Concert To Feature Music Of Austen Family

The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St., Lancaster, will present "The Jane Austen Playlist: Love and Music in the Time of Regency England" at 7:30 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Monday, Feb. 14.

The evening of prose and music will feature songs from the personal collection of English author Jane Austen. Performers will include pianist Laura Klein, soprano Megan Poff and narrator Kathy Casey Becker, with guest appearances by tenor Jay Poff, violinist Julia Hansen, cellist Adam Hansen, flautist Tyson Severin and harpist Janet Witman. The program will feature period costumes.

Klein founded "The Jane Austen Playlist" in 2019 to pay tribute to the historical music of the Austen family. Composed of over 600 songs and various instrumental pieces, "The Jane Austen Playlist" is a collection of 18 manuscripts inspired by the handwritten works of the females in the Austen family, some by Jane Austen herself.

Tickets may be purchased at http://www.lancastertrust.com/events.

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