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  • Great preview of To Kiss the Earth

    November 9, 2011

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    Joe Barron has a nicely informative preview of To Kiss the Earth in Montgomery News.
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  • Bringing Bauhaus to Life in Song

    November 8, 2011

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    William Stone is well known for his international reputation as an opera singer, concert artist and recitalist, whose career has spanned the last 35 years. But, little known is the fact that he is also an accomplished potter with strong ties to the creative process of working with clay. Through his association and study with…
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  • Introducing our YouTube channel

    November 5, 2011

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    Our brand new YouTube channel is ready for you! Please follow the link and subscribe to it, so you will always have our videos at your fingertips. Our first video clips are: an interview with Co-Founding Artistic Director Suzanne DuPlantis, an interview with Allen Krantz, composer of Little Elegy, which will be performed in our…
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  • Interview with Maurice Wright

    November 4, 2011

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    Lyric Fest presents To Kiss The Earth, November 12-13, 2011 Interview with Maurice Wright, the composer of the title piece To Kiss The Earth for low voice and string quartet LF:  What were the most interesting and unusual aspects that you faced while working on “To Kiss The Earth”? MW: I think that many composers who were…
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  • Another great review of the Bawdy Bard

    October 11, 2011

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    This one is by Lewis Whittington, writing on www.concertonet.com. Some snippets: […] With themes of love, desire, lust and all around canoodling in the middle ages seems like it would play out fast, but it was a sumptuous feast of unexpected musical breadth and an illuminating archive. […] […] the soloists who all displayed both…
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  • Second review of The Bawdy Bard

    September 27, 2011

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    This one from Tom Purdom, in the Broad Street Review. It’s another wonderful review; enjoy the excerpts below and read the whole thing, if nothing else for the truly inspired last line. No, we will not give the spoiler here. For its first early music concert, Lyric Fest joined forces with an early music expert,…
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  • Review of The Bawdy Bard

    September 26, 2011

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    Our opening concert of the season got a glowing review by Michael Caruso (Chestnut Hill Local). We want to share with you some excerpts; we will post the link to the full review when it becomes available. Lyric Fest opened its ninth season Friday night, September 23, in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill by…
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  • Meet Elizabeth Racheva – On Stage and Off Stage!

    September 20, 2011

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    Let us share some exciting news. Soprano Elizabeth Racheva has been working both behind the scenes and on stage with us for about a year ~ we figure it’s time to make a proper introduction! Beginning in October, Elizabeth will take over the important task of working with the Lyric Fest audiences. She will be…
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  • Saying Good Bye to First Presbyterian Church ~ Saying Hello to The Academy of Vocal Arts

    September 20, 2011

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    Lyric Fest was created because of First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Nine years ago the church acquired a 9-foot Steinway Grand, which the congregation beautifully restored, thereby making a serious commitment to music. With this instrument as an impetus, Lyric Fest was founded as a year-round festival of song.  First Presbyterian, with its decades-long love and appreciation…
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  • Bawdy Bard gets a preview in the press

    September 13, 2011

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    Montgomerynews.com has a great article by Joe Barron about our upcoming Bawdy Bard concerts. Excerpt: Since its founding in 2003, Lyric Fest has established a tradition of entertaining and offbeat programming supplementing music with poetry and theater. Singing remains the focus, but overarching themes and spoken narration provide a helpful context, plugging listeners in to…
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  • Interview with Matthew Glandorf

    September 13, 2011

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    LYRIC FEST – THE BAWDY BARD, September 2011. Interview with Matthew Glandorf, Artistic Director of Choral Arts Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Bach Festival. LF: What was your immediate reaction when Lyric Fest invited you and Choral Arts Philadelphia to collaborate on The Bawdy Bard? MG: I was really excited about doing a song program of…
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  • Bawdy Bard poster

    September 13, 2011

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    Isn’t it gorgeous?
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