Kara Dugan, mezzo soprano, Peter Dugan, piano

Program

Franz Schubert & Johann Mayrhofer, Abendstern, D 806 (1824)
Amy Beach & Robert Browning, Three Browning Songs, Op. 44 (1900)
Florence Price & Georgia Douglas Johnson, The Heart of a Woman (c. 1950)
Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, Moon River (1961)
William Bolcom & Arnold Weinstein, Amor, from Cabaret Songs (1978)
Stevie Wonder, If It's Magic from Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Leonardo Dugan, It's Not Me, It's You (2013)

And music from the American Songbook by Richard Rodgers, George Gerswhin, Jimmy Dorsey, and others

Husband and wife Kara and Peter Dugan are thrilled for the chance to work together, and have created a special Valentine’s Day program for the Gardner Museum embracing jazz, classical, and American Songbook favorites. Romantic masterpieces from Franz Schubert, Florence Price, George Gershwin, and Stevie Wonder will pay tribute to love in all its incarnations—sweet, sorrowful, and sublime. 

COVID-19 POLICY

While the City of Boston’s vaccination and mask mandates are lifted for general museum visits, the Gardner maintains its proof of vaccination and mask requirements for free and ticketed events in Calderwood Hall. Please visit the Know Before You Go web page for additional information, including accepted forms of documentation. Please contact the Box Office at 617 278 5156 for further assistance.

Tickets are required and include Museum admission. Choose from two seating sections. 

SECTION A: FLOOR LEVEL AND FIRST BALCONY

Adults $45, seniors $40, members $35, students & children ages 7-17 $20 (children under 7 not admitted).

SECTION B: SECOND AND THIRD BALCONIES

Adults $40, seniors $35, members $30,students & children ages 7-17 $20 (children under 7 not admitted).

HOW TO BUY TICKETS:

• Online: Click the TICKETS button
• By phone: Call the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday–Monday, 10 am–4 pm; Thursday until 6 pm; CLOSED TUESDAY

For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby no earlier than one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee the availability of standby tickets for sold-out performances.

OF NOTE

• Seating in Calderwood Hall is open within each seating level.
• To request accessible or wheelchair seating please call the box office at 617 278 5156.
• Seating begins 45 minutes before performance time. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed.
• No refunds or exchanges will be made.
• Programs are subject to change.