Love, longing, remembrance—songs that evoke these emotions are timeless. A recital Sunday will present eternal love songs by Alessandro Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré, Peter Tchaikovsky and Ralph Vaughan Williams sung by tenor Brian Pfaltzgraff accompanied by his wife pianist Carita Pfaltzgraff.

Sunday’s program is entitled “Jeder Atemzug für Dich: A Musical Realization of Goethe’s Willkommen und Abschied.” The 1771 poem—translated in English as Welcome and Farewell—dates to the proto-Romantic period of Germany’s greatest writer.

“In an era when constant, global communication is facilitated by Facebook and cellphones, the sentiment in Willkommen und Abschied feels as immediate now as when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe meditated on his abiding love for Friederika Brion von Sessenheim,” says Brian Pfaltzgraff. “Separation and time do nothing to ameliorate the intense burst of emotion that accompanies the most meaningful relationships of our lives: some people remain a part of us forever.”

Find full program details on the event webpage.

An associate professor of voice at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, he has performed over 30 leading operatic roles and an even wider range of concert works. Carita Pfaltzgraff joined the college’s music faculty in 2008 as a private voice instructor.

Their recital will begin at 2:30 p.m. February 28 in the Heritage Room, Assumption Hall. Tickets are $15, with a student rate of $5. Order by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 4212, or purchase online at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/music/tickets/. Tickets are also available at the door.