Great success for the evening of American Art Songs in Florence, a new ICAMus collaboration with the Lyceum.
It was a memorable evening at the Florence Lyceum! Our program of American Songs and Poetry of Contemplation and the Natural World came to life through the talents of mezzo-soprano Dr. Tessa Romano and pianist LiLai Nan.
The program featured works by Aaron Copland, William Grant Still, Florence Price, Damien Sneed, Betty Jackson King, Undine Smith Moore, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Samuel Barber.
The concert program, the introductions by Eleonora Negri (President of Lyceum Musica) and by ICAMus Director Aloma Bardi, the warm international audience, the beautiful Lyceum venue overlooking the Arno, the glorious April day in Florence— every detail made this event a resounding success.
Here is a gallery of photographic memories.
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Thank you to Dr. Romano for traveling all the way from New Zealand to share their gift with us! Thank you to LiLai Nan for their extraordinary commitment.
Thank you to our international partners who made this event possible: University of Otago, New Zealand, and Palazzo della Musica-Camerata Strumentale di Prato!
Read and download (PDF) the program booklet for our April 16, 2026 concert at the Florence Lyceum HERE.
Tessa Romano, Aloma Bardi, Donatella Righini, Eleonora Negri on the Lyceum balcony at Palazzo Adami Lami, overlooking the Arno River, the evening of the American Art Songs concert.
See the detailed concert program HERE.
Aloma Bardi, LiLai Nan, Tessa Romano, Eleonora Negri at the Florence Lyceum (Lyceum Club Internazionale di Firenze), Palazzo Adami Lami, at the end of the concert of American Songs and Poetry of Contemplation and the Natural World, Thursday, April 16, 2026.
In these two photos: the beautiful Lyceum venue ready to welcome our audience, the program booklet available and on display.
