Alice Del Simone, soprano
Matthew Sebald, piano
Duo Cordifolia: Alice Del Simone, soprano and Matt Sebald, piano
10.04.26 | Department of Music Free Concert Series
Duo Cordifolia
Sunday, October 4, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Camp Concert Hall
Program
André Caplet (1878-1925)
Trois fables de la Fontaine
I. Le Corbeau et le renard
II. La Cigale et la fourmi
III. Le Loup et l’agneau
Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000)
Three songs
I. El clavel del aire blanco
II. Bonita rama de sauce
III. La rosa y el sauce
Eric Tuan (b. 1990)
I Shall Go West
I. Piñonero
II. Rabbit-Brush
III. I Shall Go West
Intermission
George Crumb (1929-2022)
Apparition
I. The Night in Silence under Many a Star
Vocalise 1: Summer Sounds
II. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
III. Dark Mother Always Gliding Near with Soft Feet
Vocalise 2: Invocation
IV. Approach Strong Deliveress!
Vocalise 3: Death (“Song of the Nightbird”)
V. Come Lovely and Soothing Death
VI. The Night in Silence under Many a Star
Notes on the Program
Texts and Translations
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About the Artists
