Musical Poetry
Sunday, August 11 | 4:00 PM
Westwood First Presbyterian Church; Cincinnati, OH
The A Little Afternoon Musik series is sponsored by
Rosemary & Mark Schlachter and Irv & Melinda Simon
This concert is included in the Festival Pass and the Flex Pass Subscription options.
Single Tickets: $40 for Adults, $10 for Students, Free for Children Under 13
*$3 ticketing fee on single tickets
General Admission Seating; Festival and Flex Pass holders receive preferred seating.
Join our concertmaster Celeste Golden Andrews and her fellow Summermusik musicians as they present works inspired by literature. Debussy and Vaughan Williams found their inspiration in poems by Stéphane Mallarmé and George Meredith, respectively. Walton’s musical setting of Edith Sitwell’s poetry was intended as an accompaniment of a recitation of Façade. Schubert used his incidental music to Helmina von Chézy’s play Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus for his A minor quartet, and returned to Matthias Claudius’s poem, which he had previously used for the song of same title (D. 531).
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes without intermission
Preconcert Activity:
Poetry showcase moderated by Kimberly “DuWaup” Bolden: 3:10-3:45pm
Featuring poets who attended DuWaup’s July 13 workshop.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY, arr. Benno Sachs
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, arr. Martin Gerigk
The Lark Ascending
FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, Op. 29 “Rosamunde”
III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
II. Andante con moto
WILLIAM WALTON
Excerpts from “Façade”
Thomas Dreeze, Narrator
Concert Sponsor
Nancy & Jonathan Lippincott
Watch: William Walton’s Façade
Celeste Golden Andrews Sponsor
James & George Ann Wesner
Music Sponsor
Donald Fritz, Ph. D
Event Supporter
Available for $500
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