http://austintroubadours.com/index.php
26Feb
Journeys
February 26, 2022
Greenville Concert Band presents “Journeys,” featuring guest Megan Stapleton in the world premiere of “Lullaby for Leaving,” as well as “Laurie’s Song” from Copland’s The Tenderland, and R&H’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Saturday, February 26th, 2:00PM, Hughes Main Library Auditorium Sunday, February 27th, 3:00PM, The Spinning Jenny
11Dec
Baroquen Hearts
December 11, 2021Place: War Memorial Chapel
Megan makes her directorial debut as the BJU Opera Workshop presents a pastiche of English Baroque opera scenes, titled “Baroquen Hearts.” This pastiche, woven together by Dr. Stapleton, highlights the “b’roquen” hearts of 17th Century England’s most famous mythological divas: Dido, Galatea, and Venus, with Cupid at the helm of mischief. Performed in BJU’s beautiful War Memorial Chapel, this echoing space, surrounded by Benjamin West’s magnificent Rococo paintings (1738-1820), makes an ideal setting for an audience to dwell in the Baroque world.
The director will also step in as performer, filling in for the role of Galatea due to some unfortunate health issues that forced the original Galatea to withdraw from the role. The cast wishes this colleague a swift and full recovery.
Catch the livestream of “Baroquen Hearts” at 6pm Eastern, 7pm Central, by viewing the following link:
The recording will also remain available at the above link following the performance.
29Oct
Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass
October 29, 2021Place: War Memorial Chapel
Andrew Huish leads the BJU Chorale in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, with Megan resonating the soprano solos, including the dynamic and vigorous opening Kyrie!
Location: War Memorial Chapel Times: 5:30pm and 7:00pm
Catch the recording at <music.bju.edu/live>.
27Oct
Guest Soloist with BJU Saxophone Ensemble
October 27, 2021Place: War Memorial Chapel
Dr. Stapleton makes a guest appearance with BJU’s saxophone ensemble in a unique performance of Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga,” part of the joint concert presented by BJU’s saxophone studio and flute studio at 5:30pm on October 27th in War Memorial Chapel.
07Oct
Symphonic Hollywood - The Music of Lee Holdridge
October 7, 2021
Megan joins Grammy award-winning conductor Richard Kaufman as he returns for the Annual BJU Homecoming Concert to conduct the University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a wide-ranging program of music from the pen of Hollywood composer Lee Holdridge, including the world premiere of Fantasy Chorale: A Journey of Joy and Hope, commissioned especially for this performance. Megan will sing the beautiful aria, “I am Home,” from Holdridge’s Concierto Para Mendez.
Location: Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium, Bob Jones University Time: 7:30 EST
01Aug
Twenty-Four
August 1, 2021Place: Sam Houston State University
Renowned tenor Tony Boutte presents a brand new full-length opera, comprised of music from the most well-known anthology in classical singing, 24 Italian Songs and Arias. This new opera will be workshopped by Megan, Tony, and their colleagues in early August.
Photo from another baroque opera production: Charpentier’s Orphee aux Enfers, with The Boston Early Music Festival
16Jul
Harmony in the Air
July 16, 2021Place: Bush Intercontinental Airport
Megan Stapleton joins pianist Paul English at Bush Intercontinental Airport, offering an afternoon of live music through the Houston Airports performing arts program, “Harmony in the Air.” Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Place: The Terminal Art Collector Gallery, in Terminal A.
26Jun
About Face
June 26, 2021
Megan joins her friends at The Houston G&S Society for an evening of tomfoolery as the gang steps into each other's shoes! Could Mabel finally get her chance to rule the seven seas??? For it is, it IS a glorious thing to be a pirate king!
Megan joins The Baytown Symphony Orchestra in a concert of Broadway songs on Saturday, March 6th. Stay tuned for further details!
Update: Unfortunately, this concert has been cancelled due to various circumstances relating to Covid safety, combined with complications from the recent Texas snowstorms.