Welcome to ART SUNG

Everyone loves a gripping drama and a picture is worth a thousand words. And who doesn’t respond to a good song?

Art Sung, devised by pianist Elizabeth Mucha, is an imaginative and unique collaboration between Music, Art and Narrative in a series of dramatized song recitals. Her vision is to bring the richly diverse world of Lieder to as many people as possible.

WHAT MAKES ART SUNG DIFFERENT?

The songs are set in their historical, musical and cultural context and are combined with story-telling, drama and creatively projected artwork. We aim to create a powerful platform so that the drama of the music and the emotions of the poetry can reach out and touch us.

Performances
Art Sung - Edith Sitwell Behind her Façade
Dec 7
Art Sung - Edith Sitwell Behind her Façade

2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of the flamboyant English poet, Dame Edith Sitwell: a perfect opportunity to revive and celebrate her wonderfully fantastic brand of artistry. We are delighted to be performing Art Sung – Edith Sitwell, Behind her Façade in York as part of the York Late Music Series. As Sitwell was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, it seems very fitting to be celebrating this anniversary in Yorkshire this year.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR FUNDERS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ART SUNG

  • "fascinating...a clever little show about the life and (many) loves of Alma Mahler ... a dramatised recital using singers, actors and projections to evoke the heady atmosphere of Vienna in the late 1900s"

    Michael White / Daily Telegraph, Opera Now, Classical Music, Ham & High

  • "Made the 'high brow' very accessible without dumbing it down, I loved it"

    Audience Member

  • "Even among serious music lovers Lieder seems to be something of a minority taste. Setting it in it's musical and cultural context might win more listeners"

    Audience Member

  • "An engaging multi-media event"

    Robert Hugill / Planethugill.com