Delaney Bullinger, a music and English literature major at Linfield College, will present a senior capstone lecture-recital on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Delkin Recital Hall in the Bull Music Center.
Bullinger will discuss the lives of 19th-century musicians Pauline Viardot and Fryderyk Chopin, and demonstrate how Viardot set words to Chopin’s piano pieces. The lecture-recital will feature Delaney Bullinger, voice and Albert Kim, piano.
Bullinger has studied voice for 10 years. She has been a featured soloist with David Wakeham in Gerald Finzi’s “In Terra Pax” with the Linfield Concert Choir in 2013. She also performed as Papagena in Linfield’s Opera Theatre production of “The Magic Flute” in 2012, as Cherubino and Barbarina in scenes from “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the Atlantic Music Festival in 2013, and will be performing scenes from “Werther” and “Così fan Tutte” in Linfield’s upcoming opera workshop. Her musical theatre experience also includes performing as Thea in the Linfield theatre’s production of “Spring Awakening” in 2012.
Bullinger was recognized as a division winner in the National Association of Teachers of Singing musical theatre competition in 2012. After graduation, Bullinger plans to pursue a master’s degree in library and information science and hopes to become a librarian.
This recital is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
