Liederabend: Western Singers in Concert
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The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day.
In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder."
In Germany, the great age of song came in the Classical and Romantic eras, when composers found high inspiration in great poetry, sparking the genre known as the "Lied."
The tradition of the art song composition continues today, with composers from all corners of the world setting poetry in many languages, scored for voice and piano. Our "evening of song" presents songs in a variety of languages from a range of musical eras.
