Vocalist Amanda McBroom returns to Wolf Trap with list of songs that are romantic and edgy. Some are from her deep repertoire, while others are fresh, right off the keyboard. Between the timbre of her voice and the emotions she expresses so beautifully, it is impossible to mistake her for another singer.

“I’m always drawn to a song for its story,” she said. “That’s because I started as an actress and look at songs like little movies that go from Act I to Act III. My friend and collaborator, Michele Brourman, and I are coming with a program that will perfectly suit the audience at Wolf Trap, one of our favorite places to perform. Our songs are our children. We sometimes put them into a trunk for a while and when we open the lid, they might have a beard. But that makes them all the more interesting.”