Songs without Words
Wednesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:30pm
The Peggy Corkum Music Room
6181 Lady Hammond Rd, Halifax
What does it take for music to be classified as “song”? You can hear some answers to this question in this expertly programmed recital by the acclaimed American-British pianist Lana Bode, veteran of Wigmore Hall, the Aldeburgh Festival, and more. We will hear recent music from Azerbaijan, China, Jamaica and Morocco, alongside classics from the Western canon.
ON THE PROGRAM
Franz Liszt:Liebestraum No. 3
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Songs without Words, Op. 6, No. 1
Clara Schumann: Soirees Musicales: Notturno
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne In C-sharp minor, op. 27, No. 1
Eleanor Alberga: Jamaican Medley
Frangiz Ali-Zadeh: Music for Piano
Errolyn Wallen: Louis’ Loops
Samuel Barber: Souvenirs: Pas de Deux
Nabil Benabdeljalil: Nocturne IV
Chen Yi: Variations on Awariguli
Lana Bode, piano
Chamber Players Series Sponsors
Anonymous, in memory of Walter and Valda Kemp
Jennifer Bain
Daniel and Diana Burns
Lynn Johnston
John LeBlanc and Joanne Langley
Richard Peckham and Maureen Nowlan
Karen Woolhouse