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“I sing a song about forever, only a song about forever.”
Love Song Alan Jay Lerner and Kurt Weill

              When Kurt Weill came to America, he decided to remake the American musical. He knew he’d need collaborators
               ("I need poetry to set my imagination in motion") and found the best writers the United States had to offer, including
               Langston Hughes, Maxwell Anderson, Alan Jay Lerner, and Ira Gershwin. Kurt Weill became one of the most versatile
and influential American theater composers of the twentieth century.

Like much of Kurt The Kurt Weill Project was conceived in the spirit of collaboration. United by their musical curiosity and shared love of jazz,
pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, drummer Vito Lesczak, and vocalist Hilary Gardner embarked on a
musical journey through the eclectic, haunting, and deeply human world of Kurt Weill.

Unwilling to restrict their creativity to a specific genre, the musicians agreed early on that the music itself should be their guide.
Their resulting recording, A Song About Forever, explores Weill’s music from a jazz perspective, while incorporating the classical, theatrical, and global influences that continue to make Weill’s music compelling to listeners from all walks of life.

The group’s respect and affection for Kurt Weill and his music is reflected in the name of the group: the Kurt Weill Project.
While each member of the group is an accomplished soloist in his or her own right, the real star of A Song About Forever is Kurt Weill himself, proving that the Kurt Weill Project is truly more than the sum of its parts.

"Here, those songs are interpreted by a quartet that puts obvious knowledge and love into their performances."
"Her voice is full and expressive"
- Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Society of Oregon

"The instrumentalists are generally laidback rather than forceful. They
are exploratory with the music, rarely satisfied to just restate the basic melody."

"A soprano, her voice can be clear or take on a smoky quality and she is particularly effective with
sustained tones, with an attractive vibrato she uses judiciously."
- Rob Lester, Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice: A Collection of Collections Singing the Praises of Songwriters

The Kurt Weill Project -- A Song about Forever
myspace link calendar Management: Park Avenue Talent 1560 Broadway, Suite 1100 New York, N.Y. 10036 T: 212-812-6200 www.parkavenuetalent.com downloads group bio bio post card order cd iTunes cd baby CAP record label contact: frankponzio@verizon.net		I’m a Stranger Here Myself Ogden Nash This Is New Ira Gershwin Lonely House Langston Hughes September Song Maxwell Anderson Foolish Heart Ogden Nash Mack the Knife/Marterl Marc Blitzstein & Bertolt Brecht Speak Low OgdenNash Love Song Alan Jay Lerner Lost in the Stars Maxwell Anderson Pirate Jenny English: Marc Blitzstein Youkali Roger Fernay
The Kurt Weill Project is: Hilary Gardner vocals Frank Ponzio piano Peter Donovan bass see the January NY Times article !! Vito Lesczak drums		Frank Ponzio producer recorded at Sean Swinney Recording Michael MacDonald AlgoRhythms cd mastering Matthew Karas photographer Frank Dain cd design
“I sing a song about forever, only a song about forever.” Love Song Alan Jay Lerner and Kurt Weill When Kurt Weill came to America, he decided to remake the American musical. He knew he’d need collaborators ("I need poetry to set my imagination in motion") and found the best writers the United States had to offer, including Langston Hughes, Maxwell Anderson, Alan Jay Lerner, and Ira Gershwin. Kurt Weill became one of the most versatile and influential American theater composers of the twentieth century. Like much of Kurt The Kurt Weill Project was conceived in the spirit of collaboration. United by their musical curiosity and shared love of jazz, pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, drummer Vito Lesczak, and vocalist Hilary Gardner embarked on a musical journey through the eclectic, haunting, and deeply human world of Kurt Weill. Unwilling to restrict their creativity to a specific genre, the musicians agreed early on that the music itself should be their guide. Their resulting recording, A Song About Forever, explores Weill’s music from a jazz perspective, while incorporating the classical, theatrical, and global influences that continue to make Weill’s music compelling to listeners from all walks of life. The group’s respect and affection for Kurt Weill and his music is reflected in the name of the group: the Kurt Weill Project. While each member of the group is an accomplished soloist in his or her own right, the real star of A Song About Forever is Kurt Weill himself, proving that the Kurt Weill Project is truly more than the sum of its parts. "Here, those songs are interpreted by a quartet that puts obvious knowledge and love into their performances." "Her voice is full and expressive" - Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Society of Oregon "The instrumentalists are generally laidback rather than forceful. They are exploratory with the music, rarely satisfied to just restate the basic melody." "A soprano, her voice can be clear or take on a smoky quality and she is particularly effective with sustained tones, with an attractive vibrato she uses judiciously." - Rob Lester, Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice: A Collection of Collections Singing the Praises of Songwriters