Named after the Mt. Kisco home that Samuel Barber shared with fellow composer Gian Carlo Menotti - a popular gathering place for great composers and musicians of their time - Capricorn Conversations engages with composers who crossed paths with that time and place, and who continue to write and perform music in that "Post-Romantic" style.
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Named after the Mt. Kisco home that Samuel Barber shared with fellow composer Gian Carlo Menotti - a popular gathering place for great composers and musicians of their time - Capricorn Conversations engages with composers who crossed paths with that time and place, and who continue to write and perform music in that "Post-Romantic" style.
Maestro Steven Mercurio is an internationally acclaimed conductor and composer whose musical versatility encompasses the symphonic and operatic worlds. He became the Music Director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in 2019. Previously, he has held positions as Music Director of the Festival dei due Mondi in Spoleto Italy and Charleston, South Carolina, and, Principal Conductor of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Maestro Mercurio is also a sought after collaborator for many award winning recordings, arrangements and film projects. Mercurio received his Masters in Music from the Juilliard School and his Bachelors degree from Boston University.
As a composer, Maestro Mercurio's compositions include songs, chamber works, and pieces for large orchestra. "For Lost Loved Ones," was given its world premiere by Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. His composition, "Mercurial Overture," was given its world premiere by the Oslo Philharmonic in a concert telecast honoring the Nobel Peace Prize winners with Maestro Mercurio conducting. Maestro Mercurio recently completed his first symphony titled, “A Grateful Tail,” based on American playwright Eugene O’Neill’s “Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O’Neill.”
Maestro Mercurio is an acclaimed and sought after arranger. He has created arrangements for a wide array of artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Fabio Armiliato, Carl Tanner, Ben Heppner, Bryn Terfel, Marcello Giordani, Secret Garden and Sting.
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Capricorn Conversations
Named after the Mt. Kisco home that Samuel Barber shared with fellow composer Gian Carlo Menotti - a popular gathering place for great composers and musicians of their time - Capricorn Conversations engages with composers who crossed paths with that time and place, and who continue to write and perform music in that "Post-Romantic" style.
