AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

The music for this recital gives a broad representation of styles present in art song from the 18th to the 20th century. The repertoire covers a wide array of passions including rage, love, quiet longing, nature, and playful fables. The composers chosen to represent this broad spectrum are as diverse the passions diversifying the theme of each piece. George Frideric Handel, Robert Schumann, Ernest Chausson, and Manuel de Falla represent diverse ideas, cultures, styles, that encompass the diversity of the music of the time. (See more in text.)