On June 21, Karen Childers and Voices of the Valiant will present mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh in A Summer Solstice Serenade! This delightful outdoor concert will take place at sunset in Lake Worth, Florida, and include favorite arias such as “Una voce poco fa” as well as new pieces by Jeff Shankley, Theodore Christman, Akihiro Masuda, and Pat Johnson. The performance will also feature the world premieres of A las once de la noche (by composer Walter Seyfarth and librettist Liche Ariza) and “Letting Him Go” (by composer Manne Von M and poet Armando Maysonet).
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“Sparkling” mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh has been praised for her “wondrously flexible voice,” “prodigious vocal skills,” and “richly textured and strong lower register” (Voce di Meche). OperaWire has praised her “vocal power,” “enchanting voice,” “velvety mezzo-soprano,” and “abundant vocal and dramatic technique, with no shortage of soaring high notes and flexible roulades.” She made her Carnegie Hall mainstage debut as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living and returned to Stern Auditorium as the alto soloist in Bach’s Magnificat, BWV 243; and Vivaldi’s Magnificat, RV 610. Madison won The American Prize in Vocal Performance in 2020 and has performed Ernesta (Un avvertimento ai gelosi) at Caramoor, Delia (Il viaggio a Reims) with the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Beppe (L’amico Fritz) with Teatro Grattacielo at the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, and other roles nationally and internationally. She has also sung in concerts and other events presented by Florida Grand Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Sarasota Opera, Teatro Nuovo, and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
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Yinyu Li is the Winner of the LIU Post Concerto Competition and performed with the LIU Post Orchestra at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. She has a Bachelor's and a Master of Arts degree in music performance (piano). During her graduate study, she earned two years of the ''Outstanding Graduate Performance in Piano Studies Award''; and once was awarded the ''College of Arts, Music Department Award for Piano Performance'' at Long Island University POST, NY. Currently, she lives in North Palm Beach and works as a church music director in Palm Beach Gardens. She is also a piano instructor, and her students have won statewide competitions and passed piano exams with high marks.