The Santa Cruz Chamber Players present:
Ivan Rosenblum, concert director & piano • Daniel Goldsmith, piano • Jordan Best, soprano • Elizabeth Neff, mezzo-soprano • Jorge Torrez, tenor • Joshua Porter, baritone
Inspired by the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, this program reflects on the idea that singing can reveal something deeper than ordinary—when inner life suddenly becomes audible. Music by Robert Schumann, Ivan Rosenblum, and Leonard Bernstein highlights the voice not simply as an instrument, but as a direct expression of what it means to be human. As Rilke understood, some things are too essential to be spoken. They must be sung.
- Robert Schumann: Selections from Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74
- Ivan Rosenblum: Aus den hebräischen Gesängen nach Auschwitz
- Robert Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18
- Ivan Rosenblum: Hommage to Robert Schumann and Rilke (World Premiere)
- Leonard Bernstein: Selections from Candide
Intermission
Photo: Steve DiBartolomeo