Emily Dickinson: Herself to Her a Music
Emily Dickinson was one of the most elusive artistic personalities of the 19th century, living as a recluse for most of her adult life. Dickinson’s self-imposed solitude allowed her to construct a world of images, sensations, emotions and thoughts ruled solely by the breadth and refinement of her imagination. By delving deep into her inner world, she produced a body of poetry that remains exceedingly haunting and mysterious.
Music figures prominently in Dickinson’s poetry, and this concert offers a journey through her soul from the perspective of music. A dramatic monologue based on her letters and poems forms the textual backdrop for the magnificent music of Amy Beach, an artist whose musical talents resonate with Dickinson’s otherworldly poetic language.
Emily Dickinson: Herself to Her a Music was part of our 2007-2008 and 2004-2005 Seasons.
2007-2008 Season
Imaginings
Ensemble for the Romantic Century celebrated its seventh season by embarking on a revealing journey through the imaginations of four writers. Delving into a broad spectrum of the Romantic sensibility, each of the four concerts presented a highly individual vision of an imaginary life, from the sublimation of reality into poetry and fiction to a visionary voyage to the outer limits of space. The concerts contemplated the myriad facets of human fantasy and creativity, of our desire to transcend reality by constructing alternative narratives, and of our belief in the limitless potential of the human mind.
More from our 2007-2008 Season:
– Goethe: The Sorrows of Young Werther: A Romantic Liederabend