I Love You To The Moon And Back: Songs of Woman and Child

Mezzo-soprano Maggie Ramsey and Pianist Ruth Locker present an evening of two song cycles: Robert Schumann's "Frauenliebe und Leben" and Jake Heggie's "Songs to the Moon":

Frauenliebe und Leben
Music by Robert Schumann
Poems by Adelbert von ChamissoI. Seit ich ihn gesehen (Since I saw him)
II. Er, der Herrlichste von allen (He, the most glorious of all)
III. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben (I cannot grasp, nor believe it)
IV. Du Ring an meinem Finger (You ring on my finger)
V. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (Help me, sisters)
VI. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an (Sweet friend, you look amazed at me)
VII. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust (On my heart, on my breast)
VIII. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan (Now you have caused me the first pain)

Songs to the Moon
Music by Jake Heggie
Poems by Vachel LindsayI. Once More - to Gloriana
II. Euclid
III. The Haughty Snail King (What Uncle William Told the Children)
IV. What the Rattlesnake Said
V. The Moon's The North Wind's Cooky (What the Little Girl Said)
VI. What the Scarecrow Said
VII. What the Gray-Winged Fairy Said
VIII. Yet Gentle Will the Griffin Be (What Grandpa Told the Children)

Each song cycle is presented in its entirety with a short break in between, and Ms. Ramsey will provide brief commentary before each set in addition to notes and translations in the program. Following the performance, please enjoy light refreshments in the church parlor and chat with the artists!A free will offering will be taken. Ms. Ramsey is attending the Berkshire High Peaks Music Festival July 22-29 on partial scholarship, and any donations received will go toward covering the remaining cost of her tuition and travel.BHPF is an education arm to the non-profit Close Encounters With Music foundation, and donations toward a participant’s tuition are tax-deductible. If you would like to take advantage of the tax deduction, you may donate directly to CEWM (putting Maggie’s name in the memo line if paying by check). Should you choose to donate cash, check, PayPal, or Venmo to Ms. Ramsey directly, part of your donation will also go to Cherrydale United Methodist Church. You can donate at the following links.

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