Storytelling in Performance
Fourth Event: Saturday, February 4, 2006

10 am-evening, Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews, New York University. (Ireland House is located on Fifth Avenue between Washington Square Park North and Eighth Street, just north of the Washington Square Arch.)

Storytelling in the Lyric and Ballad Traditions: Medieval & Early Modern Narrative Songs and Ballads, Storytelling and Music in Eastern Europe, and Irish and English Ballads

Program (Note: No pre-registration is required; the workshop is free except for the evening concert: see below)

10:00 am—Noon: "Storytelling in the medieval and early modern lyric and ballad." Participants include Mike Beckerman (Music), Martha Rust (English), Anne Stone (CUNY Graduate Center/Queens College, Music), Timmie Vitz (French), Elizabeth Wright (French)—and performers (TBA).

1:00-3:00—"Storytelling and music in Eastern Europe," with Mike Beckerman (Music), Jindrich Zezula (French), and others (TBA).

3:30-5:15—"The Irish and English ballad tradition," with Mick Moloney, Susan MeKeown, Dan and Bonnie Milner, and others.

8:00—Concert: "The Irish and English Ballad," with Mick Moloney, John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Susan McKeown, Barry O'Neill, and John Doyle. Donation $10 (entry free to members of Ireland House and New York University students). To reserve an (open-seating) place in advance send, by January 30, a $10 check made out to "New York University" to: Prof. Vitz, French Dept., 19 University Place, #622, New York 10003. NYU students and members of Ireland House who wish to reserve a place may contact Anna: abv215@nyu.edu, subject line "Ballad event." Tickets will also be available at the door; cash only. The door will open at 7:15 pm.

This event is co-organized by Prof. Vitz (ebv1@nyu.edu; 212 998-8724), Mick Moloney and Mike Beckerman (NYU Music), with the co-sponsorship of Glucksman Ireland House, and the departments of French and Music.