Nov
12
POEMS SET TO MUSIC
Sat. Nov 12, 2011 at 5:00pm EST (-05:00)
$15.00 - $25.00
All ages
LIVE from the NYPL presents ROLEX ARTS WEEKEND
Protégée in Literature Tracy K. Smith has commissioned composer Gregory Spears to set to music two poems – her own Savior Machine; and The Feast of Flowers, by her mentor, Hans Magnus Enzensberger. Soprano Jolle Greenleaf and another vocalist will perform the poems, accompanied by Spears on piano. Smith and Enzensberger will introduce the performance and discuss their work.
Protégée in Literature Tracy K. Smith has commissioned composer Gregory Spears to set to music two poems – her own Savior Machine; and The Feast of Flowers, by her mentor, Hans Magnus Enzensberger. Soprano Jolle Greenleaf and another vocalist will perform the poems, accompanied by Spears on piano. Smith and Enzensberger will introduce the performance and discuss their work.