Tuesday January 31 and Wednesday February 1, 2012

In the depths of winter, we give ourselves over to the darkness, with an exploration of the wonder and the terror of night, of sleep and dreams. Benjamin Britten's gorgeous Serenade for tenor, horn and strings is featured, along with lesser known but equally seductive works that evoke both the restful and the more sinister aspects of the nocturnal hours. Join us for an unforgettable journey!

GUEST ARTISTS

RUFUS MÜLLER, tenor
ALEXANDER DOBSON, baritone
STEWART ARNOTT, actor/reader

MUSIC

Benjamin Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings. Text by John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Blake and others
Laura Kaminsky: Nightpiece for tenor, flute, clarinet, cello, piano. Text by James Joyce
Larysa Kuzmenko: Nocturne and Dance for soprano, flute, piano. Text by Gary Kulesha
John Plant: La notte bella for baritone, violin, cello, piano. Text by Guiseppe Ungaretti
Camille Saint Saëns: Les Violons dans le soir for baritone, violin, piano. Text by Anna de Noailles
Othmar Schoeck: Notturno for baritone and string quartet. Text by Nikolaus Lenau and Gottfried Keller

SPOKEN WORD

Roger Ekirch: At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime