Vocalists Darrin and Christine Hassevoort, tenor and soprano, accompanied by Dr. Alan Nichols will present a chamber program of vocal music on the campus of Northland International
University in Dunbar, Wisconsin. The concert will be held on Tuesday,
March 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the White Chapel. The public is invited to attend
by calling 715.324.6999 ext.2700
for advance reservations.
Darrin James
Hassevoort has been hailed as “a singer with a superb tenor voice” by the
Shakespeare Bulletin. The Chattanooga Times Free Press recently claimed,
“Hassevoort boasts a bright, clear tenor voice.” He made his operatic debut in
the role of Borsa from Verdi’s Rigoletto and has performed operatic
roles in Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, Lucia di
Lammermoor, Faust, La Boheme, and Turandot. He was
also a featured soloist in the Chattanooga Symphony’s Christmas Pops concert
entitled, It’s a Wonderful Night with Maestro Robert Bernhardt.
Hassevoort has been privileged to work with many renowned conductors such as
Kenneth Kiesler, Joseph Flummerfelt, Donald Pippin, and renowned jazz musician
David Brubeck. Hassevoort has soloed with Choral Arts of Chattanooga and with
the Atlanta Sacred Chorale. He has performed in many oratorio productions
including Schubert’s Mass in G Major, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass,
Haydn’s Theresienne Messe,Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s Cantata
#12, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Bach’s Coffee Cantata,
Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s
Creation, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony, and Nelson/Ferrell’s modern oratorio Saviour. Hassevoort has conducted performances of Offenbach’s L’ile de Tulipatan,
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and Patience. He is the chorus master for the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association, and
also serves as assistant conductor for the CSO’s staging rehearsals. He
recently conducted the CSO’s productions of Handel’s Messiah and the
Harvest Hymn Festival. He has also conducted productions of The Boy Friend,
Working, Cinderella, Musical of Musicals: The Musical, Once Upon
A Mattress, The Secret Garden, and two musical revue shows for
Chattanooga State Community College. Hassevoort is an associate professor of music at Chattanooga State and serves as the department head of
Fine Arts.
Christine Beck
Hassevoort has performed several operatic roles with the Chattanooga
Symphony and Opera, including Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Second
Lady in Die Zauberflote, Sally in Die Fledermaus, Isabel in The
Pirates of Penzance, the Sandman and Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, and
Kate Pinkerton and Cousin in Madama Butterfly. She made her operatic
debut as Siebel in Gounod’s Faust with the Bob Jones University Opera.
Christine also has been a featured soloist twice for the Chattanooga Symphony
and Opera’s Holiday Pops concert,“It’s a Wonderful Night,” as well as several
Pops in the Park concerts. She was recently a semifinalist in the Orpheus
National Vocal Competition and the Birmingham Opera Competition. She has
appeared as a soloist in several oratorio productions, including Handel’s Messiah,
Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Haydn’s Creation,
Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Schubert’s Mass in G, John
Rutter’s Requiem, and Mozart’s Exultate, Jubilate. She has sung
with several orchestras in the area, including the Chamber Orchestra of
Tennessee, the Rome Symphony (GA), and has sung solo recitals and concerts at
The University of the South, Bryan College, Berry College, Lee University,
Tennessee Temple University, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, North
Greenville University, and Chattanooga State Community College. Christine has
soloed with Choral Arts of Chattanooga and appears in several of its
recordings, including “Days of Blue and Gray,” “A Christmas Portrait,” and a
recording with world-renowned jazz musician Dave Brubeck. She teaches
voice and music classes at Chattanooga State Community College.
ALAN NICHOLS, piano
Alan Nichols has degrees from Tennessee Temple University,
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the University of Kentucky,
where he completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in 2000. While serving as a graduate assistant at the University of
Kentucky, he was chosen to perform a Liszt concerto with the U. K. Symphony
Orchestra. Dr. Nichols has
appeared as a soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Tennessee performing works
by Bach, Mozart, and Hindemith, and he frequently performs at Chattanooga
State, where he is on the music faculty.
A much sought after accompanist, Dr. Nichols frequently
collaborates with singers and instrumentalists in southeast Tennessee. He has
been the keyboard player for the CSO since 2003.
Dr. Nichols has taught at the University of Kentucky,
Campbellsville University, Transylvania University, and ETSU, and he has been a
guest performer/teacher at the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, as well
as other local competitions.