For
Elisabeth von Trapp, “the sounds of music “ are part of her earliest memories.
Born and raised in Vermont, Elisabeth is the granddaughter of the legendary
Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music. Singing professionally since childhood,
Elisabeth has enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington
D.C.’s Kennedy Center.
Inspired
by her father Werner von Trapp’s guitar playing and singing, Elisabeth began
taking piano lessons when she was eight and by the age of sixteen she was
playing guitar and traveling the back roads of New England performing.
Building
on her famed family’s passion for music, Elisabeth has created her own artistic
style, at once ethereal and earthy, delicate and powerful. Listeners have
likened her to Judy Collins and Loreena McKennitt. Critics have called her
voice ...“ hauntingly clear “ “ joyfully expressive “ and “ simply beautiful.”
Elisabeth’s
concert repertoire ranges from Bach to Broadway ... Schubert to Sting. With
equal ease and eloquence she sings timeless wonders like Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
Favorite Things and Edelweiss, Lieder by Mozart, Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro,
soaring gospel tunes, pop classics like A Whiter Shade of Pale and her own
stunning compositions.
Elisabeth’s
music has been featured on National Public Radio, BBC-Radio, Japanese National
Radio and CNN Spanish Radio. She has appeared on CBS’s Eye on People, ABC’s
Good Morning America and BBC-TV.
No
one leaves an Elisabeth von Trapp performance unchanged ... audiences of all
ages are drawn by the promise of her famous name ... awed by the beauty of her
voice and musical arrangements ... their hearts touched forever by the
astonishing sound of her unique new music.
Come
and join us for an enthralling concert.
A freewill offering of $10 per person is suggested. Her cds will also be available for
purchase. Ten percent of all proceeds
will go toward the mission of the First United Methodist Church to serve others
in Mystic and around the world.
