Fri Feb 24 2012 at 08:00 pm
Venue : Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Created By : Mike Brofman
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Brooklyn Art Song Society Teams Up with Pulitzer-Prize Winner Yehudi Wyner
Brooklyn Art Song Society, fresh off its critically-acclaimed performance of the complete Charles Ives Songbook at Galapagos Art Space, returns with the second installment of its new music series: In Context. This season’s featured composer is Yehudi Wyner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music composition in 2006 for his piano concerto, Chiavi in Mano. Mr. Wyner will be performing three of his own sets of songs with three gifted singers: Psalms and Early Songs with bass Paul An (who recently soloed with the New York Philharmonic in their performance of Phillip Glass’s film score to Koyaanisqatsi), Three Medieval Latin Lyrics with soprano Melissa Fogarty (American premiere) and the piano-version of The Second Madrigal (New York premiere) with long-time friend and collaborator Dominique Labelle. Also on the program is Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs Op. 27 and Dmitri Shostakovich’s 7 Poems by Alexander Blok Op. 127 for Soprano and Piano Trio. Be sure not to miss the works of one of the greatest living American composers paired with these two timeless masterpieces. This performance is produced in conjunction with Bargemusic.
What: Brooklyn Art Song Society Presents: In Context: Yehudi Wyner
Where: Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, New York 11021 (A,C to Henry St.; 2,3 to Court St., F to York Street)
When: Friday, February 24th, 2012 8PM
Who: Melissa Fogarty, soprano; Paul An; bass; Michael Brofman, Michael Rose, piano; Tema Watstien, violin; Mariel Roberts, cello; Special Guests: Dominique Labelle, soprano; Yehudi Wyner, piano
Cost: $35, $30, $15
More info: www.brooklynartsongsociety.org, www.bargemusic.org
The Brooklyn Art Song Society, now in its second season, has earned a reputation for first-rate music-making and ambitious programing. Focusing on the vast repertoire of poetry set to music, the Society presents concerts grand in scope yet intimate at the same time. It has been hailed in the New York Times as being “ambitious” and “a company well worth watching.” World-renowned guest artists this season include Soprano Dominique Labelle, Mezzo-soprano Mary Nessinger, Tenor Paul Sperry, and Pianist-Composer Yehudi Wyner. Season highlights include a marathon performance of the complete songs of Charles Ives at Galapagos Art Space (1/14) and a performance of the works of Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Yehudi Wyner paired with masterworks by Barber, Brahms, and Shostakovich at Bargemusic (2/24).
