Concert Details

Morris Robinson, bass and Ken Noda, piano

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 8:00 PM

Price: $23.00

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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  • Mozart: Mentre ti lascio, O figlia!, K. 513
  • Schubert: Der Doppelgänger, D. 957
  • Wolf: Wohl denk ich oft
  • Wolf: Alles endet, was entstehet
  • Mussorgsky: “Trepak”
  • from Songs and Dances of Death
  • Verdi:Il Lacerato Spirito
  • from Simon Boccanegra
  • Mozart: "O, wie will ich triumphiren"
  • from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    • Intermission
  • Bernstein: Greeting
  • Niles: Black is the color of my love's hair
  • Niles: Go 'way from my window
  • Niles: The lass from the low country
  • Bonds: Two Dream Portraits
  • Traditional: African-American Spirituals Announced from the Stage

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"A deep, deep, unbelievably deep voice that's lyrical, fluid, and godlike - a miracle voice of endless potential" (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Joining PCMS for his Philadelphia recital debut, former All-American offensive lineman Morris Robinson has quickly secured a position as one of the most sought after basses of his generation.  PCMS is pleased to present his varied program of works, which includes arias by Mozart and Verdi, lieder of Schubert and Wolf and a set of spirituals.

Robinson will be joined by Ken Noda, who as a former full-time concert pianist, has performed as soloist with such conductors as Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly and Rafael Kubelik, among others.  Noda "captivates the listener with his youthful and impulsive lyricism" (New York Times), a feat which promises to be an ideal complement to Robinson's powerful presence. Ken Noda has also served as Musical Assistant to James Levine on the Artistic Administration of the Metropolitan Opera for many years.  For more information on Morris Robinson and Ken Noda, please visit www.morrisrobinson.com and http://www.miamichambermusic.org/artists/bios/noda.html.

Get to know Morris Robinson and Ken Noda!

Watch: A slideshow of Ken Noda rehearsing a score with opera singer Hildegard Behrens:
http://www.fanfaire.com/behrens/behrens_noda_rehearse.html

Listen: Get to know Morris Robinson during an interview with Michele Norris on NPR's All Things Considered. The interview touches on Robinson's collection of gospel music, Going Home, and his childhood roots singing in church in Atlanta, GA:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7689767

YouTube: Due to his unique background and amazing talent, Morris Robinson has dozens of great interviews and selections on YouTube.  Click here for a full list.