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Concert | Harp, Voice, and Lens
On sale June 1, 11 AM EST
$75; $65 for Morgan members
Join harpist Parker Ramsay and tenor Daniel McGrew for an intimate performance presented in conjunction with Hujar:Contact—an unprecedented look into the creative process and evolution of photographer Peter Hujar (1934–1987). Weaving together queer voices in classical music, from Franz Schubert to contemporary composers such as Nico Muhly and Matthew Ricketts, the duo performs the world premiere of Ricketts’s Looking Everywhere for You, a meditation on Hujar’s life and legacy.
Program
Benjamin Britten, from Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo
Nico Muhly, A Suite from The Street
Matthew Ricketts, Looking Everywhere for You (world premiere)
Christopher Berg, “Song” (“Is it dirty?”)
John Wallowitch, “Bruce”
Franz Schubert, “Im Abendrot”
Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo Op. 118 no. 2
Franz Schubert, “Nachtstück”
Daniel McGrew is an active performer of a broad range of repertoires spanning opera, musical theatre, early, and new music. Deeply committed to the art of song, he has appeared in concert with Brooklyn Art Song Society, Five Boroughs Music Festival, Mirror Visions Ensemble, New York Festival of Song, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the University Musical Society. He made his New York recital debut at Merkin Hall and his Washington, D.C. debut at The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, both presented by Young Concert Artists.
Parker Ramsay has forged a career defying easy categorization. Equally at home on modern and period harps, he pursues his passions in tackling new and underperformed works and bringing his instrument to new audiences. Recent performances include Alice Tully Hall, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, the Phillips Collection, Cal Performance, Shriver Hall, IRCAM, King’s College, Cambridge, the Spoleto Festival USA, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. He has collaborated with ensembles such as Mark Morris Dance Group, Latitude 49, Apollo’s Fire, the Van Kuijk Quartet, and has undertaken residencies at the University of California, San Diego, Princeton University, and IRCAM.
This concert takes place in J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library. Doors to the Library will open 30 minutes before the concert begins. Attendees are invited to view Hujar:Contact before the concert from 5:30 to 7 PM.
Please e-mail public_programs@themorgan.org with questions about accessibility.
Photography by Shervin Lainez