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Classical composers and literary types have long been drawn to Hollywood's glamour, glitz, grime, and grit. With their newest program, Mirror Visions Ensemble celebrates the influence and inspiration of movies with songs that pay homage to “the silver screen” — a cultural beacon for generations. The program will premiere MVE's latest commission, Griffin Candey’s Silver Songs with poetry by Rae Armantrout, Richie Hofmann, Rebecca Hoogs, Jeanne Murray Walker, Kate Northrop, and Frank O’Hara. The program includes a “mirror vision” (the same text set to music by different composers) with Howard Moss’ hilarious poem “Horror Movie” in songs by Chris DeBlasio and William Flanagan. The program gives a glimpse of Bertolt Brecht and Hanns Eisler’s disdain for Hollywood, provides melodic morsels of Erich Korngold’s film scoring, and commemorates Humphrey Bogart, Lana Turner, and other Hollywood royalty.

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Silver Songs (songs about movies)

Kaufman Music Center

The Turner-Fischer Center for Opera brings you a modern adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s legendary tragedy The House of Bernarda Alba, reimagined by composer Griffin Candey and librettist Caridad Svich.

Griffin Candey

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Sep 30, 2024

Silver Songs (songs about movies) · Kaufman Music Center

19 - 21 Apr, 2024

The Turner-Fischer Center Presents: La Casa de Bernarda Alba · LSU School of Music

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