Vespers- BWV 4
Apr
26

Vespers- BWV 4

Lauren joins the Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas for J.S. Bach’s Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4

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Resurrection- Bach Easter Oratorio
Apr
17

Resurrection- Bach Easter Oratorio

Lauren joins the Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas for their performance of Handel, Charpentier, and the Bach Easter Oratorio.

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Pergolesi Stabat Mater- CCC Music Series
Mar
29

Pergolesi Stabat Mater- CCC Music Series

Lauren performs as Alto Soloist in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater as part of the Christ Church Cathedral 2025-26 Music Series.

Program includes a setting of the Stabat Mater for choir, strings, and harp by Paul Mealor.

Suggested donation of $15

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Vespers- BWV 150
Mar
22

Vespers- BWV 150

Lauren joins the Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas for J.S. Bach’s Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150

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Bach's Birthday Bash! Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas
Mar
14

Bach's Birthday Bash! Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas

Join us at Saint Thomas Episcopal for a celebration of J.S. Bach while raising support for the Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas!

Lauren will be performing alongside colleagues with BEST. Other highlights include a silent auction, food and drinks, and Artistic Director Carlton Monroe as emcee.

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International Women's Day Concert- New Downbeat
Mar
8

International Women's Day Concert- New Downbeat

Lauren joins New Downbeat to perform works by living women composers to celebrate International Women’s Day.

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Feb
21

Ars Audax- Salt of the Earth

Join Ars Audax for a performance of Marazzoli, Charpentier, Cima, and more. Featuring co-directors Lauren McAllister and Ömer Aziz Kayhan, Sean McGhee, Stella O’Neill, Erin Fasone, Douglas Easterling, Even Brock, and other fantastic artists.

As part of the 2026 Cincinnati Early Music Festival

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Vespers- BWV 22 & 23
Feb
8

Vespers- BWV 22 & 23

Lauren joins the Bach Ensemble of Saint Thomas for J.S. Bach’s Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe, BWV 22 and Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23

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Cincinnati Early Music Festival- Tapestry Concert
Feb
7

Cincinnati Early Music Festival- Tapestry Concert

Lauren joins new ensemble Ars Audax to perform on the Cincinnati Early Music Festival’s upcoming Tapestry Concert. This performance will include a variety of musicians from Cincinnati’s early music community.

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CSO Pre-Concert Performance- New Downbeat
Feb
6

CSO Pre-Concert Performance- New Downbeat

Lauren joins New Downbeat to perform in Music Hall Foyer as a part of the pre-concert performance for Mahler Symphony No. 4

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To Be the Sun- Piedra de Sol World Premiere
Jan
24

To Be the Sun- Piedra de Sol World Premiere

Lauren joins Conspirare to premiere Joby Talbot’s transformational choral work, Piedra de Sol, for SATB choir and Marimba. Featuring Tom Burritt, percussionist.

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Fierce- Cincinnati Opera
Jul
6

Fierce- Cincinnati Opera

Lauren premieres the role of Vesta in William Menefield’s opera Fierce

WORLD PREMIERE!
JULY 6 & 10, 2022 | 7:30 P.M.
JULY 9, 2022 | 3:00 P.M.
SCPA’S CORBETT THEATER

Music by William Menefield
Libretto by Sheila Williams

from Cincinnati Opera: “Four teenage girls gather for a workshop on writing an effective college essay. The teacher asks, “Tell me who you are,” prompting each young woman to share her story. One mourns the loss of a special friend, while another hides behind her popularity. The third feels constrained by her parents’ expectations, and the last faces a troubled homelife. Despite the chorus of trolls that taunts them, the girls unite, embarking on a transformative journey toward empowerment and self-assurance. With authenticity and sensitivity, Northern Kentucky-based novelist Sheila Williams interviewed local teens to inspire the opera’s libretto, while Cincinnati native William Menefield employs jazz, modern, and classical music styles in its high-energy score.

