By Song of America
This summer, William Bolcom served as the Composer-in-Residence at SongFest, a unique summer program that focuses on the art of song and is currently based at the Colburn School in California. As part of Bolcom’s residency, SongFest presented the “Songs of William Bolcom”…
By Song of America
May 29, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Margaret Ruthven Lang. If you have never heard of Margaret Ruthven Lang, you are not alone. This forgotten American woman, born in Boston in 1867 and who lived until 1972, spent the…
By Song of America
The Hampsong Foundation announces a new collaboration with SongFest, a training program for singers focusing on the art of classic song. Since 1996, SongFest founders Rosemary Hyler Ritter and John Steele Ritter have invited composers and teaching artists of the highest caliber to…
By Song of America
Learning American history by listening to music may sound like a short cut, but when the teacher is opera star Thomas Hampson, it’s more of a highbrow leg-up. Mr. Hampson, the 56-year-old baritone from Spokane, Wash., is internationally known for his interpretations of…
