Brooklyn Art Song Society presents In Context: Daniel Felsenfeld
Where: Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St.
718-222-4111 Price: $15-25
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IN CONTEXT: DANIEL FELSENFELD
On Friday, April 5th, Brooklyn Art Song Society presents the 9th installment of its innovative In Context series, which pairs the works of a living composer with the songs that inspired them. This seasons featured composer is Daniel Felsenfeld, one of Brooklyn’s most original composers, whose music has been called richly hued by The New York Times and musically gorgeous by The Washington Post. Several of Mr. Felsenfelds songs, including a world premiere BASS commission, will be presented alongside songs by Eve Beglarian, Whitney George, Clara Schumann, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Germaine Tailleferre. Mr. Felsenfeld gives a pre-concert talk-back at 7:00PM.
TICKETS > bit.ly/Bass-Felsenfeld
7:30pm performance
$25 advance | $15 students, seniors
7pm pre-concert lecture by composer Daniel Felsenfeld
FEATURING
Marie Marquis, Laura Strickling, soprano; Kate Maroney, mezzo soprano; Michael Brofman, Miori Sugiyama, Erika Switzer, piano, Chris Gross, cello.
PROGRAM
Eve Beglarian: Selected Songs; Daniel Felsenfeld: The Law Falls Silent, A Most Beautiful Death, To Clara (World-Premiere, BASS Commission), My Little Wicked Ways, Writing Whitney George: A Night in Brooklyn; Clara Schumann: Selected Songs; Ruth Crawford Seeger: 2 Ricercari; Germaine Tailleferre: 6 Chansons Française.
ABOUT BROOKLYN ART SONG SOCIETY
The Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) will enter its ninth season of first-rate music making in the Fall of 2018, having earned a reputation as one of the preeminent organizations dedicated to the vast repertoire of poetry set to music. Its mission is to preserve art songs direct expressiveness and emotional honesty for today’s audience and future generations.