Fierce is presented in collaboration with community partners WordPlay Cincy, The Music Resource Center—Cincinnati, and i.imagine.”

For more information, go to https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/fierce

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Avimimus- Evocations recording
May
10

Avimimus- Evocations recording

Lauren and Al, the dynamic duo Avimimus, travel to North Carolina to record Evocations by Steve Landis!

from Avimimus: “Evocations, a song cycle of site-specific nocturnes for unaccompanied vocal duo, is an ongoing collaboration with Steve Landis. We premiered the cycle on April 31st, 2021.”

For more info on Steve Landis, go to https://slandismusic.com/

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Conspirare- World premiere of Robert Kyr's Earth Ritual
May
6

Conspirare- World premiere of Robert Kyr's Earth Ritual

Lauren joins Conspirare to premiere Earth Ritual by Robert Kyr.

For more information, go to https://www.conspirare.org/earth-ritual-event/

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Heri et Hodie- Mel et Lac Premiere
Apr
13

Heri et Hodie- Mel et Lac Premiere

  • Hyde park community united methodist church (map)
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Lauren performs as the alto soloist and ensemble member with Heri et Hodie in collaboration with University of Cincinnati and Highland High School

from Heri et Hodie:

“Heri et Hodie, Highland High School Bel Canto Chorus, and University of Cincinnati's Alta Petit Treble Chorus come together for a program featuring the world premiere of Melissa Dunphy's "Mel et lac," along with music and texts by Hildegard von Bingen, Ellen Harrison, Abbie Betinis, Jessica French, and others.”

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Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati- The Song Among Us
Mar
4

Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati- The Song Among Us

Lauren returns to VAE Cincinnati as soloist and ensemble member to premiere Moira Smiley’s The Song Among Us.

CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON conductor

Program:
ROBERT LOWRY: How Can I Keep From Singing?
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ: Selig sind die Toten
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ: Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt (Psalm 100)
CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON: Song from the Road
JOHN CLEMENTS: Flower of Beauty
ALYSIA LEE: Say Her Name
CAROLINE SHAW: And the Swallow
SHAWN KIRCHNER: Sweet Rivers
MOIRA SMILEY: The Song Among Us [World Premiere & VAE Commission]

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Conspirare-Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Feb
18

Conspirare-Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Lauren joins Conspirare to premiere Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

from Conspirare:

“Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom grows out of the tradition of the great Russian liturgy settings by Rachmaninoff, Gretchaninov, and Tchaikovsky. Conspirare presents the southwest premiere, including the world premiere of new Credo movement with text of W. E. B. Du Bois, commissioned for this concert. Performed in English. “

For more information, go to https://www.conspirare.org/liturgy-of-st-john-chrysostom/

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Conspirare- Margaret Bonds Credo
Feb
15

Conspirare- Margaret Bonds Credo

Lauren joins Conspirare to perform works by Margaret Bonds, including her Credo, settings of Langston Hughes, and settings of W.E.B. Du Bois.

For more information, go to https://www.conspirare.org/margaret-bonds-credo/

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Heri et Hodie- Echoes of the Vikings
Jan
2

Heri et Hodie- Echoes of the Vikings

from Heri et Hodie:

“Join us at Music Live at Lunch: Christ Church Cathedral as we turn our musical curiosity about early music towards the Nordic lands and songs that contain “Echoes of the Vikings”. Jackie Stevens, Vidita Kanniks, Krista Cornish Scott, Lauren McAllister are joined by special guests Kenna Scott, vocalist, and Jeøff the Talharpa, made by Lauren in her woodworking studio specially for this concert! We’ll be singing arrangements of the oldest known Old Norse musical fragment, Drømde mik en drøm, a spooky Icelandic ghost song Móðir mín í kví, kví, other ancient Nordic folk songs, and more typical Heri et Hodie fare like a Latin Hymn to St. Magnus of Orkney with harmonies that hint at Nordic folk influence. Don’t miss this unique musical offering that will be in-person only!”

