Event listing: Open Door Opera presents: Americana | King's Head Theatre, Islington | Sun 26 Feb 2012 at 19:15

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King's Head Theatre, Islington115 Upper Street, London, Greater London, N1 1QN, United Kingdom

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Open Door Opera
Rebecca Dale	Soprano
Sarah Latto	Piano
Daniel Edwards	Cello
Lewis Reynolds	Director

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New York City, NY, United States

Americana: An original song recital at the King’s Head Theatre, Islington

David Fay, 26th February

For most of us, the word ‘experimental’ probably provokes images of brass instruments filled with washing-up liquid or electrically manipulated sneezing sounds. But experimental doesn’t have to mean mental: it can simply refer to something original, something done differently.

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Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)	Old American Songs
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)	Hermit Songs: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory, Op.29 no.1
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)	Hermit Songs: Church Bell at night, Op.29 no.2
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)	Hermit Songs: The heavenly banquet, Op.29 no.4
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)	Hermit Songs: The Monk and his Cat, Op.29 no.8
Glass, Philip (b. 1937)	Songs from Liquid Days
Cage, John (1912-1992)	A Flower
Cage, John (1912-1992)	The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
Ives, Charles (1874-1954)	114 Songs: No. 64 "The Cage"
Previn, André (b. 1929)	Vocalise