'The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain" - songs by Kazuo Ishiguro & Jim Tomlinson, written for Stacey Kent at Dallas Museum Of Art

Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent joins Arts & Letters Live for a live musical performance that showcases songs from
Kazuo Ishiguro's book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent.
Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize–winning author of Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go,
wrote this gorgeously illustrated volume specifically for Kent with lyrics that are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces.

With musical accompaniment by acclaimed saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, who set the lyrics to music, and jazz pianist Art Harihara, the audience will experience an exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds. Further exploring the notion of collaboration...

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Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent joins Arts & Letters Live for a live musical performance that showcases songs from
Kazuo Ishiguro's book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent.
Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize–winning author of Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go,
wrote this gorgeously illustrated volume specifically for Kent with lyrics that are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces.

With musical accompaniment by acclaimed saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, who set the lyrics to music, and jazz pianist Art Harihara, the audience will experience an exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds. Further exploring the notion of collaboration
and interpretation, this event will showcase the illustrations from the book by acclaimed Italian artist
Bianca Bagnarelli, whose work perfectly captures the atmosphere and sensibility of the songs.

“Stacey Kent. . .transforms songs into short stories that brim with passion, romance, and wonder. Lean into her muted declarations and Kent can bring the world to you.” – New Yorker Magazine

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