August 30, 2005
ClarkArts Faculty Concert Series Presents: Cycles: Katherine FitzGibbon, soprano; Steve Morris, piano
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Worcester, MA: ClarkArts Faculty Concert Series at Clark University presents “Cycles”, a recital by Katherine FitzGibbon, soprano. Ms FitzGibbon will appear at Clark University, with Steve Morris, piano, on September 24, 2005, for a 7:00 p.m. performance.
The program will emphasize song cycles primarily about the lives of nineteenth century women, from the famous Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben to the funny and poignant Libby Larsen cycle, Songs from Letters of Calamity Jane to her Daughter Janey. The Schumann offers a glimpse into the life of a “traditional” woman, while Wild West daredevil Calamity Jane describes her own life as a nontraditional woman and her conflicting emotions regarding it. Other composers will include John Duke, Hugo Wolf, and Gabriel Fauré.
About the Performers
Katherine FitzGibbon, soprano, is Director of Choral Activities at Clark University and a professional lyric soprano specializing in song and oratorio literature. As a soloist, she has performed works including Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Schumann’s Spanisches Liederspiel, Schütz’s Die Sieben Letzte Worte Jesu Christe am Kreuze, and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, with ensembles including the Berkshire Choral Festival, The Boston Secession, Kings Chapel Concert Series, the University of Michigan, and Princeton University. An active conductor, she is currently Head of Faculty at the Berkshire Choral Festival and is pursuing doctoral studies in conducting at Boston University.
Steven Morris, piano, is Artistic Director and Pianist for Boston Vocal Artists, Coach and Accompanist for the Tufts University Music Department, and Music Director of the Tufts Opera Ensemble. He has served on the faculty of the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy, was Head Coach at Opera Maine, and recently coached singers at La Musica Lirica in Urbino, Italy.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Clark University is a private, co-educational liberal-arts research university with 2,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. Since its founding in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in the United States, Clark has challenged convention with innovative programs such as the International Studies Stream, the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the five-year BA/MA programs with the fifth year tuition free for eligible students.
Michael Thibodeau
V&PA Program/Events Coordinator
Clark University
950 Main St
Worcester, MA 01610
Phone- 508.793.7349
Fax- 508.793.7424
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