Rituals reveals three perspectives on the touchstones that ground and orient our lives. Through the songs of Ives, Hahn, and Bolcom, we explore the rituals of community, pleasure, and home that make up our days, and eventually our lives. In 20 years of friendship and collaboration, Laura Choi Stuart(soprano) and Tanya Blaich(piano) have presented recital repertoire across the breadth of art song, with a particular zeal for French mélodie. Although Laura resides in Washington DC and Tanya in Boston, their creative partnership has endured since their student days at New England Conservatory. This project is the fruit of their work in the studio and concert hall, but also in the library, in the kitchen, and by the fire.