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FRIDAY CONCERT: STEVEN PAUL SPEARS AND LINDA SPARKS
Join us at the Neenah Public Library on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 2:00 PM for a fantastic concert with accomplished vocalist, Steven Paul Spears and talented pianist, Linda Sparks! The duo will feature English songs by American and British composers, ranging from the British Art Song Renaissance (at the start of the 20th century) to contemporary.
Noted for being “most consistently musical, most clear in diction,” possessing a “stunningly beautiful, edgeless tenor” and for “lustrous singing,” tenor Steven Paul Spears has performed with many arts organizations across the United States and Europe. After receiving degrees in Music from the Juilliard School and the University of Louisville, Steven is now in their 21st year of teaching at Lawrence Conservatory in Appleton; 8th year as director of music at First Presbyterian Church in Neenah, and 35th year of tutelage under Edith Davis Tidwell.
Linda Sparks, pianist, is a well-known performer and teacher in the Fox Valley. A native of Alabama, she earned her master’s in piano performance at the University of Alabama, where she graduated with special honors, and then taught at Jacksonville State University. A staff accompanist at Lawrence Conservatory, she has taught at UW-Green Bay, UW-Fox Valley, Lawrence Academy of Music, and continues to maintain a private teaching studio. 2025 marks the 18th year of Linda and Steven’s collaboration, which they have done for many recitals and occasions.
The concert will take place in the first floor Shattuck Community Room at the Neenah Public Library. All interested individuals are welcome to attend this free event. If accommodations are needed to attend, please contact the library at least 24 hours in advance of the program. For more information, please contact the reference desk by phone: 920-886-6315, e-mail: [email protected] or visit our website, www.neenahlibrary.org.
The Friends of the Neenah Public Library and the Neenah Public Library Trust Fund present the Concert Series. Donations to the Friends and the Trust Fund are always accepted and appreciated.
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