DANIEL NEER
Artist - Educator
February 5, 2025 | 12noon
BEYOND THE NOTES: HOPPER HAIKU
Charles Library, Temple University
1900 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia
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Join award-winning composer and pianist Ellen Mandel and myself as we present HOPPER HAIKU, a song set written and performed by Ellen and myself. This ongoing project is inspired by the artwork of American realist painter Edward Hopper, and provides a musical voice to the characters and environments depicted in Hopper’s iconic works. Set to narrative haiku by lyricist Daniel Neer, Ellen Mandel’s jazzy musical settings for piano and voice provide a soundtrack to the urban isolation and gritty landscape of twentieth century America, and explore the complexities of isolationism and human connection in modern society.