On this Shining Night: Concert & Workshop
Come enjoy an evening of song and explore the relationship between poetry and music!
Join soprano Angelina Lynne and harpist Yu-Fen Liu, performing as Duo Fleur d’Ange, in an evening of art song! The concert will explore how different composers set poetry to music across two centuries. In a lecture-recital format, musical performances of the songs will be complemented by commentary from the performers. The evening will culminate in a short workshop on how to musically interpret a poem by Emily Brontë.
PROGRAM
Evensong: Text by Constance Morgan & music by Liza Lehmann
Sure on this Shining Night: Text by James Agee & music by Samuel Barber
L’heure exquise (La lune blanche): Text by Paul Verlaine & music by Reynaldo Hahn
Im Abendrot: Text by Karl Lappe & music by Franz Schubert
Romance sans paroles: Music by Gabriel Fauré for solo harp
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal: Text by Alfred Lord Tennyson & music by Carol Wood
Harp of Wild: Text by Emily Brontë (song for workshop)
PRESENTERS
Based in Quebec City, the ensemble Duo Fleur d’Ange includes vocalist Angelina Lynne and harpist Yu-Fen Liu and was formed in 2022. They feel fortunate to have come into contact with each other during the pandemic and decided to share their passion for music together. Since then, the Quebec City duo has performed in the festival series Les Micros-Shows de Beaupré, in benefit concerts for the Manor Mauvide-Genest at the Église de-Saint-Jean-de I’Île d’Orléans, and at the Eastman School of Music in New York. Besides performing public concerts, they also enjoy performing for private events, such as for the lovely residents of the Saint-Brigid’s senior care home in Quebec City regularly.
Together, they represent a classic and angelic marriage of voice and harp, offering a multilingual repertoire of varied styles, from classical to contemporary, jazz, traditional and pop, that speaks to all ages and a combination of instrumental sounds that appeals to all. This musical duo will leave you inspired as they celebrate and share their joy of music!
ANGELINA LYNNE
Angelina Lynne is a versatile singer, musician, and educator currently residing on Île d’Orléans. A classically trained soprano, Angelina enjoys singing in many genres. She has performed in various recitals, concerts, and festivals in Canada and abroad, in the Middle East, Europe, New Zealand, the United States, and Mexico. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree, a Master’s degree in performance (voice), and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in music education at Université Laval. As a music educator and lifelong learner, Angelina’s passion for music has taken her across the globe. Passing on her love of singing to the next generation is paramount. She has served as artistic director and vocal coach for various musical theatre productions and youth choirs and in Canada and Belgium. She maintains an active music studio, teaching voice and piano in French and English. Her love of singing is contagious as she encourages people of all ages to use their voices and sing for joy!
YU-FEN LIU
Originally from Taiwan, harpist Yu-Fen Liu holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in harp performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where she studied with Sarah Bullen, principal harpist of the New York Philharmonic and later of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Liu has performed with various orchestras in New York City, including a long relationship with Ureuk Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the City University of New York Contemporary Ensemble and the Young People’s Concert Series at Lincoln Center. She was awarded the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Certificate of Merit in 1993. In addition to her classical performances, she also offers a wide range of musical styles. Since moving to Quebec, she has performed with the symphony orchestra and opera studio of Université Laval, the Ensemble Lunatik, the Ensemble 27, and at different local and regional events.
This concert-recital is part of the Morrin In Verse project, which is made possible thanks to the Government of Canada.
