by Leann Osterkamp | Nov 17, 2017 | Song of the Day
From his 1977 song cycle Songfest, “A Julia de Burgos” uses the text of poet Julia de Burgos. Jack Gottlieb describes the cycle terrifically: Originally commissioned to be a work in celebration of the American Bicentennial Year (1976), Songfest could not...
by Steven Blier | Feb 14, 2017 | Song of the Day
Of all of Bernstein’s vocal works, the one I love most is “Songfest.” It was originally intended to premiere during the Bicentennial year, but Bernstein was not able to finish it in time. As a result he had to relinquish the commission. Yet he felt strongly impelled...
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