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Myth: Stories from Oral Traditions | Brooklyn Heights

  • McKinney Chapel at First Unitarian Congregational Society 119 Pierrepont Road Brooklyn, NY (map)

Fairy tales, myths, and legends provide inspiration for musical retellings based on oral traditions. Joined by narrator Erin Hall, Repast recounts stories from English folklore, Greek mythology, Irish seanchaí, Ethiopian oduu durii, and French opéra féerie told through music from the 17th and 18th centuries by Bach, Bernier, Mascitti, Arne, Lampe, and Riddell. 

Erin Hall, narrator
Natalie Rose Kress, violin
Sarah Stone, viola da gamba
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord