On June 3rd the art song class of Judith Hansen presented an outstanding and extraordinary concert of all-Russian art songs, by such great Russian composers as Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Voloshin. Most of these songs are seldom performed in this country, but with the able coaching of Professor Vladimir Chernov, who assisted with the class this quarter, fourteen students each sang two songs in Russian. All were well prepared and sang beautifully, with great passion and expressiveness. The vocal quality of these students was extraordinary, filling the room with sound. We hope everyone will make a point of attending next year’s concerts, which will cover songs from English and French repertoire plus one as yet undecided language.

The art song class, with Judy Hansen and Vladimir Chernov, center

Daniel Suk, tenor, singing “Don Juan’s Serenade” by Tchaikovsky.