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Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Bach Christmas Oratorio
Dec
12

Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Bach Christmas Oratorio

Lauren performs as alto soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

Sunday, December 12,  2021 | 3:00 p.m.

Program
▫ J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 1 & 3
▫ Gruber | Silent Night
     A Musica Sacra Tradition

Conducted by
Dr. Earl Rivers, Guest Conductor
Harry Mathurin-Cecil, Apprentice Conductor

St. Catharine of Siena Church
Siena Concert Series
2848 Fischer Pl
Cincinnati, OH 45211

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Conspirare Christmas 2021
Dec
5

Conspirare Christmas 2021

from Conspirare:

“Conspirare Christmas reinvents the traditional holiday concert with songs of hope, courage, and love. Conspirare is excited to collaborate with Isaac Cates & Ordained, the dynamic Kansas City based-Gospel choir known for their blend of sacred and secular choral sounds with modern Gospel and other musical genres. Cates and Conspirare’s Craig Hella Johnson will perform and lead 42 singers in a genre-bending night of rhythm, reflection and rejoicing.”

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Conspirare- Path of Miracles
Oct
15

Conspirare- Path of Miracles

Lauren performs as soloist and ensemble member in Conspirare’s performance of Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot.

For more information, visit https://www.conspirare.org/path-of-miracles/

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Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Lord Nelson Mass and Nunes Garcia Laudate Pueri
Oct
3

Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Lord Nelson Mass and Nunes Garcia Laudate Pueri

  • St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (map)
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Lauren performs as alto soloist in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Nunes Garcia’s Laudate Pueri

Conducted by
L. Brett Scott, Music Director
Harry Mathurin-Cecil, Apprentice Conductor

St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
Cathedral Concert Series, 45th Season
1140 Madison Avenue
Covington, Kentucky 41011

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Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Durufle Requiem
May
15

Musica Sacra Cincinnati- Durufle Requiem

Lauren joins Musica Sacra Cincinnati as alto soloist in Durufle’s Requiem

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Opera Project Columbus- Petite Messe Solennelle
Mar
20

Opera Project Columbus- Petite Messe Solennelle

Lauren performs as alto soloist in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle

for full performance video, go to https://operawire.com/opera-project-columbus-releases-filmed-production-of-rossinis-petite-messe-solennelle/

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Conspirare- Quarantine Madrigals
Mar
15

Conspirare- Quarantine Madrigals

Lauren joins Conspirare to present Quarantine Madrigals, a virtual project in collaboration with composer Reena Esmail and poet Amy Fogerson. Lauren’s selections are:

III. The mirror reflects, low voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcKYCnhe5gY&list=PLXpR7PymzpF_lQJSjjCyU7mnQeCuIeLLO&index=3

VII. Hello, mixed voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnbdsDUkt-o&list=PLXpR7PymzpF-hDXO7bjyNgCbpEW03gaE4&index=6

for more information, visit https://www.conspirare.org/quarantine-madrigals-project/

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Collegium Cincinnati- Shadows and Reflections
Mar
14

Collegium Cincinnati- Shadows and Reflections

Lauren appears as the alto soloist in François Couperin's Tenebrae lessons with Collegium Cincinnati.

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Avimimus- Winter's Breath
Feb
28

Avimimus- Winter's Breath

Wind, breath, and snow-themed art songs and commissioned duets, paired with video footage of the 2020-2021 Wisconsin winter

For more information, visit https://www.avimimusduo.com/work/winters-breath

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Slavic Voices at Big Blue- Mussorgsky: a Biography in Song
Feb
26

Slavic Voices at Big Blue- Mussorgsky: a Biography in Song

Lauren performs Mussorgsky’s cycle, The Nursery, with pianist Michael Delfin.

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Bluffton University- Handel's Messiah
Dec
20

Bluffton University- Handel's Messiah

Lauren performs as alto soloist in Bluffton University’s virtual performance of Handel’s Messiah, under the baton of Bo Young Kang.

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