Lyric Fest Presents, Art Songs of Benjamin C.S. Boyle
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Channel: John Thornton · 2017 · Education
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 at 3:00 PM at The Academy of Vocal Arts Hannah Ludwig Sarah Shafer Laura Ward Benjamin C.S. Boyle Daniel Teadt To commemorate our 15th-anniversary season, Lyric Fest is proud to announce the Stasiuk & Farion Composer-in-Residence Benjamin C.S. Boyle. He has produced a stunning body of art song that brings together his lyric and pianistic gifts with an affinity for exquisite verse. For the December 3rd concert, repertoire includes “Ophelia,” “Songs of Virtue and Loss” and the world premiere of Lyric Fest’s newly commissioned song cycle, “Spirits in Bondage,” settings of the early love poetry of C. S. Lewis. The concert features Daniel Teadt, Sarah Shafer, Hannah Ludwig and Laura Ward at the piano, with commentary by the composer.
