PERFORMANCES & AWARDS
by
KAM Musicians

Winter 2017

Karen Amlaw, KAM's Director, 
joins a stellar cast of singers for an evening of 
the best of opera, operetta, and broadway.

Cast also includes 
internationally acclaimed singers Noel Velasco (tenor),
Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (mezzo) and Ron Williams (baritone)
along with several other Boston area acclaimed voices. 

A Grand Night for Singing

Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 - 7:00 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church * Natick, MA
















Karen Amlaw, KAM's Director, 
returns as a soloist and 
Leslie Leedberg, one of KAM's voice teachers, 
makes her debut as soloist for 
Maplewind Youth Orchestra's
Annual Messiah Sings

Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 - 3:00 PM
Briarwood Community Center * Worcester, MA

Sunday, December 10th, 2017 - 4:00 PM
Barre Congregational Church * Barre, MA


















Marc DeMille, one of KAM's voice teachers, 
sings as bass soloist for
this widely acclaimed annual performance of 
Handel's Messiah

Friday, December 15th, 2017 - 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St.Joseph * Manchester, NH




Marc DeMille, one of KAM's voice teachers, 
co-directs
Prope est Dominus: Music for Advent
(a program of hymns, chants and organ music for the season of Advent)

Sunday, December 17th, 2017 - 5:00 PM
St. John's  Parish * Clinton, MA





Congratulations to 
Freshman Rhea Sathnur (alto) and Junior Tyler Kaufman (bass) on their successful MMEA District Chorus auditions. 

In addition to performing in this year's Central District Senior Festival Concert, both also received all-state recommendations. 

Rhea and Tyler are students of Leslie Leedberg. 

MMEA Central District Senior Festival Concert
Saturday, January 13th, 2018 - 4:00 PM
Mechanics Hall * Worcester, MA







Fall 2017

Karen Amlaw, KAM's Director, 
sings Gertud (the Mother) in 
Longwood Opera's
Hansel & Gretel
























Friday, November 3rd, 2017 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 4th, 2017 - 2:30 PM
Saturday, November 5th, 2017 - 2:30 PM

Christ Episcopal Church * Needham, MA

Tickets now on sale 
online at www.longwoodopera.org/index.html#tix
or save $3 via mail in advance.



Leslie Leedberg, KAM's Voice Instructor, 
joins Diamonds in the Dust as a soprano soloist, 
(Worcester's Premier Professional Chamber Choir)
in a performance of
MAGNIFICAT, v. 610 by Antonio Vivaldi 
& Prayers From The Ark by Ivor Davies

Featuring a collaboration with the Worcester Youth Orchestra

Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 7:30pm 
Trinity Lutheran Church * Worcester, MA
FREE ADMISSION



Marc DeMille, KAM's Voice Instructor, 
joins this choir of professional singers / soloists
for this performance of sacred and secular songs 
including the premiere of Nightfall by Ēriks Ešenvalds.
















Sacred Whispers

Friday, November 3rd - 7:30 PM
Hancock Church * Lexington, MA

Sunday, November 5th - 7:00 PM
Boston Larvian Church * Brookline, MA




Karen Amlaw, KAM's Director, 
performs to support 












Music to Cure MS 

3:00 - 5:00 PM
Sunday, October 22nd, 2017
Park Avenue Congregational Church * Arlington, MA

Free with suggested donation of $10 - 25 to the Accelerated Cure Project 
(More if you can, less if you can't)



Leslie Leedberg, KAM's Voice Instructor, sings Clo-Clo 
and her student Vincent Aquilino sings chorus in
Worcester Schubertiade's
The Merry Widow

7:30 PM
Saturday, September 30th, 2017
First Baptist Church * Worcester, MA

(KAM mom Greta Koning will be singing Margot for this production)













Summer 2017

Karen Amlaw, KAM's director, 
has been chosen as the first alternate in
Connecticut Opera's
American Opera Idol Competition



Karen Amlaw, KAM's director
Leslie Leedberg, KAM's Voice Instructor 
sing on 
Smiles at Starlight
Longwood Opera's 2017 Summer Concert Series

7:30 PM Tuesday Nights
Christ Episcopal Church * Needham, MA 

July 11th - An Evening of Opera (Ms. Amlaw)
July 25th - Opera on the Lighter Side (Ms. Amlaw)
August 1st - Love is in the Air (Ms. Amlaw & Ms. Leedberg)
August 15th - Opera, the Art of Emotions (Ms. Amlaw)
August 22nd - An Evening of Stage and Screen (Ms. Leedberg)


Rhea Sathnur, alto 
(Student of Leslie Leedberg)
Student Performer Showcase 
May 2017

Hannah O’Grady, soprano & Rhea Sathnur, alto
(Students of Leslie Leedberg)
Junior Districts 
April 2017

Kate Beauvais, soprano
(Student of Karen Amlaw)
Children of Eden at Hopkinton Middle School
April 2017

Emmanuel Yu & Riya Mukherjee - 2nd Prize, Early Study Division
Shreya Gopinath - Honorable Mention, Early Study Division
Jiyoo Jeon - 3rd Prize, Junior Division
Daniel Applebaum - 1st Prize, Intermediate Division
(Students of Karen Amlaw)
15th Annual Young Artist Piano Competition
Westfield State University
April 2017

Hannah O’Grady, soprano
(Student of Leslie Leedberg)
Beauty and the Beast at Melican Middle School 
March 2017

Daniella Digges, alto
(Student of Leslie Leedberg) 
Senior Districts 
All-State Recommendation (as a freshman) 
January 2017

Daniel Applebaum - 1st Prize, Junior Division
(Student of Karen Amlaw)
14th Annual Young Artist Piano Competition
Westfield State University
April 2016

http://www.mysouthborough.com/2012/09/21/southborough-resident-to-perform-opera-jewels

http://www.telegram.com/article/20141002/NEWS/310029974


http://westborough.wickedlocal.com/article/20151007/NEWS/151006730

http://old.westborough.com/Event-Articles/operatic-recital-featuring-westboroughs-karen-amlaw-soprano-on-sun-june-21.html