The World at War: Rage

Brooklyn Art Song Society

Friday, February 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)

First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn (First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY, USA

Online and in-person

In person: $35 (pay-what-you-can from $10; donations accepted) | Stream: $9.99 subscription

Benjamin Britten — The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35
Arnold Schoenberg — Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Dmitri Shostakovich — From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79

Benjamin Britten wrote his John Donne songs after seeing firsthand the horrors of a concentration camp. Arnold Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte is a scathing indictment of the narcissism of fascist leaders. Dmitri Shostakovich's From Jewish Folk Poetry confronts head on the suffering of the Jewish people during the Second World War.

Please note: All tickets purchased at the suggested price or higher include a month-long pass to the digital concert hall. Digital concert hall subscribers are automatically RSVPed to in-person concerts (excluding the Dichter Project) and do not need to purchase individual tickets.

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About Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, piano

Born in Boston and raised behind the Redwood Curtain of northern California, pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough has developed a diverse career as soloist, vocal and instrumental collaborator, composer, recording artist, and pedagogue. Ryan's music-making encompasses work with historical keyboards, electro-acoustic tools and instruments, and close collaborations with some of today’s foremost composers. In a performance of Chopin "his virtuosity was evident and understated, his playing projected a warmth… that conjured the humanity of Artur Rubinstein," (Eli Newberger, The Boston Musical Intelligencer) and in a performance of contemporary music, his playing "found a perfect balance between the gently shimmering and the more brittle, extroverted strands… and left you eager to hear the rest" (Allan Kozinn, The NY Times).

https://ryanmmccullough.com/