James Ruff,
tenor and early Gaelic harp

James Ruff, tenor, and Miriam Charney, piano. A vocal recital featuring Gabriel Fauré’s sensuous song cycle to the poetry of Paul Verlaine: “La Bonne Chanson.” Selected songs by other early 20th-century composers such as Albert Roussel, Pierre Capdevielle, Reynaldo Hahn and Francis Poulenc further enhance the afternoon’s exploration of the French poetic and harmonic genius.