Songs of Her: Soprano Hera Hyesang Park’s Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall Debut Recital

◆ Artist

Hera Hyesang Park, Soprano
Katelan Trần Terrell, Pianist

◆ Program

AMY BEACH

The Year’s at the Spring, Op. 44, No. 1
Ecstasy from Three Songs, Op. 19, No. 2
Elle et moi from Three Songs, Op.21, No.3

CECILIA LIVINGSTON

Breath Alone (World Premiere)

NINA SIMONE

You’ll Never Walk Alone (piano solo)

HYOWON WOO

Gasiri (World Premiere)
Ari Arirang (World Premiere)

PAURILLO BARROSO

Para ninar

MARÍA GREVER

Te quiero, dijiste

XAVIER MONTSALVATGE

Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito from Cinco canciones negras

JAIME LEÓN

Ojuelos de miel

CONSUELO VELÁZQUEZ
Amar y vivir

GIHIEH LEE

Llagas de Amor from 13 Fruitcakes

Hera Hyesang Park, hailed by The New York Times for her “bright, clear voice and impressive coloratura technique,” will hold a debut performance at the renowned Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall stage for a special program celebrating Women’s History Month and the 70th Anniversary of the ROK-U.S. Alliance.

Featuring works by pioneering female composer Amy Beach as well as world premieres from Korean composers Hyowon Woo and Gihieh Lee’s special arrangements, the program highlights the dynamic lives and artistic perspectives of those who identify as women.

The three-part program is curated by Park herself to showcase the multidimensional range of a person’s life and the different ways that we reflect upon what it means to be a woman, from gentle tenderness to passion and power. Highlighting her opulent vocals with the complexity and range for which she is known, the selected pieces feature Korean folk songs arranged specially for Park, classic lullabies, as well as the dynamic, rhythmic sounds of tango.