Battle Lines: Poetry and Music of World War I

Gregory Williams and Jacqueline Schwab (piano for 12 Ken Burns films) offer their third, and last, “Battle Lines” Previous programs have focused on the British soldier-poets; this look at the last days of the War broadens its view to include works by such poets as Thomas Hardy and the present Poet Laureate of Britain. Wrote one attendee of the first “Battle Lines”: “. . . so pleased to attend your WWI presentation. . . poignant, well-researched, and beautifully presented. How one can transform the horror of trench warfare into an aesthetic event by combining history, poetry and music is worthy of the standing ovation you rightfully received. . . . ” With special guest, Scottish piper Sarah Ford Marchio.