Soprano Laura Strickling returns to WFMT to share her passion for contemporary American art song and the 40@40 Project—a project to commission 40 songs by 40 composers. The GRAMMY-nominated Chicago native also previews her upcoming recital with pianist Shannon McGinnis.
Laura Strickling and pianist Michael Rose perform a song by Juliana Hall below.
All selections feature soprano Laura Strickling.
Tom Cipullio: “Why I wear my hair long” from How to Get Heat Without Fire
Joy Schreier, piano
Jake Heggie: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Dmitri Dover, piano
James Matheson: Times Alone
III. Clouds Ripped Open
IV. The Wind, One Brilliant Day
Thomas Sauer, piano
Cipullo: “Magnolia” from Of a Certain Age
Cipullo: “The Eve of St. Agnes” from Insomnia
Liza Stepanova, piano
Gilda Lyons: “Deirdre’s Lament” from Songs of Lament and Praise
Michael Djupstrom: “I Would Live in Your Love” from Three Teasdale Songs
Amy Beth Kirsten: To See What I See
Clarice Assad: “Turn Back the Clock” from Confessions
Joy Schreier, piano
Lori Laitman: Thanks a Latte
H. Leslie Adams: Song of Solitude
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
