with: Julianne Baird, narration and concept; Sarah Fleiss, soprano, and Joyce Lindorff, harpsichord
Saturday, April 26 | 5 pm
$28 ($18 members)
Songs and instrumental selections from the music room of Eleanor "Nelly" Parke Custis Lewis, George Washington's step-granddaughter, including selections from the Francis Hopkins Collections of early American music. The concert includes narration about Nelly's music teacher, vocal exercises, and performances for her step-grandfather and President's most valued guests in Philadelphia, just after the end of the Revolutionary War.
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, (1779–1852), known as “Nelly,” was the youngest of Martha Washington’s three granddaughters. When her father died prematurely in 1781, George and Martha Washington brought Nelly and her brother to be raised at Mount Vernon. As a young woman, Nelly lived with the Washingtons in New York and Philadelphia.
Music was very important in the Washington household. Nellie was an accomplished keyboard player who played both piano and harpsichord. She moved with the Washingtons to New York and was taught by Alexander Reinagle, one of the most prominent musicians to come to America. He also taught her in Philadelphia.
Curtis@Woodmere: Curtis Sopranos Perform Favorites of Opera and Art Song
with sopranos, Kylie Kreucher and Juliette Tacchino, and pianist Lisa Keller
Saturday, May 10 | 5:00 pm
$28 ($18 members)
Sopranos Juliette Tacchino and Kylie Kreucher, two emerging artists from the Curtis Institute of Music, supported by their collaborative pianist Lisa Keller, will perform a concert program centered around the theme of feminism, exploring topics from sisterhood to friendship. In addition to featuring highlights of the French art song repertoire by composers Francis Poulenc and Reynaldo Hahn, the female trio will also perform opera duet favorites by Mozart, as well as the timeless “Barcarolle” from Tales of Hoffman and the “Flower duet” from Lakmé.
