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Updated December 2009

January 2010
January 31st, 2010- Opera Made Easy II: Return of the Diva
7pm at First Presbyterian Church
Don't miss this GLASS SHATTERING event!
All the humor, drama, and great singing returns for round 2.



Jubilation Concert Series 2009-2010

September 20th- Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs
November 14th- Broadway Review
January 31st, 2010- Opera Made Easy II: Return of the Diva
7pm at First Presbyterian Church
Don't miss this GLASS SHATTERING event!
All the humor, drama, and great singing returns for round 2.



November 2009
Pittsburgh Concert Society Winners Recital
November 15th at 2pm, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon Campus

August 2009
Elixir of Love by Donizetti
August 6-9, 2009
Undercroft Opera's production of Donizetti's comedy features Lara Lynn Cottrill as the leading lady, Adina. Contact Lara for tickets.

Jubilation Concert Series 2008-09
World Music/World Mission:
Music and the Great Commission
April 17th 2009 at 7:30pm First Presbyterian Church
Hear music and experiences from from around the globe!
Jubilation Christmas
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 at 7pm
First Presbyterian Church
252 College Ave, Beaver PA

Free admission-Free childcare
Join Lara, Emily, and friends for a musical celebration of our Savoir's birth featuring traditional and new works.
 

     Journey to Italy
      Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 7:30pm
      First Presbyterian Church of Beaver, 252 College Ave. 
Travel to Florence, Venice, Verona, Pesaro, and more with Lara Cottrill and Emily Gedman during this multimedia presentation.  Let music, photographs, and narratives transport you for an evening to bella Italia!

Jubilation Concert Series Special Event!
Lara and Friends- an extravaganza of musical talent
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at 7:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
252 College Avenue, Beaver PA
Featuring musical theater, opera, and classical music using flute, guitar, organ, piano, 3 sopranos, a tenor, and a bass!
Don't miss it!
January 2008

Sunday, January 27th at 7pm

at the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver, 252 College Avenue

       The Jubilation Concert Series Presents...

"Opera Made Easy!"

Fear it no more.

Featuring the voice and wit of Lara Lynn Cottrill assisted by the skills of Emily Gedman.  Enjoy an evening filled with fun, exciting, and beautiful music.  Special guests include Bob Simoni and the Alleluia Singers.

Jubilation Concert Series

at First Presbyterian Church of Beaver

Sunday, August 26th at 7pm

        "Inspiration"

Sunday, October 28th at 7pm

        "Pop Music through the Ages"

Sunday, January 27th at 7pm

        "Opera made Easy"

 The featured artists of the Jubilation Concert Series are Emily Gedman, pianist, and Lara Lynn Cottrill, soprano.  This series explores God's common grace to all men as seen in many genres of vocal music.  Each concert focuses on a specific type of vocal and piano music with interesting and entertaining historical tidbits as researched by the performers.  All performances are free and take place at First Presbyterian Church, 252 College Avenue, Beaver 15009.

August 2007

        Sunday, August 26th at 7pm at First Presbyterian Church of Beaver, 252 College Ave.

          Jubilation Concert Series presents...

                            "Inspiration"

         featuring Lara Lynn Cottrill, soprano and Emily Gedman, pianist

        This is the first concert of the Jubilation Concert Series hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Beaver.  The featured artists of each concert are Emily Gedman, pianist, and Lara Lynn Cottrill, soprano.  This series explores God's common grace to all men as seen in many genres of vocal music.  Each concert focuses on a specific type of vocal and piano music with interesting and entertaining historical tidbits as researched by the performers. 

      

May 2007

        5th at 4:30 at Bethel Christian Fellowship (321 East Ave.)

 Inspiration

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Lara Lynn Cottrill, soprano

Nathan Burggraff, pianist

 Free admission

Music of Bach, Copland, Dvorak, Rutter, Webber, and Nathan Burggraff

This is Lara's and Nathan's final collaboration and concert in the Rochester area.  Don't miss this concert of divinely inspired music including Bach's first aria from cantata 51 with strings and trumpet and Nathan's own hymn arrangements for piano.

