Organization: Music Categories: Featured Event, Music Pe rformance, Performing Arts/Films, SACAL, SAPCAL Event Title: Despi te and Still: Heidi Stober, soprano and Tanya Blaich, piano Event L ocator: 2025-ABQFFV Intended Audience:: Open to the Public Display on public Smith events calendar?: TRUE The Department of Music presents internationally acclaimed soprano, Heidi Stober and New England Conservatory pianist, Tanya Blaich in a recital program inspired by Samuel Barber's song cycle of t he same title. Barber composed Despite and Still at the end of his life as he was grappling with creative inspiration, poor health, love loss, and isolation. These songs resolve to reconcile and p ersevere. The program features music by Elisabeth Lutyens, Maude Valérie White, Franz Liszt, Germaine Tailleferre, and more. F ree, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.