Florestan Recital Project: Championing the Art of the Song Recital

Past Seasons & Programs

2009-2010 Season

BarberFest
presented in partnership with
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) Voices of America
September 25-27, 2009
Distler Performance Hall, Tufts University

Concert #1
Friday, September 25 at 7 p.m. (view program and texts)

Concert #2
Saturday, September 26 at 7 p.m. (view program and texts)

Concert #3
Sunday, September 27 at 1:30 p.m. (view program and texts)

Florestan Recital Project, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) presents BarberFest: The Complete Songs of Samuel Barber at Distler Recital Hall, Tufts University. In addition to Barber’s well-known published songs, the 3-day festival includes several unpublished works offered by special permission from the U.S. Library of Congress and Barber’s estate.

“A Landscape of Song” American Vanguard Festival, 2010
March 4-7, 2010
Rubendall Recital Hall, Dickinson Campus

Florestan toasts its final year of residency at Dickinson College with a four-day feast of contemporary American songs. Together with composer Libby Larsen and other guest artists, Florestan will explore the myriad styles and influences that shape today’s American song repertoire, and celebrate the collaborations between performers, poets, and composers that drive its evolution. The festival will feature world premieres of five song cycles, four of which were commissioned by Florestan. Each evening concert will include selected songs from Robert Schumann’s Myrthen lieder, opus 25. Schumann is not only the inspiration behind Florestan Recital Project’s name and mission, he has also inspired generations of song composers, including all four of the commissioned composers in this festival.

History of the American Vanguard Festival: The American Vanguard Festival began in 2003 with the Corigliano quartet, Dickinson’s Musical Artists in Residence from 2001-2004. The festival explores contemporary classical music, and features special forums with guest composers discussing their works.

Concert #1
Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. (view program)

Concert #2
Friday, March 5 at 7 p.m. (view program)

Concert #3
Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. (view program)

Concert #3
Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. (view program)