Noon Musicale
First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
media release: Quanda Johnson, soprano and Will Preston, piano
Settings of Langston Hughes poems by Edward C. Harris, Elie Siegmeister, and Ricky Ian Gordon; compositions of Jeraldine Saunders Herbison, Gian Carlo Menotti, Tom Cipullo, Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Xavier Montsalvatge; a traditional Cuban lullaby; and two spirituals. Ms. Johnson is currently a dissertator in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies at University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has performed on Broadway, is a Fulbright Scholar, and is a recipient of the Clyde Taylor Award for Distinguished Work in African American and Africana Studies. Ms. Johnson recently returned from Arquetopia artist residency in Mexico where she worked on uncovering the history and culture of Afro-Mexicanos, and Peru where she trained with El Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani, a theater cooperative specializing in social activism.
The FRIDAY NOON MUSICALE is First Unitarian Society of Madison’s distinguished artist recital series. Since 1971, FUS has offered this free noon-hour recital series as a gift to the community. Come hear some of the finest musicians in the Midwest perform in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Landmark Auditorium.
Music begins at 12:15 p.m. (new time in 2023)
- No ticket or reservation is required. Free and open to the public.
- GPS: 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI 53705
- Parking is free. Buses are welcome to drop off in our parking lot. Carpooling is encouraged.
- Our facilities are handicap accessible.
- Masks and social distancing are optional and encouraged.
View the entire season anytime here: https://fusmadison.org/