Vox Femina Sings "From Shakespeare to Shamrocks"

Vox Femina Los Angeles continues its 15th anniversary season with From Shakespeare to Shamrocks, a spring concert celebration that brings the English and Irish together in song.  Join Vox for a bi-cultural afternoon of classic Shakespeare sonnets and a wee bit of authentic Irish music sung in Gaelic.  From classical works to folk songs, celebrate England, Scotland and Ireland’s many traditions old and new.

The first half of this concert is music set to Shakespeare’s texts.  Though there has been a long tradition of setting Shakespeare’s texts to music, it is usually composed with both male and female voices in mind.  We’ll be turning history upside down with our arrangements purely for the female voice.   Irish and Scottish music will comprise the latter part of the concert.  First will be a set of Scottish “waulking” folk songs, traditionally sung by woman as they gathered to clean clothes.

The last piece of the evening, “A Setting of the Irish Blessing” was written specifically for Vox by Graeme Langager, and originally performed during our 2007-2008 season.  This particular piece was commissioned as a tribute to Lynn Bielefelt, a dear friend and long-time supporter of Vox, who passed from cancer.  “A Setting of the Irish Blessing” was her favorite song.  We are delighted to reprise the piece for this concert.

We thank you for your time and hope you will be able to join us for this fun and festive afternoon!

This event is FREE, and made possible in part by a grant from the Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.