Guest Artist Recital: Centennial of the Armistice with John Brancy and Peter Dugan
Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Armistice: The Journey Home explores timeless themes of longing, loss, love, and the search for peace in the wake of catastrophe. Performed by John Brancy (baritone) and Peter Dugan (pianist), selections range from Schubert's “Der Wanderer” to Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel, as well as popular tunes and art songs by composers and poets who were killed in the war.
Brancy and Dugan have been redefining the art song recital since making their critically acclaimed debut of A Silent Night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2014. That program, which was hailed by the Washington Post as “so refreshingly, marvelously different,” pays homage to the centennial of World War I through the music of composers who lived through, fought in, and died in the Great War. Since then, Brancy and Dugan have given recitals at Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, St. John’s College, University of Chicago, Societe d’art Vocal de Montreal, and more. Together they won First Prize at the 2018 Montreal International Music Competition and Second Prize at the 2017 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition.
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