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A Walt Whitman Sampler

A Walt Whitman Sampler

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Conductor’s Notes Q&A 7 PM–7:30 PM
Concert 8 PM–10:30 PM
Carnegie Hall
(Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)

Prices
$25 / $40 / $55

Program
Othmar Schoeck – Trommelschläge (US Premiere)
Kurt Weill – Four Walt Whitman Songs (New York Premiere)
Franz Schreker – Vom ewigen Leben (From Eternal Life) (New York Premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)

Artists
Leon Botstein, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Elliot Madore, baritone
Bard Festival Chorale

Program and artists subject to change.

Walt Whitman, the defining 19th-century poetic voice of America, inspired several generations of European composers. In the 20th century, Whitman’s poetry was beautifully adapted during World War I by Othmar Schoeck. The catastrophe of World War II inspired Kurt Weill to turn to Whitman’s writings. Franz Schreker and Ralph Vaughan Williams were drawn to Whitman’s most famous collection, Leaves of Grass, seeking to create music worthy of the power of Whitman’s poetry.











When: Wed., Oct. 17, 2018 at 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Where: Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Ave. (at 57th St.)
212-247-7800
Price: $25-55
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A Walt Whitman Sampler

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Conductor’s Notes Q&A 7 PM–7:30 PM
Concert 8 PM–10:30 PM
Carnegie Hall
(Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)

Prices
$25 / $40 / $55

Program
Othmar Schoeck – Trommelschläge (US Premiere)
Kurt Weill – Four Walt Whitman Songs (New York Premiere)
Franz Schreker – Vom ewigen Leben (From Eternal Life) (New York Premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)

Artists
Leon Botstein, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Elliot Madore, baritone
Bard Festival Chorale

Program and artists subject to change.

Walt Whitman, the defining 19th-century poetic voice of America, inspired several generations of European composers. In the 20th century, Whitman’s poetry was beautifully adapted during World War I by Othmar Schoeck. The catastrophe of World War II inspired Kurt Weill to turn to Whitman’s writings. Franz Schreker and Ralph Vaughan Williams were drawn to Whitman’s most famous collection, Leaves of Grass, seeking to create music worthy of the power of Whitman’s poetry.

Buy tickets/get more info now