Innocence - Emerging Artist Recital

Winnipeg born-and-bred soprano Christina Thanisch-Smith, fresh from her studies at McGill University, appears with Winnipeg pianist Lisa Rumpel, in works by Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, Amy Beach, Eric Whitacre, and John Greer exploring the many facets of innocence.

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Concert Artists

Christina Thanisch-Smith – soprano and Emerging Artist

Lisa Rumpel – piano

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Concert Works

Claude Debussy – Ariettes oublieés (selections)

 4. Chevaux de bois 

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Amy Beach – Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 37 

1. O mistress mine 

2. Take, O take those lips away 

3. Fairy lullaby 

 

Gustav Mahler – Symphony no. 4 in G Major

4. Sehr behaglich (“Das himmlische Leben”) 

 

Francis Poulenc – La courte paille

1. Le sommeil 

2. Quelle aventure! 

3. La reine de coeur 

4. Ba, be, bi, bo, bu 

5. Les anges musiciens 

6. Le carafon 

7. Lune d’Avril 

 

Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, op. 39 (selections)

 2. Intermezzo 

 4. Die Stille 

 5. Mondnacht 

 6. Schöne Fremde 

 9. Wehmut 

 11. Im Walde 

 12. Frühlingsnacht 

 

John Greer – The Red Red Heart (selections)

 3. My Mother’s Hands 

 

Eric Whitacre – “Goodnight Moon”

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Tickets are available for the in-person concert only. Please note that mask use will be required for all in-person concerts.