Lyric Fest is the only performing-arts organization in the mid-Atlantic region with a primary focus on song and art song in all its varied expression. Now in it’s 15th year, LF has produced and presented over 100 concerts and recitals featuring more than 200 local, regional and national artists. LF’s reputation for excellence and innovation is growing regionally and nationally, and the organization has been featured in a number of national publications. Commissioning and performing new works is also an integral part of LF’s mission and programming philosophy.
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CAROL OF WORDS – Walt Whitman in Song – Press Release
March 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 8, 2019 Contact: Suzanne DuPlantis suzanneduplantis@gmail.com 215-432-5946 Lyric Fest presents a three-concert Walt Whitman happening in two cities in honor of the poet’s bicentennial. Twelve new vocal chamber works commissioned and premiered alongside extant song settings, biographical narration and readings from Whitman’s poetry, prose and letters. CAROL OF WORDS… -
THE MORE THE MERRIER – A Song Blog
February 26, 2019
Posted In BlogPART 1 If there is something inherently joyful about singing, I can tell you, that joy is multiplied exponentially when you sing duets and trios with friends. And this, friends, is the charm of our upcoming program, THE MORE THE MERRIER. We start with Mozart, of course, the merriest of them all, who,… -
SONGS FROM THE TUNDRA – Song Blog in Retrospect
February 3, 2019
Posted In BlogWhile the weather ’round us is still tundral, (and since, coincidentally, the sound files from our recording engineer were just delivered) I thought I’d share a few songs from our concert. So here, friends, is a gift for this frigid day: the two final pieces from Songs from the Tundra… Now, sometimes you just have… -
Press Release – Das Lied von der Erde postponed – Lyric Fest presents The More the Merrier
January 31, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPHILADELPHIA, PA – January 31, 2019Contact: Suzanne DuPlantissuzanneduplantis@gmail.com 215-432-5946 Upcoming Lyric Fest ConcertThe More the Merrier – Duets and Trios from Purcell to GershwinSaturday, March 2nd, 2019 at 3:00 PM at The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral23 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA (between Chestnut and Market)FREE PARKING at the lot across the street Lyric Fest’s performance of Das Lied… -
Season’s Greetings Press Release
January 31, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPHILADELPHIA, PA – October 30, 2018 Contact: Suzanne DuPlantissuzanneduplantis@gmail.com 215-432-5946 Upcoming Lyric Fest Happy Half-Hour and Mini Concert Season’s Greetings – Good Tidings from Lyric Fest Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 at 6:30PM at the Moorestown Community House, NJWednesday, December 5th, 2018 at 6:30 PM at The Academy of Vocal Arts Running Time of Music: 45 minute with no… -
Songs from the Tundra Press Release
January 31, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPHILADELPHIA, PA , December 2018Contact: Suzanne DuPlantissuzanneduplantis@gmail.com 215-432-5946 Lyric Fest presents a rare opportunity to hear off-the-beaten-path songs from Slavic and Scandinavian countries.Lyric Fest in Collaboration with Variant 6 SONGS FROM THE TUNDRASaturday, January 12th, 2019 at 4:00 PM at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut HillSunday, January 13th, 2019 at 3:00 PM at… -
Another review of Songs from the Tundra
January 23, 2019
SONGS FROM THE TUNDRA – Lyric Fest in collaboration with Variant 6Review by Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill performance, January 12, 2019, 4PMChestnut Hill LocalClick or tap: https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2019/01/17/tundra-warm-not-chilly-at-hill-presbyterian-church/Highlights from the review:“Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward and East Falls mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis founded Lyric Fest in 2003 and have overseen its growth into one of Greater Philadelphia’s most… -
Review of Songs from the Tundra
January 17, 2019
Gail Obenreder reviewed “Songs from the Tundra” in the Broad Street Review. Here is a sample: The evening featured three first-rate soloists and the luminous a cappella singing of Variant 6, all grounded by the sensitive, intuitive piano collaboration of Lyric Fest co-artistic director Laura Ward. For the whole review, please click https://www.broadstreetreview.com/music/lyric-fest-presents-songs-from-the-tundra# -
For Grammy consideration
October 27, 2018
Posted In NewsFor your consideration, 61st annual Grammy Awards… DARON HAGEN AFTER WORDS: 21ST CENTURY SONG CYCLES See this page for more information! -
Review of the Bernstein concert in the Philadelphia Inquirer
October 23, 2018
Great review of our Bernstein concert in the Philadelphia Inquirer by David Patrick Stearns — “It was masterfully assembled and performed”. Click: http://www2.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/lyric-fest-leonard-bernstein-pcms-20181022.html -
Un-layering Leonard Bernstein, Letter by Letter
October 9, 2018
Lyric Fest Leonard Bernstein – Biography in Music Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater October 21, 2018 at 3pm Tickets Here This is our 7th “Biography in Music”. (This is where Laura and I select a composer whose music and life excites us. Then we launch into…