Mix two Grammy-award winning artists with the fascination of works such as Manuel de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas and let the fireworks begin! Mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke — “luminous standout” (NY Times) — and guitarist Jason Vieaux — “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing” — (NY Times) offer on tour the special collaboration they began at the Music@Menlo Festival and the Kennedy Center. This program, a collaboration with the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, focuses on music naturally suited to the intimate and colorful magic of voice and guitar.

2015 Grammy winner Jason Vieaux is recognized as one of the top classical guitarists today. Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is a highly sought after performer for her incredible intensity and energy.

The first half of the program first half will draw from Spanish literature. Listen for solos and duos by Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, and de Falla. The second half of the program celebrates the centennial of composer Leonard Bernstein. The artists will perform songs from his “West Side Story,” “Wonderful Town,” and “Peter Pan,” along with Pat Metheny’s “Always and Forever” and selections from Copland’s “Old American Songs.”

Manuel de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas
Isaac Albéniz: Rumores De la Caleta
Francisco Tárrega: Capricho Arabe
Isaac Albéniz: Torre Bermeja
Enrique Granados: Selections from 12 Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, H.136

Aaron Copland:  Selections from Old American Songs
Pat Metheny: Always and Forever

Leonard Bernstein:
Who am I from Peter Pan
Somewhere from West Side Story
Conga from Wonderful Town

Pre-concert lecture @ 6:30 PM: Daniel Hathaway