“The Secret of the Stars” combines classic poetry from “Spoon River Anthology” read by Prudi Garcia Renart with classical guitar music written to accompany them by Terry Champlin. These little vignettes by Edgar Lee Masters were considered a major event in American literature when they were first published in 1915 and resonate as strongly today. Prudi’s many years as an actress allow her to capture the universal aspects of the characters. Also featured will be pieces from Robert Schumann’s “Scenes From Childhood”, musical poems that tell stories themselves.

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Prudence Garcia Renart, Reader, has performed in theater throughout the Hudson Valley over the last 40 years. High points include “Margery Prime” at the Phoenicia Playhouse, “A Lion in Winter”, “Death of a Salesman” with the Rhinebeck Theater Society and “Yeoman of the Guard” with The Hudson Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Over the years, she has performed many times with Terry Champlin.

Terry Champlin, Classical Guitarist and Composer, was voted Outstanding Individual Artist by the Hudson Valley Council of the Arts. His compositions have been featured on NPR, WNYC and the Ars Nova TV series and on “Storm King”, Pete Seeger’s Grammy nominated final album. Reviews of his music include “Celebrating the human potential” (The Daily Freeman), “Haunting” (The Albany Gazette), “Spellbinding” (The Miscellany News) and “Beautiful, inspired, and honest” (Luis Garcia Renart). He has been performed in the “Hear America First” series at Carnegie Hall, at Avery Fischer Hall, with the Concord String Quartet, at the Bar Harbor New Music Festival, the Fairbanks Music Festival and the Institute of the Arts in South Korea. He taught at Vassar College and the Mannes College of Music in New York City.