Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Derry and Leibowitz recital to feature classical, musical
theatre songs
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The College of Liberal Arts will present a free recital featuring Susan Derry and Lenny Leibowitz at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 27 in Forum I in the Wright Administration Building. An accomplished Broadway actor and singer, Derry will be familiar to New Harmony Theatre patrons. She portrayed Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest and Agnes in I do I do in New Harmony Theatre’s 2007 season. During the recital, she will perform songs from My Fair Lady as a “teaser” for this summer’s New Harmony Theatre production of the musical, in which she plays the starring role. Leibowitz, director of the New Harmony Theatre, said Derry is “One of New York City’s finest sopranos. She is a versatile singer and actress, just as at home on the classical stage as the Broadway stage.” He will accompany her on a Steinway piano and also will perform solo pieces. “The concert will be devoted primarily to classical and musical theatre work, which will encompass some operetta, tunes both familiar and undersung, as well as some art songs by Shubert and Brahms,” he said. Leibowitz joined USI in 2006. A Philadelphia native, he made his professional debut as a piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. As a musical director, he conducted the first European tours of On the Town and Grease. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from Boston University, where he was a member of the conservatory faculty. |
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