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- Review of Oliver at the Thomaston Opera House: "we see a cross-section of young performers with talent, energy and magnificent stage presence. The exceptional quality of their musical numbers is fascinating..."
- "Absence," by Jacob Groff. Composed for my master's recital, this recording is of his recital a Westminster. (Like leaves this site and goes to Jacob's.)
- "Down to the River," American bluegrass gospel song from the early twentieth century. Melody taught by rote, harmonies improvised by the singers. Yep, improvised. Singers are processing during the opening verses, so there is some noise in the beginning. Mezzo soloist: Ashi Day.
- "Minina dos olhos verdes," Portuguese Renaissance cantiga. This piece is only published in a scholarly edition, so performance edition details--text underlay, early Portuguese diction, key choice, etc.--were mine.
- "Puzischye," the last of Stravinsky's Four Russian Peasant Songs. One of the Podblyudniye pyesnye, or under the plate songs which, in folk practice, would be sung in the presence of a bowl covered in a towel containing trinkets belonging to the women who sang. After each song, a trinket--a ring, perhaps--would be removed from the bowl and its owner would be the person to whom the song's fortune applied. Soprano soloist:Linda Lee Jones. UPDATE: My edition of the Stravinsky, including word-by-word translations and IPA transliterations, is now published and available through GIA!
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