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PARADOX OF PRAISE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

7:30 p.m. Central Time

Grammy award-winning bass-baritone, Dashon Burton opens this program with a mixed set of art song and German lieder, featuring selections from Schumann’s Dichterliebe (Poet’s Love) and Margaret Bond’s incisive settings of Langston Hughes. Paired with Felix Mendelssohn’s second piano trio, with a final quotation of the Psalm 100 Doxology, this production explores praise and rejection.

PROGRAM

Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen
Florence Price: Night
Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits
Robert Schumann: Selections from Dichterliebe
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Stefano Flavoni, piano

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor
Wyatt Underhill, violin
Joseph Johnson, cello
Henry Kramer, piano

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FEATURED ARTISTS

  • Wyatt Underhill

    Violin
    San Francisco Symphony
    Wyatt Underhill joined the San Francisco Symphony as Assistant Concertmaster in 2018. He was previously assistant concertmaster of...

    Joseph Johnson

    Cello
    Toronto Symphony
    Joseph Johnson has been heard throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician and educator. His festival appearances include p...

    Stefano Flavoni

    Assistant Conductor
    San Francisco Symphony
    Stefano Flavoni is an Italian-American conductor and pianist currently serving as Assistant Conductor of San Francisco Symphony an...

    Henry Kramer

    Piano
    Avery Fisher Career Grant
    Pianist Henry Kramer is developing a reputation as a pianist of rare sensitivity who combines versatile programming and “astonis...

    Dashon Burton

    Bass-Baritone
    Praised for his “nobility and rich tone,” (The New York Times) bass-baritone Dashon Burton has established a world-wide career...

This concert is sponsored in part by Lemieux Wealth Strategies, and BlackRidge Bank

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  • About
    • About LAMF
    • Artistic Leadership
    • Board + Administration
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Job Openings
    • Contact
  • Musicians
    • 2020 Artists
    • Thalea String Quartet
    • 2020 Vocal Fellows
  • Listening Library
  • Concerts
    • Seasons of Change – April 3
    • Transcending the Night
    • Beauty in Chaos, Hope in Order
    • Love Letters
    • 2020 Season
      • Voices of Youth – 7/31
      • A Night at the Opera – 8/1
      • Giving Thanks – 8/2
      • Imagining America – 8/5
      • City of Angels – 8/7
      • Paradox of Praise – 8/8
      • Suites Francaises – 8/9
      • Requiem – 8/12
      • Reflection – 8/14
      • Nightmares and Dreams – 8/15
      • Digital Finale – 8/16
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • A Night at the Opera
    • Water Music
  • Programs
    • Explore Music!
    • LAMFcast
      • Symphony 101
      • In Depth with Allison Chu
      • Musician Coffee Q&As
    • Music Mentors Project
    • Outreach
    • String Quartet Residency
    • Vocal Fellowship
  • Support
    • Volunteer
    • Contribute
      • Make A Gift
      • MusicMakers
      • Planned Giving
    • Sponsors
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