Historical
Piano Concerts Series
About
the Musicians
James Dargan
James Dargan
is a creative artist and authenticity addict from the Southeastern US;
he has played the violin and sung since he was a child, and he is a
composer, essayist, poet, and polyglot translator. After a brief stint
as a university English professor, James decided to sing, and has
subsequently studied and performed in the US, Europe, the UK, and
Canada. James lives and works in New York City. Recent artistic
milestones include his first performance of Schubert's monumental song
cycle, Winterreise, performed here in 2017; multiple performances (past
and upcoming) of his social justice-oriented recital “Oh, Glory!”; his
Manhattan solo debut as the baritone soloist for Musica Viva NY's April
8th, 2018 concert, "Infinite Hope"; four NYC premieres of songs for
which James was lyricist, composer, and performer; and the in-progress
writing of his first opera: “The Legend of John Henry”. Just a few
weeks ago James was the artist-in-residence at Phillips Academy,
Andover, Massachusetts, for the 2019 MLK Day weekend, and has just
completed a tour of Chicago in which he sang six recitals in five days.
We welcome James to his second performance on our Historical Piano Concerts, series.
