Simon Mulligan, organist
British pianist Simon Mulligan is, according to the Times of London “the most abudantly gifted of pianists”, to Steinway & Sons he is “the world’s most versatile pianist”; Pulitzer prizewinning composer Paul Moravec calls him “a pianist with complete mastery of the instrument”, while Herbie Hancock says “You have a phenomenal touch, man!” In addition to his extensive discography and vast repertoire, Mulligan’s solo work gains praise from critics and audiences alike, and his collaborations include performances and recordings with Yehudi Menuhim, Joshua Bell, Leonard Slatkin, and Sting. He has performed all over the world, most notably at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Wigmore Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, as well as private performancees for Her Majesty the Queen and President Barack Obama. His keen interest in film composition led to a long association with composer Michael Kamen, culminating in his performace on the soundtrack to Spielberg’s Band of Brothers. He has led his own jazz quartet since he was thirten, which has performed in major international festivals. His eclectic work has led to profiles in Downbeat, JazzTimes, BBC Music, Classic fM, and Gramophone magazines among others. Simon is a recipient of the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music, and his teachers include Alexander Kelly, Murray Perahia, Alfred Brendel and Alexis Weissenberg.
jacqueline Mulligan, soloist
American Soprano Jacqueline Mulligan was only nineteen when she received her first professional orchestral engagement with the Louisville Orchestra. Often characterized as a singer from the “Golden Age”, she has appeared throughout the United States and Europe delighting audiences not only with opera and musical theater but with the songs from times forgotten. A winner of th Emerging AR\rtists Award from the Business Committee for the Arts, Jacqueline has appeared on Broadway with the City Center “Encores” series in Music in the Air, Face the Music, and Of Thee I Sing and has been featured at the Lincoln Center performing music from the bygone eara of Broadway. Her opera roles include: the three heroines in The Tales of Hoffman, manon in Massenet’s Manon, Viletta in Verdi’s La Traviata, Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Musetta in La Boheme, Adina in L’Elisir D’Amore, Gilda in Rigoletto and the title role in Carilisle Floyd’s Susannah.