Northwestern Events Calendar

Nov
3
2024

Marguerite Lynn Williams, harp

Marguerite Lynn Williams sits onstage playing the harp.

When: Sunday, November 3, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.

Contact: Concert Management Office   (847) 467-4000
events.music@northwestern.edu

Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

Principal harpist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra, as well as a founding member of the Chicago Harp Quartet and International Chamber Artists, Marguerite Lynn Williams has garnered critical acclaim for her “seamless technical polish and lyric sensitivity” (Chicago Classical Review). She has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Milwaukee, Minnesota, St. Louis, San Diego, and Toronto, and has been a featured performer and lecturer at American Harp Society conventions and the World Harp Congress in Vancouver. Her recital features music for solo harp. 

Elias Parish Alvars, Introduction, Cadenza, and Rondo from Grand Fantasia on Italian Themes, Op. 57 
Marjan Mozetich, Songs of Nymphs 
Guillaume Connesson, Toccata 
William Grant Still (arr. Mary Portanova/ed. M. L. Williams), Brown Girl from From the Black Belt 
Cécile Chaminade (trans. M. L. Williams), Romance sans paroles 
Franz Liszt (trans. Henriette Renié), Caprice poétique from Un sospiro, S. 144 
Brandee Younger, “Essence of Ruby” 

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