Lily Henley

Tuesday, Sept.16, 7:30 p.m.
Panasci Family Chapel
Award-winning folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lily Henley will perform Sephardic Jewish ballads set to new melodies, interpreting a critically endangered tradition in her own way. With a repertoire encompassing both her Sephardi musical lineage and a broad expanse of influences from across the folk world, Henley weaves ancient and modern languages, cultures and styles to reveal their interconnectedness, and ours.
Henley is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright award and was an Artist-in-Residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Caramoor American Roots Festival and the New York Sephardic Music Festival. She’s currently touring with mystic-folk band Rising Appalachia and has played with Irish guitar virtuoso John Doyle, Americana Instrumentalist of the Year Brittany Haas, and Grammy winners David Krakauer, Rushad Eggleston, The Duhks and many more.
This event is part of the Christopher Benda Concert Series and is sponsored by alumna Mary Tillman ’65.
Tickets:
$20 - general public
$15 - senior citizens
$10 - faculty/staff
$5 - students
Panasci Family Chapel
Award-winning folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lily Henley will perform Sephardic Jewish ballads set to new melodies, interpreting a critically endangered tradition in her own way. With a repertoire encompassing both her Sephardi musical lineage and a broad expanse of influences from across the folk world, Henley weaves ancient and modern languages, cultures and styles to reveal their interconnectedness, and ours.
Henley is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright award and was an Artist-in-Residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Caramoor American Roots Festival and the New York Sephardic Music Festival. She’s currently touring with mystic-folk band Rising Appalachia and has played with Irish guitar virtuoso John Doyle, Americana Instrumentalist of the Year Brittany Haas, and Grammy winners David Krakauer, Rushad Eggleston, The Duhks and many more.
This event is part of the Christopher Benda Concert Series and is sponsored by alumna Mary Tillman ’65.
Tickets:
$20 - general public
$15 - senior citizens
$10 - faculty/staff
$5 - students