works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Griffes, Holst, Plaza & more!

Dana Campbell, soprano  |  Magaly Cordero, soprano 

Heather De Souza, soprano  |  Ashlee Hardgrave, soprano

Jennifer Townshend, soprano  |  Beena David, mezzo-soprano

Angela Young Smucker, mezzo-soprano  |  Blake Bard, tenor

Brian von Rueden, baritone  |  David Keller, cello

Paul Nicholson & James Morehead, piano

VOX 3 opens its third season with folk material spun into gorgeous melody by generations of familiar composers, from Scotland to South America, China to Canada, Russia to the Rhineland.  From the very beginnings of vocal music, tunesmiths have taken inspiration from the sounds of the world around them, from warbling birds to howling winds to roaring seas.  And, as nations developed their own cultural identities, their music too developed its own unique character. 

Composers from Ludwig van Beethoven to Johannes Brahms to Antonín Dvořák wove these simple melodies from towns and villages across Europe into delicately crafted works, like Beethoven’s delightful Scottish Songs, Op. 108, Brahms’s charming Liebeslieder Walzes, and Dvořák’s lively Gypsy Songs.  Folk influences from Asia, Latin America, and Africa eventually appeared in western art music, bringing new rhythms, scales, and vitality with them.  Also included on the program are works by Griffes, Garcìa Lorca, Plaza, Holst, Burleigh, & many more!

A quartet of soloists headlines this concert, with soprano Jennifer Townshend, mezzo-soprano Angela Young Smucker, tenor Blake Bard, and baritone Brian von Rueden.  Other members and guests of VOX 3 join them to make this an unforgettable event, including some authentic folk costume!

Admission to folk / art is free, although donations are welcome. 

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