March 2007

        4th at 2:00pm in the Carlson Metrocenter YMCA (downtown Rochester)

Symphonic Movement

Free Admission

Lara Cottrill joins NEO Orchestra and Garth Fagan Dance School for "Syphonic Movement," a dance extravaganza with full orchestra and costumes.  Lara will be portraying Sleeping Beauty while singing "Once Upon a Dream," Dinsney's version of Tchykovski's ballet.

      

December 2006

     19th at 7:00pm in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music

Lara Cottrill, soprano and Nathan Burggraff, piano

Masters Degree Recital

Selections include Dvorak Gypsy Songs, Strauss' Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Handel arias, songs by Chausson, and a group of English composers.  Please stay afterward to meet Lara and Nathan at the reception immediately following the program in Cominsky Promenade.

November 2006

      2nd and 4th at 8:00pm La finta giardiniera by Mozart

                                       at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

 

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Enjoy this charming opera composed when Mozart was only 18 years old. Lara portrays the Marchesa Violante Onesti, aka. Sandrina, who is the finta giardiniera (the pretend gardener). Watch as lovers quarrel, deceive, and reunite in true Mozart style comedy. Sung in Italian with super titles in English.  Performed in Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of music.  To purchase tickets, click here.

March 2006   

         18th at 7:30 pm  Free Benefit Concert for First United Methodist

                                                      Church of South Miami

                                         Lara Lynn Cottrill, together with friend and soprano Jean Quinn, will charm South Florida audiences once again in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of South Miami located at 6565 Red Road, Coral Gables, FL.  Admission is free and all donations benefit FUMCSM. For directions, please call (305) 667-7508.

January 2006   

         28th and 29th   NEO Orchestra Event - Style First

                         Free orchestra concert.  Lara will sing the charming Strauss

                         aria, Adele's Audition aria, in English with orchestra.

December 2005   
   
       4th at 2:30 PM  
NEO Family Event at the Public Library in Rochester, NY

                                        Free and open to the public, NEO, the student-run outreach
                          orchestra presents orchestral music to open your imagination
                          as you journey with orchestra and storyteller, Lara Cottrill.
                          For more information visit NEO

    11th at 10:00 AM Vivaldi's Gloria at Riverside Church in Richmond, VA

                                        Featured soprano soloist of this magnificent composition.

    29th & 30th          Liederabend
        at 7:00 PM          
                                    
Evenings of German Art song.

November 2005

    19th at 3:00 PM      Friends of Eastman Opera Competition

                                        Nine finalist compete for prizes.  Lara's aria selections include
                           O luce di quest'anima, O mio babbino, and Ach, ich fuhls.  For
                           media coverage: click here

    30th at 7:30 PM    NEO Family Event at Dazzle Theatre in Rochester, NY

                                        Free and open to the public, NEO, the student-run outreach
                          orchestra presents orchestral music to open your imagination
                          as you journey with orchestra and storyteller, Lara Cottrill.

August 2005

      16th at 7:00PM        Performance at Friendshipridge Home for the Elderly

                           Program includes old and new show tunes, contemporary   

                            Christian selections, and hymns.

                         CANCELLED- WILL BE RESCHEDULED

July 2005

     11th at 7:00PM        Concert at Riverside Church in Richmond, VA

                            Program includes selections from the CD "Lara Lynn: Live in 

                            Miami" and more.

June 2005

     26th at 7:00PM        Concert at First Presbyterian Church in Beaver, PA


May 2005

     2nd at 7:30PM         Benefit concert for South Florida Urban Ministries at First

                                         United Methodist Church of South Miami, FL

Mission: To inspire others while striving for excellence in art and lifestyle
To contact: laralynn@laralynncottrill.com