The Water Gap Singers will be showcasing choral works by Johannes Brahms. The concert is free.
The Water Gap Singers will be showcasing choral works by Johannes Brahms on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The concert, at the First Presbyterian Church, 1 Main St., in Blairstown, NJ, begins at 4 PM, with a reception following.
While certainly well-known for his symphonies, concertos, and chamber works, Johannes Brahms was also among those in the 19th Century, like Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, who produced art songs. While many of us heard his famous lullaby as infants and toddlers, fewer are familiar with his collection of Liebeslieder Walzer, or “Love-song Waltzes”. These songs of course include emotions familiar to our time, but can differ from that convention with an occasional fist-shaking at people who think they know better how others should behave.
Another important piece included in the concert is his setting of the classic Schiller poem "Nänie", or "Nenia", which also would have been at home in Brahms' famous "German Requiem". And regarding the Brahms Requiem, the concert also includes its justly famous center-piece - "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling-Place".
The concert is free, with a free-will offering gratefully accepted