If you are searching for Whitman-related events in the the New York area, please also check the Walt Whitman Birthplace website (we highly recommend the tours of the house Whitman Sr. built and Walt lived in for his first four years) and the Whitman House in Camden, NJ (step inside Walt’s home for his last decade).
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On the eve of the mid-term elections, a program of song, readings, and reflection. Baritone William Sharp sings Whitman settings by Kurt Weill, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Curt Cacioppo (world premiere).
The Dessoff Choirs, under the baton of music director, Malcolm J. Merriweather, presents Requiem for Whitman, featuring the opulent a cappella Messa di Requiemby Ildebrando Pizzetti. Pizzetti’s Requiem offers the full range of emotion, with lush harmonies and an evocative Gregorian chant setting of the “Dies irae.” Works that set Whitman’s poetry include Carols of Deathby William [...]
To celebrate the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth and his lasting contribution to American letters and song, Lyric Fest presents two concerts with distinct programming of Whitman songs in Philadelphia. Presented in two parts, Lyric Fest premieres of 10 new works alongside extant settings of Whitman with each concert featuring a quartet of singers, a [...]
The Russian Chamber Art Society celebrates the 200th birthday of American bard Walt Whitman and the 120th birthday of his Russian counterpart Alexander Pushkin in a concert of musical settings of the poets’ work. Concert includes works by American and Russian composers and features Shelley Jackson (soprano), Kevin Wetzel (baritone), and Vera Danchenko-Stern (piano). General admission $55; [...]
