Saturday, 2/7/2026 7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall Guest Recital: Steven Wilson, voice Free, open to the public

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This recital traces a lineage of English and French song that is at once historical and intensely personal, foregrounding the act of musical reimagination as a central aesthetic gesture. Taken as a whole, the program invites the listener to hear song not merely as a vehicle for lyrical expression, but as a site of historical conversation. Britten’s modern engagement with Purcell, Poulenc’s negotiation of irony and sincerity, and Hahn’s idealized retrospection collectively illuminate how composers across eras grapple with memory, text, and identity. The recital thus frames art song as a living tradition—one that continually renews itself through acts of listening, reinterpretation, and expressive risk.