– CANCELLED – Visages/Faces/Gesichter: Blithewood Ensemble | Guest Artists

The chamber music genre of voice, viola, and piano presents a rich array of musical styles and textures. Sonically, the ensemble is capable of orchestral power, and spoken intimacy. This program will include a broad spectrum of music, from soothing lullabies, to holiday-like dances of Loeffler, up to evocative settings of the contemporary. Many of the pieces reference countenance, either explicitly or implicitly: visages, faces, gesichte. Mezzo-soprano Teresa Buchholz, violist Marka Gustavsson, and pianist Erika Switzer, colleagues on the Bard College and Conservatory faculty, bring a trove of performing experience to the stage, both international and local.