FROSTIANA: Lecture Performance
October 19, 2024
"The medium for poetry is not ink and paper. The medium for poetry is the human voice. We sometimes forget that in its earliest forms, poetry was an oral performance. So there is a natural connection between poetry and song, and this wonderful event allows for music and poetry to converge in fascinating ways."
This Lecture Performance will feature a reading of Robert Frost’s poems that are also featured in Randall Thompson’s Frostiana. These readings will be followed by a performance by members of the San Diego Master Chorale of the Thompson settings, and Executive Director Robert Bernard Hass of the Robert Frost Society will add discussion and commentary. The event will also feature a question and answer session for the audience. This Lecture Performance is free to the public.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 I 2:00 pm
San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common
Neil Morgan Auditorium
330 Park Blvd, San Diego
Robert Bernard Hass, Executive Director of The Robert Frost Society
San Diego Master Chorale, Music Director John K. Russell
With guests Kristen Fogle, James F. Hurley, Carla Navarro and Ray-Anna Ranae
On the program:
The Road Not Taken
The Pasture
A Girl’s Garden
Choose Something Like A Star
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of legendary American poet Robert Frost, the San Diego Master Chorale is partnering with The Robert Frost Society, Library Foundation SD, San Diego Public Library and Sweetwater Union High Schools to present a series of concerts and community programs in honor of the occasion. Robert Frost (1874–1963) was an iconic American poet, renowned for his vivid depictions of rural life and masterful use of American colloquial speech. His works explore complex social and philosophical themes, earning him four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
Special thanks to The Robert Frost Society, San Diego Public Library and the Library Foundation SD for making this event possible.
