Songs of War and Anguish: A recital of art song

American musicians, Kevin Hanrahan (tenor), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Hyun Kim (piano), University of Oklahoma, present a recital of songs of war and anguish by English composers John Ireland and Ivor Gurney and Australian Diana Blom, a Western Sydney University music academic.

The anguish of World War I is heard in the words of Christina Rosetti, Frederick William Harvey among others, plus stories told by Australian and Turkish soldiers from the Gallipoli campaign. And the voices of fiction’s Sydney Carton, Frederick Wentworth and Katherina Minola, plus real-life Australian Elizabeth Macquarie, are set as famous last words. 

This is a free event, however registration is required.

Important information:

WSU Parramatta South Campus is well served by light rail and bus services from Parramatta station, as well as other bus routes. There is paid parking on campus but it is generally in high demand during term. More information on getting here can be found at: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/our-campuses/parramatta-south-campus