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- Kid-friendly event
This is a groupmuse
A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.
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Please join us for a magical evening of melodies across centuries. This program explores the connections between poetry and music across almost a thousand years of human history. From medieval poetry and melodies of Walther von der Vogelweide to contemporary settings of poetry by W.B. Yeats and William Shakespeare, we aim to showcase how poets, composers, and musicians collaborate across time and space to bring art to life.
Musicians:
Fred Springer - Classical Guitar
Kendra Comstock - Soprano
Nathan Halbur - Baritone
Ben Yee-Paulson - Piano
What's the music?
How does a composer bring poetic text to life with music? How do collaborations happen hundreds of years apart? This program explores various musical settings of poetic texts spanning over 800 years. From medieval melodies to modern musical settings, hear how composers capture a scene by combining words and music. Featuring works by Walther von der Vogelweide, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, William Shakespeare, Ralph Vaughan Williams, W.B. Yeats, and Ben Yee-Paulson.
Palästinalied… …Walther von der Vogelweide, 1170-1230 (arr. Halbur)
Kendra Comstock, Nathan Halbur, Fred Springer
Vogelweide, op. 186… …Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, 1895-1968
Nathan Halbur, Fred Springer
Three Shakespeare Songs
The Willow Song… …Anon. (<1616)
Arise!... …M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Seals of Love
Kendra Comstock, Fred Springer
The Deeps of my Heart… …Ben Yee-Paulson, b. 1994
Kendra Comstock, Ben Yee-Paulson
Full Fathom Five… …Ralph Vaughaun Williams, 1872-1958 (arr. Halbur)
Kendra Comstock, Nathan Halbur, Fred Springer, Ben Yee-Paulson
Where does this music come from?
This program explores the connections between poetry and music across almost a thousand years of human history. From medieval poetry and melodies of Walther von der Vogelweide to contemporary settings of poetry by W.B. Yeats and William Shakespeare, we aim to showcase how poets, composers, and musicians collaborate across time and space to bring art to life.
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