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 Andreé 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
American and British Composers and Poets
Written in the Stars
American and British poets and composers probe all that the stars have meant for humankind:
perspective,
wonder,
inspiration,
guidance,
metaphor.
Songs of Ralph Vaughn Williams, Samuel Barber, Kile Smith, James Primosch, Lee Hoiby, Daron Hagen, Abbie Betinis, John Duke, Florence Price, Charles Ives, Benjamin Britten, Hariette Davison...
And a world premiere: "All is Change" by composer Rene Orth and Jeanne Minahan, poet, commissioned by Lyric Fest in memory of Rebecca Carr.
With Kelly Ann Bixby, Christine Lyons, and Maren Montalbano, Laura Ward, piano, Suzanne DuPlantis, reader.