"Echoes Across the Atlantic" begins in Britain, where Elgar and Vaughan Williams shaped 20th-century English art song. Benjamin Britten adds to this legacy with a uniquely distinctive voice that is in great contrast to his predecessors while clearly acknowledging his roots.
The musical voyage then continues to the US, where Barber, Copland and contemporary composers blend European influences with innovative clarity. A retrospective on European Romanticism concludes the concert, featuring works by Respighi, who concertized in this nation's capital in the early 20th century.

Programme (subject to change):

Elgar

Sea Pictures, Op.37

• I. Sea Slumber Song
• IV. Where Corals Lie

Herbert

Children’s Songs

• I. Merry-go-Round
• III. The Tadpole
• IV. Jack Spratt
• VI. The Bunny

Vaughan-Williams

Songs of Travel:

• II. Let Beauty Awake

The House of Life (A Cycle of Six Sonnets):

• II. Silent Noon

Britten

Cabaret Songs:

• IV. Calypso

Copland

Old American Songs:

• - At the River
• - The Little Horses

Intermission

Barber

Four Songs for Voice and Piano, Op.13

• IV. Nocturne

Respighi

• - Nebbie

Holst

• - I Vow to Thee, my Country

Powers & Sandler

Anthem

• 10. Think Back
• 12. The Brave