| November 17th, 2007 |
A Rose by Any Other Name: Adaptations of Shakespeare: An Afternoon with David Amram. Mr. Amram's guests included Midhat Serbagi, viola; Heidi Upton, piano, Anne McKenna, soprano, David Kellett, tenor, John Ventimiglia, narrator, Gail Merrifield Papp, and Adira, Alana, and Adam Amram. Works performed included "The Wind and the Rain" for viola and piano; "Variations on a Theme from Macbeth from Amram's Piano Sonata; excerpts from Amram's opera Twelfth Night (libretto by Joe Papp); and songs for various productions of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Amram, who celebrated his 77th birthday on the day of this program, composed music for the New York Shakespeare Festival from 1956-1967. This was my Lincoln Center debut! |