Lyric Fest's fifth commercial recording, Any of Those Decembers, will be available to stream through your favorite platform starting December 13. The recording features singers Rebecca Myers, Devony Smith, Stephen Ng, and Steven Eddy, along with Ráyo Furuta on flute, the Daedalus Quartet, and pianist Laura Ward.
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
2024-2025 Season
2024-2025 Season
September
Play a Simple Melody
The Historic Songs of Tin Pan Alley
28 & 29
November
Nevertheless, She Sang
Women Composers, Women Poets
16 & 17
February
The Soul of the City
Urban living in the best and worst of times
22 & 23
April
Everything Old is New Again
Antique songs in modern garb
5 & 6
Here's What's Happening Right Now
Antique songs in modern garb
Everything Old is New Again
“La musica, come il sale, conserva meglio.”
“Music, like salt, preserves better.”
- Erri De Luca
The old Italian songs, sung in vocal studios the world over, are here reimagined with flair by America’s premier Black composers. Lyric Fest is honored to collaborate with the Denyce Graves Foundation in presenting the world premiere of these beloved songs in their newly decked out versions. Commissioned by the Denyce Graves Foundation and sung by DGF artists, Symone Harcum, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Joseph Parrish, with Laura Ward, piano.
Where
When
The Academy of Vocal Arts
April 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Haverford College - Jaharis Recital Hall
April 6, 2025 @ 3:00 pm