Critique of a Concert
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The concert was given by performers from a professional program called "Joy in Singing," which gives young singers performing experience and sponsors a series of concerts honoring American song composers. The concert was presented at Hunter College at 8:00 pm on Monday, April 27, 1998. The title of the concert was "A Rorem Retrospective," in which the songs of the composer Ned Rorem were performed by a soprano, a mezzo soprano, a tenor and a baritone, accompanied by a pianist. Some songs were performed by individual singers and other were arranged for a group with the singers either performing in succession (like a conversation) or singing together. All of the songs in the concert were settings of poems by poets ranging from the ancient Greek Sappho to late twentieth-century writers. The manner of combining words with music varied considerably. In some cases, such as Ferry Me Across the Water, the words (by Christina Rossetti) and music worked together following the same rhythm. But in other cases th
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