Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Gilbert Kalish, piano

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 8:00 PM
American Philosophical Society

American Philosophical Society

Benjamin Franklin Hall,
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About This Performance

Dawn Upshaw’s voice compels us with its flawless technique and crystal-clear diction, and her commitment to the poetry of music and song is unsurpassed. In her first PCMS appearance in 18 years, the opera superstar and MacArthur Fellow teams up with longtime collaborator Gilbert Kalish to illuminate songs by the “Yankee Maverick,” Charles Ives, in a program that also features his monumental Concord Sonata.

Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Ives: Memories
Ives: Tom Sails Away
Ives: Down East
Ives: The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Ives: The Cage
Ives: Two Little Flowers
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord