Liederabend LXXII: Song Lab presents a Folk Song Project
The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder." In Germany, the great age of song came in the 19th century. German and Austrian composers had written music for voice with keyboard before this time, but it was with the flowering of German literature in the Classical and Romantic eras that composers found high inspiration in great poetry, sparking the genre known as the "Lied."
The tradition of the art song composition continues today, with composers from all corners of the world setting poetry in many languages, scored for voice and piano. The NEC Liederabend series presents songs in a variety of languages—not only German—dating from the 19th century up to the present day.
About Song Lab
The performers on this program were coached by Hankus Netsky, Eden MacAdam-Somer, J.J. Penna, Tanya Blaich, Brett Hodgdon, and Cameron Stowe.
This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community here: https://necmusic.edu/live
PART ONE
arr. Percy Grainger | The Sprig of Thyme
Artists- Megan Hull, soprano
- Tristan Leung, piano
arr. Benjamin Britten | Sail on, sail on
Artists- Shiyu Zhuo, soprano
- Pualina Lim Mei En, piano
arr. Herbert Hughes | Reynardine
Artists- Sydney Pexton, soprano
- Tristan Leung, piano
arr. Johannes Brahms | In stiller Nacht
Artists- Mara Riley, soprano
- Rafe Lei Schaberg, piano
arr. Charles Ives | At the River
Artists- Olivia Sheehy, mezzo-soprano
- Rafe Lei Schaberg, piano
arr. Roger Quilter | Barbara Allen
Artists- Megan Hull, soprano
- Jamie Lorusso, piano
arr. Reza Vali | from 4 Persian Songs
بارون /Bârun / Rain
Mara Riley, soprano
Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, piano
Kurdish Folk Song
Ruoxi Peng, soprano
Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, pianoPART TWO
Quand j'étais fille (Quebec)
Artists- Ruoxi Peng and Pualina Lim Mei En, arrangers
Արի Իմ Սոխակ / Ari im soxak / Come my nightingale (Armenia)
Artists- Sydney Pexton and Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, arrangers
I Will Give My Love an Apple (England)
Artists- Mara Riley and Jamie Lorusso, arrangers
Es führt über den Main (Germany)
Artists- Hyungjin Son and Rafe Lei Schaberg, arrangers
Cucurrucucú Paloma (Mexico)
based on a song by Tomás Méndez
Artists- Shiyu Zhuo and Tristan Leung, arrangers
My Lagan Love (Ireland)
Artists- Olivia Sheehy and Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, arrangers
Lord Don't Move the Mountain (USA)
Artists- Josie Larsen and Jamie Lorusso, arrangers