Always Singing: Folk Songs from Around the World

Béla Bartók — Selected works
Johannes Brahms — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
John David Earnest — Selected works
Veljo Tormis — Selected works

Always Singing: Folk Songs from Around the World

The very heart and soul of a culture are reflected in its folk music. Join Choral Arts in this celebration of world folk music as interpreted by some of classical music's greatest composers. Immerse yourself in the colorful harmonies of Four Slovak Folk Songs by Béla Bartók, Chansons Francaises by Francis Poulenc, ancient folk melodies from the Forgotten Peoples Cycle by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, and Brahms' Gypsy Songs. You will also hear critically acclaimed concert pianist William Chapman Nyaho play folk songs from his native Ghana and a selection of inspired American folk songs by James Erb and composer-in-residence John David Earnest.

Saturday, May 17, 2014
Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | Port Townsend
7 p.m. pre-concert conversation | 7:30 p.m. concert