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NICK RELEASES 'A CHANGE IS GONNA COME' WITH PALAVER STRINGS

First Preview Track from 'A Change Is Gonna Come' Now Streaming!

Three-time Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan, whom the Boston Globe declared “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” joins Palaver Strings, a musician-led string ensemble based in Portland, Maine, and jazz vocalist Farayi Malek for the new album A Change Is Gonna Come on the Azica label, exploring America’s rich legacy of protest songs (May 24)….

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NICK CURATES WHITMAN-INSPIRED SONG FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO, UNDERTAKES RESIDENCY AT NYC'S KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER, & RETURNS TO SF SYMPHONY, NY PHIL & BALTIMORE SYMPHONY IN 2023-24

Over the coming season, Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan – “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe) – balances opera, concert and recital performances with curatorial and educational activities. On the curatorial front, he launches his season…

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NICK SINGS ST MATTHEW PASSION WITH NY PHILHARMONIC; PREMIERES OF NEW SONG CYCLES

“Fresh from performances as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Hong King Philharmonic under the baton of Jaap van Zweden, three-time Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan – “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe) – sings the same role with the same conductor leading the New York Philharmonic this spring (March 23–25). He also returns to the Dallas Symphony…”

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NICK'S 2022-23: BACH WITH NY PHILHARMONIC & PREMIERES OF NEW SONG CYCLES BY LEMBIT BEECHER, JOEL PUCKETT & NICO MUHLY

“Two-time Grammy nominated tenor Nicholas Phan is “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe), and the coming season showcases his artistry in music ranging from masterworks of the Classical and Baroque to new song cycles composed expressly for his voice. He returns to the New York Philharmonic under Jaap van Zweden for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (March 23–25); joins Boston Baroque..”

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NICK RELEASES WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF THREE WORKS BY NICO MUHLY ON STRANGER, AVAILABLE JULY 1 FROM AVIE

Nicholas Phan’s eighth Avie Records album – Stranger: Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly – drops on July 1. Due for both physical and digital release, the new title comprises world premiere recordings of three of the composer’s major works: Impossible Things for tenor, solo violin and orchestra; Lorne Ys My Likinge for countertenor, tenor and piano; and Stranger for tenor and string quartet…”

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THEMES OF IMMIGRATION & MIGRATION ARE CENTRAL TO PHAN'S PERFORMANCES THIS FALL

“Following a return to live, in-person performances this past summer, celebrated tenor Nicholas Phan begins the 2021-22 season with both live and virtual chamber performances focusing on themes of immigration and migration. Highlighting his exploration of these themes is a tour of the United States with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider for performances of Nico Muhly’s new song cycle, Stranger, and the tenth Collaborative Works Festival of the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC)…”

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NICK EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION & PLACES ON NEW YORK TIMES & BOSTON GLOBE'S “Best of 2020” LISTS

“As the year draws to a close, tenor Nicholas Phan continues to win accolades for his most recent recording, Clairières, an homage to composers Lili and Nadia Boulanger. As well as being featured on the New York Times’ list of Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020, the album has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album category, for which the final round of voting ends on January 4. This marks the second Grammy nomination for Phan and his regular collaborator, pianist Myra Huang, who were previously nominated in 2017 for their Romantic collection Gods & Monsters. The tenor remains the first and only Asian singer to be nominated in the history of the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album category, which has been awarded since 1959.”

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