Music Matters: Immortal Dreams ~ Dashon Burton & Stephen Porter

32 Water Street,Stonington CT 06378

24 September, 2022

Description

Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Stephen Porter, 1886 Chickering concert grand Immortal Dreams Robert Schumann  Dichterliebe, Op. 48 Johannes Brahms  Four Serious Songs, Op. 121 Gabriel Fauré  Mirages, Op. 113 Margaret Bonds  Three Dream Portraits (1959) "My throat is deep with song", begins one of Margaret Bonds' evocative songs. This phrase perfectly captures the vivid presence of insightful, honey-voiced bass-baritone Dashon Burton. In this, his long-anticipated Stonington début, he joins beloved Music Matters pianist Stephen Porter and the noble 1886 Chickering in a rare, special program. These glowing song cycles by three profound 19th-c. masters and a lyrical mid-20th-c. composer travel the full emotional range. Immortal Dreams will run without an intermission and will last around 75 minutes. Tickets on sale soon.