Musicians to perform at St. Mark’s in the Valley Church on Saturday, Jan. 11
The Santa Ynez Valley Concert Series proudly announces the third concert of its 2024-25 season, featuring up-and-coming mezzo-soprano, Tivoli Treloar, and distinguished pianist, Lucy Tucker Yates, at St. Mark’s in the Valley Church at 2901 Nojoqui Avenue in Los Olivos. This concert will take place on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m.
“I am delighted to introduce the talented mezzo-soprano, Tivoli Treloar to the Santa Ynez Valley,” said Artistic Director Dr. Robert Cassidy. “When I first heard her when she was a fellow at the Music Academy of the West, I was immediately captivated by her artistry and stage presence. She will be collaborating with the celebrated director and pianist Lucy Tucker Yates, who is on the faculty at UCLA.”
Treloar writes, “As for the recital program, I plan to include works in Spanish, German, French, and English,by composers including Korngold, Obradors, Poulenc, and Kurt Weill. The theme will center around pieces composed between the two world wars and will be entitled ‘In Between.'”
Treloar is pursuing her Master of Music in Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School, where she is a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship. This season with Juilliard Opera, Treloar sings Dorabella in “Cosi fan tutte” and covers Blanche de la Force in “Dialogues des Carmélites.” Last season, she sang the title role in “Erismena” and covered Sesto in “La Clemenza di Tito.” As a studio artist at Wolf Trap Opera, Treloar also covered “Dorabella” in “Così fan tutte” and sang “Madeleine” in “Silent Night.”
In 2023, Treloar made her professional debut with Long Beach Opera, singing the role of The Lover in the acclaimed premiere of Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” directed by James Darrah and conducted by Christopher Rountree. In the summers of 2022 and 2023, Treloar was a Lehrer Vocal Institute Fellow at Music Academy of the West. Treloar is from Southern California, where she graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor’s degree in music from UCLA. With Opera UCLA, she performed as Galatea in “Acis and Galatea,” Cherubino in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” and Athena in the premiere of Kay Rhie’s “Quake.”
This year, Lucy Tucker Yates directed two premieres: Carolina Uccelli’s “Anna di Resburgo” for Teatro Nuovo, and Alyssa Weinberg’s “ISOLA” for Long Beach Opera. Her third opera by a woman composer in 2024 was Pauline Viardot’s “Le dernier sorcier” with Sing for Hope at the Bard Music Festival. She has performed as maestro al cembalo for Rossini’s Maometto II, Teatro Nuovo, Lincoln Center; and O+E (Orfeo ed Euridice), Seattle Opera, in her own elegantly poetic English version. For LA’s The Industry she played keyboards on “Star Choir, Sweet Land,” and”The workshop of the Comet/Poppea.” She was onstage continuo fortepianist for Aureliano in Palmira at the Rossini Opera Festival. Having begun her career as an internationally acclaimed soprano, Yates sang roles including Violetta, Gilda, Rosina, Beatrice di Tenda, Nedda, and Fiordiligi, with directors such as Gian Carlo Menotti and Franco Zeffirelli. Her time in Italy led to her teaching and translating Italian poetry. She is director of language studies at Teatro Nuovo; lecturer in opera at UCLA; a pianist-mentor for the Prima Voce Emerging Artist recital series in Los Angeles; a writer for the Santa Fe Opera; and Italian Diction Coach for the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera.
St. Mark’s in-the-Valley provides an intimate concert experience with seating for just over 100. St. Mark’s is pleased to offer the SYV Concert Series as a community arts enrichment program. All people are welcome to enjoy these concerts, and student tickets are free. Please secure tickets in advance online at smitv.ejoinme.org/SYVCSTickets
About St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church: Formed in 1926 and serving the Santa Ynez Valley at its present location in downtown Los Olivos since 1979, St. Mark’s practices a spacious Christianity and welcomes people of all faiths or none. St. Mark’s is a no-fee community center for non-profit groups and community meetings, an arts venue for musical and cultural events, a welcome center for residents and area visitors, and home to a vibrant, inclusive faith community. St. Mark’s top-flight, non-sectarian professional preschool serves Santa Ynez Valley families with quality early childhood education. The County-permitted SYV Community Kitchen at St. Mark’s serves as a regional food hub. St. Mark’s is also grateful to be home to the area’s Jewish community and a local Zen sangha (part of Santa Barbara Zen Center). Open doors, restrooms, free Wi-Fi, a shady courtyard, gardens, a labyrinth, and water for pets are available for visitors and area residents all day, every day. For more information, please visit St. Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos (smitv.com).
