SKU: A0.1122362

A beautiful vocal solo based upon scripture and composed by Mark Andersen. Suitable for Advent Services or Recital Work.

SKU: A0.945859

A new contemporary melody based upon the ancient Advent text. For soprano and piano/organ in D major.

SKU: MQ.8772-1E

English.

All of the songs in this volume are connected, in one way or another, to renowned tenor and new music champion, Paul Sperry. The Long Island Songs were composed in 1992 and premiered in December of that year by Paul and underwent extensive revision in 2005. The Land of Nod was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, Paul. In 1992, he telephoned the composer and exclaimed, “I’ve just read a new book of poetry and thought immediately of you.� The composer was quite flattered until he read the poems and discovered their subject matter ranged from a hitch-hiking Manson-family devotee to matricide. The work was premiered at Merkin Hall in 1993.
Contents:
Long Island Songs
  1. Invocation          
  2. The Odor of Pear         
  3. The Nesconset Crickets       
  4. The Crane at Gibbs’ Pond       
The Land of Nod
  1. The Land of Nod         
  2. A Death in the Family        
  3. Deer in Mist and Almonds       
On a 19th Century Color Lithograph of      
Red Riding Hood by the Artist J. H.

SKU: A0.955836

Classically trained singers are generally first contact for most elementary, middle school and high school students via in-school programs, out-reach programs, etc.  For those YAP programs/Studio Artists programs popular music arrangements are needed, and those available leave the singer oft' times wanting something more... This arrangement of The Man I Love restores both verse and refrain, flushes out the accompaniment with Gershwin's own stylings in one complete performance package.  The attempt is to create an equal ensemble of two, rather than singer and her accompanist.

SKU: A0.984234

An aria for soprano and piano from the one-act opera Juliet's Balcony. Music by Joel Weiss, text by William Shakespeare (Act Two of Romeo and Juliet)

Good for college students and young artists. 
Aria is c. 3 minutes long.

Composer's website: www.JAWeiss.com 

SKU: A0.981239

The Secret History of Water, set 2 (Music by Judith Cloud)

Poems by Silvia Curbelo

Soprano

Piano Accompaniment

1.   I’m In Love, I’m Floating (3’25)

2.   Last Call (4’13)

3.   Janis Joplin (3’24)

Compositional Notes

I met Cuban-American Silvia Curbelo when we were both artists in residency at the Seaside Institute. When she shared a few of her poems I was immediately taken by the melodic flow of her words, the imagery and her strong delivery. W. S. Merwin has describe her work as …accomplished, daring, full of intelligence; it is the generous first manifestation of an authentic and original gift.

This second set of songs from The Secret History of Water was composed for one of my private voice students, a coloratura soprano with excellent pitch retention and a secure range extension. I’m in love, I’m floating is a whimsical poem that captures the essence of being in love, acting foolishly and impulsively, yet somehow grounded in the knowledge that she is still capable of counting her options like black sheep. Last Call is my musical interpretation of Curbelo’s enigmatic poem contemplating different personalities in a bar.  In the third song, Janis Joplin, here is another whimsical, yet deeply touching poem with nostalgia as the key component.

I loved including a quote from Me and Bobby McGee.

Judith Cloud

Lyrics are the poems by Sylvia Curbelo from The Secret History of Water, copyright Silvia Curbelo, 1997, published by Anginga Press, Inc. P.O. Box 10595, Tallahassee, FL 32302. All rights reserved.