ART SONG

An art song is created when an already existent poem or the words and melody of a folk song are set to a composed accompaniment (usually piano) which is appropriate for concert performance. .

Click here to hear pianist and lecturer, Ruth Friedberg, take us through a thorough overview of what Art Song is and how it came to be.

ART SONG
PROGRAMS

American Art Song
The Texas Woman, Her Heritage in Song
​500 Years of Mexican Song
Jewish Song Composers of the 20th Century
​Ladino Song

Art Song Duo also provides a number of programs in a variety of languages including German, French, Spanish. Hebrew, Ladino, and English.

ART SONG DUO

Ruth Friedberg
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Ruth Friedberg has had a richly varied career as a performer, teacher, and writer.  She studied piano with Frank Sheridan of New York City's Mannes School and Vladimir Sokoloff  in Philadelphia, and holds academic degrees from Barnard College (B.A.) and the University of North Carolina (M.A.in musicology).
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Flicka Rahn
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Flicka Rahn is an internationally known performer, teacher, and composer.  She has recently retired as Professor of Voice at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she taught for twenty-two years.  She has also served on the faculties of Brandeis University, the Boston Conservatory of Music, and the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.