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Johannes Brahms - Biography in Music


  • The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill 8855 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA, 19118 United States (map)

Join collaborator Laura Ward and me for a journey through the life of Johannes Brahms and his complicated relationship with the Schumann family.  Brought to you by Lyric Fest and narrated by Jim Bergwall and Suzanne DuPlantis, this concert will explore the life of Brahms punctuated by selections of his song output.  I will be joined by soprano Laura Dixon Strickling, mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams, and baritone Anthony Whitson-Martini.  Pieces I will be singing include the following:

O Schöne Nacht (full company)
Meine Liebe ist grün
Auf dem Kirchhofe
Wiegenlied
An die Heimat (full company)
Wie bist du, meine Königin
Abendlied (full company)

Performances
January 22, 2016 - 7:30 PM
The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

Janurary 24, 2016 - 3 PM
Helen Corning Warden Theater
1920 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103