Katie Welsh: Love…According to the Great American Songbook

On Saturday, May 11th at 7:30, Katie Welsh will perform the second concert in her Spring Cabaret Concert Series at the Arts Council of Princeton, Love…According to the Great American Songbook.

In this musical evening, Katie explores the joys and complications of love in a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook. The Great American Songbook is a collection of what are considered to be the best American songs written in the first half of the 20th Century. Often labeled “American standards” and largely sourced from Broadway and Hollywood musicals, these songs are being preserved by many organizations and performed by many contemporary artists, from Michael Feinstein to Paul McCartney. For this performance, Katie will be singing favorite love songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Cy Coleman and more.

Katie, local to the Princeton area, always offers a unique evening of song in the format of what she calls an “informative cabaret,” a concept she first explored a few years back as part of her senior thesis at Princeton University. In her patter, she’ll delve into some of the backstories and original contexts of the songs, and she’ll share insights into what makes the Great American Songbook so popular and enduring.

Following Love…According to Great American Songbook on May 11th, the spring series will conclude with a benefit concert for the Art Council of Princeton on June 15th, The Music of Richard Rodgers.

Pianist David Pearl will again accompany Katie. David has performed in many of New York’s premiere venues and collaborates frequently with musicians in the jazz and classical community. He has been awarded grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, and his musical arrangements and transcriptions are published and performed regularly.

In addition to venues and private events in the Princeton area, Katie has also been seen in New York at Feinstein's/54 Below, Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex, the Metropolitan Room, BroadwayCon, and the Princeton Club of New York. You can learn more about Katie at KatieWelsh.com.

Tickets to each event are $15 and are available at Eventbrite.com or for cash at the door. The Arts Council of Princeton is located at 102 Witherspoon Street in Princeton, NJ. The Music & Theater Collective is producing the series; additional information is available by calling 609-915-7889.

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This series is produced by the Music & Theater Collective. M&TC is committed to presenting programs – from concerts to lectures to panels – that both entertain and educate. For more information, contact musictheatercollective@gmail.com.