Graduate Lecture-Recital: Andréa Walker, soprano, "An Evening at the 18th-Century Salon: Music, Poetry, and Declamation in the age of C.P.E. Bach"

4:00 PM
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free and open to the public
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In the second half of the 18th century, the newest musical genres were invented, showcased, and debated in domestic gatherings called salons. In an attempt to recreate the intimate and experimental atmosphere of a musical salon, this presentation will confront the divide between performer and audience, professional and amateur, and home and concert space. Featuring a range of North German historical performance practices including self-accompanied Lieder, improvisation, the free fantasia, and accompanied recitation, this program will draw from 18th-century primary sources to demonstrate ways of enlivening this repertoire.

Musicians:

• Jane Leggiero, viola da gamba
• Mikhail Grazhdanov, fortepiano

About the Presenters

Mexican-American soprano Andréa Walker is pursuing a D.M.A. in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University. She recently graduated with an M.M. in vocal performance from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music where she studied early music, oratorio, and art song. As an ensemble singer, Ms. Walker has performed with The Thirteen, Apollo’s Fire Singers, Houston Chamber Choir, Bach Society Houston, and the Voces8 US Scholars. As a concert soloist, her recent highlights include her Lincoln Center debut in Telemann’s Der Tag des Gerichts with Masaaki Suzuki and Juilliard415, touring throughout Germany as a soloist in Haydn’s Schöpfungsmesse with Yale Schola Cantorum, performing the role of Venus is Daniel Purcell’s The Judgment of Paris with Amherst Early Music Festival, and being a guest artist at the Norfolk Chamber Choir Festival under the direction of Simon Carrington. Ms. Walker made both her Apollo’s Fire and CityMusic Cleveland solo debuts this 2023 season.

Mike Grazhdanov is a first-year student pursuing a D.M.A. in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University under Peter Bennett and Francesca Brittan. He holds a specialist degree in piano performance from Moscow Conservatory and a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Cleveland Institute of Music.

CWRU Music Concert Series

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