On Belonging: Asian Song with Fleur Barron

The incomparable mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron joins us to discuss her song program titled On Belonging which explores the profundities of culture and identity through Asian song. This episode features selections from her program with pianist Myra Huang and cellist Colemann Itzkoff including Bright Fear composed by Raymond Yiu with text by Mary Jean Chan, Bright Moonlight with text and music by Chen Yi, Lullaby composed by Fang Man with text by Jie Guo, and Northeastern Lullaby arranged by Deng Jianchun and Yao Xuehua.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★