Iconic Legacies • 2015

Texts by Gene Scheer

Inspired by iconic objects in the Smithsonian with a particular connection to a former First Lady of the United States

Song
Mezzo

World Premiere: September 12, 2015
Commissioned by Vocal Arts DC

First Performance: mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Jake Heggie
The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

Duration: 15’

Full Title: Iconic Legacies: First Ladies at the Smithsonian

Resources

Overview
Recordings
Scores

1. Eleanor Roosevelt: Marian Anderson's Mink Coat
2. Mary Todd Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's Hat
3. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: White House Christmas Card, 1963
4. Barbara Bush: The Muppets

Composed to celebrate 25th Anniversary Season of Vocal Arts DC, with generous support from the Shamos Family Foundation, Yolanda C Oertel, MD, and Sarah Billinghurst Solomon & Howard Solomon

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