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Summer Arts Festival presents 'Victorian Madness'
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Join Virginia Tech faculty tenor Brian Thorsett and pianist Richard Masters as they explore the music of Arthur Somervell and Maude Valerie White.
Somervell's massive song cycle Maud is based on the epic poem by Victorian poet-laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson, best-known as the author of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade. Maud tells the tale of an unbalanced young man who falls in love with Maud, the lovely daughter of a neighbor, eventually spiraling into madness and despair. The songs by Maude White are likely Virginia premieres, possibly even U.S. premieres; based on Tennyson's In memoriam, they capture the essence of Victorian society, with deep passions lurking behind seemingly proper exteriors.
Rounding out the evening is a set of songs by pianist and conductor Landon Ronald, whose ripe Edwardian song cycle Summertime will delight you.
Thursday Night Indoor Concerts are presented by Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg as part of the 2022 Summer Arts Festival.
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