Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street, BROOKLYN
Click here for Day 2 of Britten in Song – October 20
Our 2013-2014 season kicks off with a bang: a two-day, five-concert celebration of the vocal works of Benjamin Britten, who would have turned 100 years old this year! 5BMF is thrilled to team up with The Casement Fund Song Series and Brooklyn Art Song Society to present a dazzling roster of vocalists and pianists in five unique programs of Britten’s music.
Tickets start at $15 for individual concerts – BUY NOW! Discounted passes for multiple concerts are also available.
Day 1 of Britten in Song, presented in conjunction with the newly renovated Brooklyn Historical Society, comprises three distinct programs featuring 5BMF veteran artists as well as several new additions to our roster:
1:00 PM Tit for Tat Selected English and Irish Folksongs Songs from the Chinese Les Illuminations |
Spencer Myer, pianist Alex Richardson, tenor Karen Wierzba, soprano |
4:00 PM Canticle #2: Abraham and Isaac Canticle #4: Journey of the Magi Selected Purcell Realizations Hymn to St. Cecilia |
Jocelyn Dueck, pianist Martha Guth, soprano Karen Wierzba, soprano Geoffrey Williams, countertenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor Christopher Dylan Herbert, baritone |
7:00 PM Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente The Poet’s Echo Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Cabaret Songs |
Brooklyn Art Song Society: Michael Brofman, pianist Miori Sugiyama, pianist Tami Petty, soprano Samantha Malk, mezzo-soprano Dominic Armstrong, tenor Kyle Bielfield, tenor |
The celebration continues on Sunday, October 20th with two additional programs in Manhattan!
Venue Details
Founded in 1863, Brooklyn Historical Society is a nationally recognized urban history center dedicated to preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn’s extraordinary 400-year history. Located in Brooklyn Heights and housed in a magnificent landmark building opened in 1881, BHS is easily accessible by the 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains at Borough Hall and the A, C and F at Jay St/Borough Hall. Please note, there is currently no R train service between Court St in Brooklyn and Whitehall St in Manhattan.
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