The Warren C. Crandell Annual Recital for Donors
A much-anticipated spring tradition for our supporters!
Each year we invite our donors to an Opera Guild recital as a thank-you for making our work possible. We have chosen to rename this event in honor of a loyal donor,
Warren C. Crandell, whose recent generous bequest in his will has enabled us to continue our grants to opera companies in the region, including Finger Lakes Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, and Rochester Oratorio Society, in addition to supporting events by our own organization.
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Our 2026 Annual Recital for Donors stars tenor Jonathon Sengupta, accompanied by Brock Tjosvold. They are planning to perform cherished opera arias as well as some art songs. This is always a wonderful event, and one that our donors look forward to every spring. Refreshments follow after the recital, which lasts approximately 70 minutes.
When: Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 2pm
Where: Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave., Rochester.
Free and ample parking.
2026 Performers
JONATHON SENGUPTA, TENOR
BROCK TJOSVOLD, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
Pianist, vocal coach, and conductor Brock Tjosvold is Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching at the Eastman School of Music. Before coming to Eastman, he was the Music Director of the award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble at SUNY Potsdam. During his time as conductor, the ensemble won first place in their division of the 2022-23 National Opera Association Production Competition and 3rd prize in the opera production category of The American Prize. Brock has also led workshops for the finals of the Domenic J. Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize. As a DMA student at Eastman, Brock won the Excellence in Accompanying Award, as well as the Ann C. Fehn Memorial Award (first prize pianist) in the 2021 Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition, where he performed unpublished songs by Rebecca Clarke, some of which received their world premiere. He has performed with the Grand Teton Music Festival, Albany Symphony, New World Symphony, Battle Creek Symphony, Finger Lakes Opera, The Art Song Preservation Society of New York, and has performed at Carnegie Hall. Brock has appeared as soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra, and has attended the Aspen Music Festival and Music Academy of the West with full fellowships. He previously attended Indiana University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wyoming.
Jonathon Rahul Sengupta is a tenor, artist, actor, and pianist from Rochester, New York focused at promoting inclusivity and diversity through performing opera and musical theatre work, as well as telling older and newer stories in a nuanced way. Jonathon has had the honor of professionally exploring opera, musical theatre, and choral work in his career thus far.
A recent Encouragement Award winner of the Laffont Competition at the Metropolitan Opera Capital District, he has portrayed roles with companies like Blackfriars Theatre, Nazareth University Opera, Finger Lakes Opera (FLO), and Peabody Institute Opera Theatre this past Fall as Abraham Kaplan in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene. Most recently, Jonathon portrayed Gastone in Act 1 of La Traviata and Dr. Cajus in Falstaff in Peabody Opera Theatre’s scenes program entitled Passione at Goucher College. This past summer, he was an Apprentice Artist with FLO, enjoying ensemble roles in Joseph Bologne’s L’Amant anonyme and Verdi’s Rigoletto. Other recent credits include his regional theatre debut as Fabrizio Nacarrelli in The Light in the Piazza and ensemble in Sweeney Todd–both at Blackfriars Theatre in his hometown. His undergraduate experience was enriched by his ability to portray both L’Aumonier and Chevalier de la Force in Nazareth University Opera’s Dialogues of the Carmelites—where he received his Bachelors in Music in Vocal Performance with a piano minor. Jonathon is working towards his Masters in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, studying with tenor Barry Banks at the Peabody Conservatory.
Jonathon looks forward to announcing his Summer young artist engagement soon! Stay tuned by checking his website jonathonsengupta.com and follow him on Instagram @jonathonsengupta.