The Rebecca Luker Songbook
May 22, 2023 @ 8pm
Featuring: “Broadway” (Foley/Teasdale)
Peter Norton Symphony Space, NYC
An incredible cast of singers, including Julie Benko, Mikaela Bennett, Andréa Burns, Carolee Carmello, Nikki Renée Daniels, Laura Darrell, Ali Ewoldt, Marina Kondo, Emilie Kouatchou, Bryce Pinkham, Scarlett Strallen, Jessica Vosk, and Sally Wilfert, comes together at Peter Norton Symphony Space in NYC to celebrate the life and legacy of Broadway’s beloved Rebecca Luker, who died in 2020 after a battle with ALS.
The concert features 20 world-premiere songs from the The Rebecca Luker Songbook—a collection of over 80 compositions inspired by and written especially for Rebecca’s unique and wide-ranging talent—including Peter Foley’s song “Broadway,” a setting of a poem by Sara Teasdale. Composers include Carmel Dean, Scott Eyerly, Peter Foley, Jenny Giering, Mike Heitzman & Ilene Reid, Henry Krieger, Andrew Lippa, David Loud, Martin Lowe, Joshua Rosenblum, Sam Willmott, and many more.
Music direction by
JOSEPH THALKEN
Presented by
JOEL FRAM & ANNETTE JOLLES
A portion of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to Project ALS.