Musicians present ‘What is Love?’ at Church of the Ascension

Dr. Bryan Bolzenthal, a lyric baritone, was accompanied by pianist Dr. Patricia Barnes Griffith in a program entitled “What is Love?” Sunday afternoon in the Parish Hall at the Church of the Ascension — Episcopal on Washington Street. Bolzenthal is a member of the music faculty at Kentucky State University. Griffith is a retired member of the KSU music faculty. The presentation was described in the program as “an exploration of the different aspects of love … friendship, youth, heartache and the fleeting moments of life.” The selections were by composers or arrangers spanning four centuries. Prior to each section, Bolzenthal explained the pieces selected and something about the composers and their lives. His powerful voice, enhanced through Griffith’s expertise on the keys, then filled the hall to the delight of the 100 or more in attendance as he sang the selections, mostly from memory.

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