Join us for an afternoon of music with classical mezzo soprano and jazz singer, Rebecca Shrimpton, and pianist, Herman Weiss, who will present a recital which celebrates the uniquely American confluence of classical music with jazz, blues and other popular art forms. 

These talented musicians will delight with songs inspired by American popular music, including works by Charles Ives, William Bolcom, Florence Price, and Paul Bowles, interwoven with the exquisite classically influenced "tone poems" of jazz masters, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington. 

Rebecca Shrimpton is an acclaimed vocalist who is also full-time Associate Professor of Voice at Berkeley College of Music, Boston. She has taught voice for over twenty years, including New England Conservatory Preparatory, Longy School of Music, and MIT.

Herman Weiss is an internationally renowned pianist, composer, conductor, and organist. He is co-founder of two chamber music societies and created Master of Music program in composition at the Longy School of Bard College, where he chaired the department of composition for twelve years.