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  • Interview with William Ferguson

    October 29, 2013

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    As Lyric Fest looks forward to celebrating Benjamin Britten’s Centennial, we chat with one of our guest artists, William Ferguson, who will be portraying Benjamin Britten through songs and letters. Q: You became interested in the vocal arts at a young age. Who nurtured you? Growing up in Richmond, Virginia, I played piano and was…
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  • Announcing our first song competition

    October 20, 2013

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    LYRIC FEST ANNOUNCES YOUNG SONG COMPOSERS COMPETITION Lyric Fest announces its first song competion. The winner will receive both a cash prize of $600 and a Lyric Fest debut. The winning song will be presented on Lyric Fest’s upcoming concert in March of 2014. Composers up to age 30, as of January 1, 2014 are…
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  • Lyric Fest at Steel River Playhouse this weekend

    September 10, 2013

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    Lyric Fest performs this weekend at Steel River Playhouse! Broadway Cabaret ~ Maggie Heffner Riker, Suzanne DuPlantis,Randi Marrazzo with Harold Evans and Emilio Gravagno Tickets here: http://www.steelriver.org/
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  • Our beautiful 2013-14 brochure

    August 15, 2013

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    This just in: our brochure for the upcoming season is ready to be printed. You can view it right here. Enjoy! We are very much looking forward to seeing you in our 2013-14 concerts.
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  • Laura Ward’s upcoming activities with the CoOPERAtive

    July 9, 2013

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    Co-founding artistic director Laura Ward has upcoming activities with CoOPERAtive next week. The first activity is a master class on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 7:15 pm, with a live stream available online. Details here. The second activity is a recital on Friday, July 19, 2013, at 7:30 pm, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut…
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  • Only connect

    July 4, 2013

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    Only connect. I had to look up who said that after it began flitting round my head recently, nosing its way into all my affairs: Writing a long overdue email… Only connect. Reluctantly picking up a ringing phone… Only connect. And then there is singing — the great connector of them all! A week ago…
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  • Review of the Rosetta Stone concert

    May 12, 2013

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    Tom Purdom published a review in the Broad Street Review of the last concert of our 10th Anniversary Season. His very first sentence nicely captures the uniqueness of Lyric Fest: Lyric Fest never does anything quite the way anyone else would do it. A few more quotes from the review, which we encourage you to…
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  • Big Congratulations to Bryan Hymel

    March 25, 2013

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    Tenor Bryan Hymel, who sang in three Lyric Fest concerts between 2006 and 2008 (see our Archives) received today the Metropolitan Opera’s prestigious Beverly Sills award. This award is given once a year to a vocalist between 25 and 40 years of age who has appeared in a featured role on the Metropolitan Opera stage….
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  • Second review of Journey Toward Freedom

    March 11, 2013

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    Lewis Whittington reviewed our March 3 concert in ConcertoNet.com. Some choice excerpts from the review: “Lyric Fest designs concerts with scope and historical significance so well that it often results in uniquely vital programming. Earlier this year, their single performance of a deep field survey of music from Spanish, Latin and South American composers, brought academic…
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  • Review of Journey Toward Freedom in the Philadelphia Inquirer

    March 5, 2013

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    Lyric Fest is deeply grateful to all who brought the History of the Civil Rights to our audiences for Journey Toward Freedom at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia! The roof was raised by these amazing performers: Denyce Graves Lisa Daltirus Kevin Deas Rev. Charles Rice, narrator Jeffrey Brillhart and the Singing City Chamber Choir…
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  • Interview with Kevin Deas

    February 25, 2013

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    Q – Kevin, you recorded Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice with Brubeck himself. We will be including the powerful movement “Lord, Lord, what will tomorrow bring?” on Lyric Fest’s Journey Toward Freedom concert this weekend. Can you tell us something about the experience of meeting and working with the late, great Dave Brubeck? A…
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  • Interview with Denyce Graves

    February 24, 2013

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    Q: When you received the Marian Anderson Award, it is our understanding that it was presented by Miss Anderson herself. Describe how you felt at that moment. A: Meeting the great Marian Anderson was a surreal experience. I felt as if I’d stepped inside the history books. I kept saying to myself, “Wow, I first…
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