A new important international collaboration of ICAMus-Centro di Documentazione sulla Musica Americana (American Music Center, Prato, Italy) with Lyceum Club Internazionale di Firenze, University of Otago (New Zealand), and Palazzo della Musica-Camerata Strumentale di Prato: American Songs and Poetry of Contemplation and the Natural World (Lirica d'arte e poesia nella musica americana - Contemplazione del mondo naturale e sociale). Tessa Romano, mezzo-soprano; LiLai Nan, piano. Songs by Aaron Copland, William Grant Still, Florence B. Price, Damien Sneed, Betty Jackson King, Undine Smith Moore, Ricky Ian Gordon, Samuel Barber. Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 6:00pm; Lyceum Club Internazionale di Firenze, Lungarno Guicciardini 17, Florence, Italy. Free admission with reservation: sezionemusicalyceum@gmail.com.

In the image below: The historic Lyceum venue facing the Arno River, Lungarno Guicciardini 17, Florence, Italy.