Emily Dickinson

DICKINSON

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 figured prominently in Dickinson’s poetry, and this concert will offer a journey through her soul from the perspective of music. A dramatic monologue based on her letters and poems will form the textual backdrop for the magnificent music of Amy Beach, an artist whose phenomenal musical talents resonate with Dickinson’s otherworldly poetic language.

Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue
Wed  Mar 5   7:30 pm   6:30 pm pre-concert lecture
Fri   Mar 7  7:30 pm    6:30 pm pre-concert lecture

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Seminar
Hearing is Believing: The Intersection of Art and Life in Emily Dickinson and Amy Beach
Thu  Feb 21   5:30  - 7:30 pm   CUNY Graduate Center, room C204-205<br>
Buy tickets at the door. $10 (free for series subscribers, patrons, and CUNY students, faculty, and staff)
Speakers: Adrienne F. Block, Director of Music in Gotham and author of Amy Beach: Passionate Victorian; James Melo, ERC musicologist and Senior Editor at RILM Abstracts, CUNY Graduate Center

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