Oct28
Remembering the Great War: Songs, Poetry, and Images of WWI
Vassar College - Skinner Hall, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY
A multi-media evening dedicated to the art of WWI with art song, popular song used to rally the forces, poetry of the period, and projections of posters, art, and photographs. Faculty performances by Miriam Charney and Michael Pisani, piano, Drew Minter, narrator, Rachel Rosales and Susan Botti, sopranos, James Ruff, tenor, and guest artists Mario Diaz-Moresco, baritone.
James Ruff will be performing the classic WW1 Gaelic song: An Eala Bhàn, with his own harp accompaniment.
free and open to the public