Longing
What it means to reach for the unreachable
Come and experience a night of music, poetry reading, and a lecture. This performance, which will explore what it means to reach for the unreachable and the universality of longing, will take place at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 6, 2026 in the Recital Hall, Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center.
The program will feature music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Morten Lauridsen, and James MacMillan, poetry reading in three languages (English, Spanish, and Japanese), and a lecture that explores the theme.
Amy Steiger, Associate Professor of Theater, lecture
Diego Villada, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, reading
Ray Steelman (’21), soprano
José Cueto, Instructor of Music, violin
Rie Moore, Instructor of Music, piano
Longing is the second installment of Sound Immersion, a performance series where music is united with other worlds to explore specific themes. After each performance, audience members are invited to create artworks in response to the music featured in the program. This project is supported in part by Arts Alliance. For more information about this project, please contact Rie Moore at rnmoore@smcm.edu.