What audiences are saying about Lyric Fest
“It’s much more than just a concert. It’s the feeling of being alive.”
Raehann Bryce- Davis, Photo: Donato Valentino
“You are at the center of the world where music, poetry, and thought come together. You are inches away from the art, and there’s no other group that is giving you that kind of emotional immediacy.”
Lyric Fest is a place to experience the unique power of the human voice in song. We bring together great singers, composers, history, biography, and humor. Here we tell our stories in song.
Have a look at our
2026-2027 Season
September
Written in the Stars
American and British Composers and Poets
26 & 27
November
An die Nacht
Songs of the Night - German Lieder
7 & 8
February
The Andrée Expedition
Song Cycle by Dominick Argento
6 & 7
April
Love Signs
World Premiere of Lyric Fest’s New Commission by Damien Geter and Jessica Murphy Moo
3 & 4
Here’s What’s Happening Right Now
Song Cycle by Dominick Argento
The Andrée Expedition
An attempt is made by Swedish explorers in 1897 to reach the North Pole in a hot air balloon. Their poignant remains are discovered some 30 years later; the ice coated wreckage of the trio’s balloon, letters, journals, and amazingly, a camera with surviving footage from their final weeks. Argento’s musical depiction of this actual age-of-exploration journey pans from mundane to deeply psychological.
In an unusual presentation The Andrée Expedition will be performed with three baritones, Randall Scarlata, Nathaniel Sullivan, and Steven Eddy, portraying the explorers, with Laura Ward, piano, and video scape by Suzanne DuPlantis.