Josefien Stoppelenburg- Soprano 

2024:

January 7 at 2:30 pm
Black Tulip performs at Chamber Music on the Fox 'with Court, Convent & Stage, Redefining the Early Modern Woman.
New England Congregational Church, Aurora, IL
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January 8 at 7:30 pm
Black Tulip performs at Chamber Music on the Fox 'with Court, Convent & Stage, Redefining the Early Modern Woman.
First Congergational Church, Dundee, IL 
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January 9
Northwestern Alumnae Continuing Education Series
Stephen Alltop, harpsichord
In Furore Iustissimae Irae RV626
Domine Deus (Gloria, RV 589)

January 10- 13.
Residency at Michigan State University

January 11
7:00 pm Turner-Dodge House
The Ballad of Mary and Margaret by Alexis Bacon, and several Baroque works for harpsichord and soprano.
(Handel’s Lucrezia and ‘Da Tempeste’ from his opera Giulio Cesare, plus ‘From Silent Shades’, or ‘Bess of Bedlam’ by Henry Purcell.)
 
January 12
3:00 pm Cook Recital Hall
Reading of new works for harpsichord and soprano by MSU composition students! 
 
January 13
3:00 pm Cook Recital Hall
Second performance of The Ballad of Mary and Margaret.
Also:  Exciting, hilarious and deeply moving contemporary works for piano and soprano by Stacy Garrop, Alan Terricciano,  Willem Stoppelenburg (my Dad!) , Richard Hageman, Dominick Argento and Gwyneth Walker.

Wednesday February 21
Black Tulip performs at RendezVousArts
February 21, 2024
7:30 pm
Dixon, IL
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Friday February 23, 2024
Black Tulip performs at RendezVousArts
7:00 pm
Lake Forest, IL

Sunday February 25, 2024
Black Tulip performs at RendezVousArts
2:30 pm
Chicago, IL
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Tuesday February 28
Josefien sings selections from Mozart's operas
Deh vieni, non tardar (Susanna)
Non so più cosa son (Cherubino)
Dove sono i bei momenti (Contessa
Laudate Dominum- (Vesprae solenne de confessore)
Laudamus Te (Great Mass in C minor)
La ci darem la mano (Zerlina)
Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte

Northwestern University Alumnae Continuing Education Series.

Sunday, March 3 at 4:00 pm
Great Heroines of the Baroque
Chicago Early Music specialists Stephen Alltop (harpsichord), Josefien Stoppelenburg (soprano), and Kate Shuldiner (viola da gamba) present dramatic and compelling works by great female composers from the early and late Baroque period. 


Friday March 8 at 7:30 pm
Continuo Power
Leon Schelhase, harpsichord; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Sarah Walder Amata, cello; Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Scottsdale
6715 N Mockingbird Ln, Scottsdale

Saturday March 9, from 9:00 am- noon.
Arizona Bach Festival Vocal Pedagogy Initiative 2023/24
Josefien Presents a masterclass for Baroque vocal performance.

March 12 at 7:30 pm.
Josefien sings arias by Handel and Mozart for Music of The Baroque
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center.
"Leadership in Music' presentation, by lecturer Dr. Stephen Alltop

March 17 at 5:30 pm
Bach Week Evanston
Chamber Concert with Dr. Stephen Alltop, organ and piano
Works by J.S. Bach, Dominic Argento, Gwyneth Walker, Alan Terricciano, Willem Stoppelenburg, Federico García Lorca, Domenico Scarlatti and Johann Adolph Hasse.

April 8, at 11:00 am
Josefien sings works by Handel and Mozart for Northwestern University Emeritus- Lecture
Private event.

April 20, 9:00 am- noon
Arizona Bach Festival Vocal Pedagogy Initiative.
Josefien teaches a Baroque vocal masterclass at the Festival.

April 21 at 2:00 pm
Josefien and students from the Vocal Pedagogy Initiative present 'Baroque and Beyond, A Showcase.'
Orangewood Presbyterian Church
7321 N 10th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020

Friday April 26, at 6:00 pm
International Chamber Artists Soiree
ICA STEINWAY SOIRÉE

The Godon Residence, 17 Thorntree Ln, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2 (35’)

 

Benjamin Britten – A Birthday Hansel, Op. 92 for Soprano & Harp (17’)

 

Rosy Wertheim – Trois Chansons for Soprano, Flute, & Harp (7’)

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Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine. Each soirée is $125 per person.

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This program is our Birthday Bash for Beethoven’s Ode to Joy tune, turning 200 this year! Britten’s song cycle was a gift to celebrate the Queen Mother from her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim’s improvisatory music uses evocative texts by the Chinese poet Li Tai-Po.

Friday April 26 at 10:00 pm
Bachweek Evanston

ITALIAN DELIGHTS ~ Candlelight Concert*

Nichols Concert Hall Lobby, Evanston

Tickets: $25 General Admission | Limited Seating

Includes a glass of champagne and gourmet chocolates from Belgian Chocolatier Piron
 

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano | Stephen Alltop, harpsichord

 

PROGRAM

 

Georg Friederich Handel

Se pieta  from Giulio Cesare

Suite in G minor, HWV 432

 

Isabella Leonarda

Surge ó faelix anima

 

Claudio Monteverdi

Exulta Filia Sion

 

Antonio Vivaldi

In furore iustissimae irae, RV 636

Sunday, April 28 at 4:00 pm
International Chamber Artists

ODE TO BEETHOVEN

Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045​

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2 (35’)

 

Benjamin Britten – A Birthday Hansel, Op. 92 for Soprano & Harp (17’)

 

Rosy Wertheim – Trois Chansons for Soprano, Flute, & Harp (7’)

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This program is our Birthday Bash for Beethoven’s Ode to Joy tune, turning 200 this year! Britten’s song cycle was a gift to celebrate the Queen Mother from her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim’s improvisatory music uses evocative texts by the Chinese poet Li Tai-Po.

May 3 at 6:00 pm
'The Nightingale'
Josefien sing the role of 'the Queen'.
Children's Opera by Joe Francavilla at Countryside Montessori School

May 5 at 4:00 pm
J.S. Bach -B Minor Mass
Bach Week Evanston
CLOSING CONCERT
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
Tickets: VIP $50 where is VIP seating? | Adults $35 | Seniors $25 | Students w/ID $15
Note: Children 8 years and older are welcome to attend at the Student rate.
 

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Kathleen Felty, soprano
Susan Platts, contralto
Geoffrey Agpalo, tenor
David Govertsen, bass
North Park University Chamber Singers
Bach Week Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Richard Webster, conductor

Performance dedicated in memory of Mary Mumbrue

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