"Must The Winter Come So Soon?" To Be Offered By Madison Lyric Stage

From Madison Lyric Stage: 

MADISON LYRIC STAGE TO PRESENT HARVEST CONCERT: MUST THE WINTER COME SO SOON?

Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society

After a summer of sold out concerts and dinners, Madison Lyric Stage has announced plans for a harvest concert entitled Must the Winter Come So Soon? which will be held on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society located at 297 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT. Suggested admission is $20.

The evening will feature great music of the American 20th century, including Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide and MASS, Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs taken from Shaker hymns, and Songs of Emily Dickinson, and even music by Barry Manilow.  The musical selections will be accompanied by readings of works by May Sarton, Emily Dickinson and The Headless Horseman by Jack Prelutsky. 

The cast features international tenor Marc Deaton, joined by soprano Megan Weston who performed with Madison Lyric Stage in August in From Berlin to Vienna.  They are joined by other favorite MLS ensemble artists Barbara Hentschel, John Johmann and pianist, Michael Fennelly, all who performed in the summer concert series.

A variety of simple harvest treats from Liana’s Table will be available for sale at the performance.

For more information and to make reservations, please email info@lianastable.com, call 203-779-5258, or visitwww.lianastable.com.  Advance reservations are required.

“We are so grateful to have a home at the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society” said Marc Deaton, artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage.  “With this harvest concert, we are once again able to bring exceptional professional talent of high quality works in an intimate environment to the Shoreline.”

Details will soon be announced soon for Madison Lyric Stages’ 2014 Season.

Madison Lyric Stage is a new cooperative arts organization on the Connecticut shoreline. Its mission is to bring the Shoreline professional performances of song, theater, dance, poetry and other artistic expressions.