Palouse Choral Society Presents “Brush Up Your Shakespeare”
Name:
Palouse Choral Society Presents “Brush Up Your Shakespeare”
Date:
October 15, 2017
Time:
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
Event Description:
The Palouse Choral Society is proud to present its first concert of the 2017-2018 season in mid-October. Entitled “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” the concert will present texts written or inspired by Shakespeare and set in a wide variety of styles—including contemporary madrigals, jazz, country western, and Broadway musicals. Promising to present Shakespeare in fresh perspectives, the performances will be Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pm at the Pullman High School Auditorium, and Sunday, October 15, at 4 pm at the Clarkston High School Auditorium.
Under the direction of Artistic and Music Director Sarah Graham, the Palouse Choral Society will perform selections from composers including Emma Lou Diemer, George Shearing, and Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach), as well as selections from the musicals Something Rotten! and Kiss Me Kate. Several pieces are settings of sonnets or lyrics to songs sung in Shakespeare’s comedies such as Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It, while others are inspired by Shakespearean insults and wordplay. LCSC English professor and Shakespeare scholar, Dr. Peter Remien will offer commentary as a featured guest on the program
Under the direction of Artistic and Music Director Sarah Graham, the Palouse Choral Society will perform selections from composers including Emma Lou Diemer, George Shearing, and Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach), as well as selections from the musicals Something Rotten! and Kiss Me Kate. Several pieces are settings of sonnets or lyrics to songs sung in Shakespeare’s comedies such as Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It, while others are inspired by Shakespearean insults and wordplay. LCSC English professor and Shakespeare scholar, Dr. Peter Remien will offer commentary as a featured guest on the program
