SEPT 8 | SUN
3 PM
A Memorial Concert for Paul Sperry
(1934–2024)
Featuring
Vianca Alejandra, soprano
Marcella Calabi, soprano
Tami Petty, soprano
Darynn Zimmer, soprano
Lydia Brown, piano
Ye In Kwak (MM ’24), piano
David Sisco, piano
and Tom Cipullo, piano
LORI LAITMAN In This Short Life (Text by Emily Dickinson)
RICHARD STRAUSS Das Rosenband, Op. 36, no. 1 (Text by Friedrich Klopstock)
FRANCIS POULENC Les Chemins de l’amour (Text by Jean Anouilh)
GIACOMO PUCCINI “Donde lieta uscì from La bohème (Text by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa)
WILLIAM BOLCOM Never More Will The Wind from I Will Breathe a Mountain (Text by H.D.)
DAVID SISCO Selections from Dear God
TOM CIPULLO Touch Me from Late Summer (Text by Standley Kunitz)
RICHARD HUNDLEY The Astronomers
MICHAEL FLANDERS and DONALD SWANN The Hippopotamus
Paul’s preference for joyous and vibrant colors in performance attire was a staple over the course of his career. His family welcomes attendees to dress brightly in Paul’s honor rather than in traditional black.
Manhattan School of Music’s public programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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