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Siri Vik: Laments at John G Shedd Institute for the Arts

Courtesy of Saleah | Posted on June 18, 2014

Where

John G Shedd Institute for the Arts
868 High St
Eugene, OR
Map
(541) 434-7000

When

Fri, November 7, 2014
7:30 pm

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About

Lament. “A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.” -- Oxford English Dictionary

An evening of dirges? Well, no -- despite my own admitted obsession with suffering in song! Since the idea arose, I've been rolling these questions around: can a lament be joyous or funny? When did it become a thing, a sub-genre, a musical form? How far back in history does it go? What is was its function? In asking these, I've discovered that lament, at least in art and music, suggests quite a lot of things and is a vast and fertile ground for creating a diverse, yet deep and juicy collection of songs. ...

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