The Academy Classical Vocal Recital is on Tuesday, November 1st at 6PM in the Music Department. The theme is Shakespeare -- as 2016 is the 400th anniversary of his death.

The Music Department vocalists will be singing pieces composed in different musical eras with Shakespeare texts and/or texts based on Shakespeare's writings. The recital will feature art songs, an ensemble piece, and a section of four arias and a chorus from Henry Purcell's "The Fairy Queen," which is a baroque opera based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."