Vicki Ray (Photo – Mark Holley)
Sierra Madre Playhouse launches its Fall 2024 programming on Saturday, August 3, 2024, 7:30 pm, with Nacht und Träume, a compelling music program delving into the territories of night and dreams, presented by pianist Vicki Ray.
By News Desk
Joined by acclaimed soprano Elissa Johnston, Vicki Ray explores the liminal states of consciousness through the music of Franz Schubert and Alban Berg, alongside newer works by Rachel Beetz, Andrew McIntosh, Noah Meites, and Bill Alves. The program’s title comes from one of the featured works, Nacht und Träume (“Night and Dreams”), a stunning lied for voice and piano by Schubert with text by Matthäus von Collin.
Vicki Ray’s program will conclude with composer/video artist Bill Alves’ minimalist Liminal Landscape, for which he created the music and video in tandem.
Program
- Schubert, Nacht und Träume (c. 1825)
- Rachel Beetz, Unofficial Dreams (c. 2022)
- Noah Meites, Book of Beasts (c. 2023)
- Andrew McIntosh, Intermezzo: December 28, 2020, After midnight (c. 2020)
- Berg, Nacht (Night), from Seven Early Songs (c. 1908)
- Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale)
- Traumgekrönt (Crowned in Dream)
- Bill Alves, Liminal Landscape (c. 2012)
Music @ The Playhouse: Vicki Ray - Nacht und Träume Vicki Ray, piano Elissa Johnston, soprano Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:30 pm Location Sierra Madre Playhouse 87 West Sierra Madre Boulevard Sierra Madre, CA 91024 $12-$35 (626) 355-4318 www.sierramadreplayhouse.org
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