Ian Walker, Baritone

Emerging Artists Series
Mentored & Accompanied by Brent McMunn

Baritone Ian Walker makes his Boston Court debut as part of our 2018 Emerging Artists Series. This Series, back for a 2nd year following a successful launch in 2017, pairs talented young musicians with acclaimed mentors who develop a special program showcasing the young artist’s unique skills and musical viewpoint.

PROGRAM

Agnus Dei ……………………………………………………………… Music by Rufus Wainwright

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 ……………………………………………. Music by Robert Schumann

1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai Poetry by Heinrich Heine
2. Aus meinen Tränen spriessen
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube
4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’
5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
7. Ich grolle nicht
8. Und wüssten’s die Blumen
9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
10. Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen
11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
13. Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet
14. Allnächtlich im Traume
15. Aus Alten Märchen
16. Die alten, bösen Lieder

Intermission

Carried Away from On The Town ………………………. Music by Leonard Bernstein
Text by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
With Alyssa Wills, Soprano

Excerpts from Songs of Travel ………………….. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond                                          Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson
Let Beauty Awake
The Roadside Fire
Whither Must I Wander?
Bright is the Ring of Words

Das Ständchen ………………………………………………………………… Music by Hugo Wolf
Poem by Joseph von Eichendorff

When to Her Lute… ………………………………………………………….. Music by Lee Hoiby
Poem by Thomas Campion

Look Down, Love …………………………………………… Music and text by Rinde Eckert

Sonnet 20 …………………………………………………………….. Music by Rufus Wainwright
Poem by William Shakespeare

Ian Walker is an LA-based singer with diverse experience in contemporary and traditional operatic and concert repertoire. He holds an MM from UCLA, and a BFA from CalArts. Specializing in intimate, carefully crafted performances, this season Walker will bring his unique vision to clubs, theaters, and public spaces throughout Southern California. For more information, and upcoming performance dates, please visit ianwalkervoice.com.