Soprano Irina Iordachescu and mezzosopranoCristina Iordachescu – Iordache – two sisters singing the Barcarolle from ‘Les contes d’Hoffmann’ by Offenbach, together with pianist Gonul Apdula, in the wonderful Concert Hall of ‘The Sutu Palace’ from Bucharest.
The songs for voice and piano by George Walker are among the finest written by an American composer and are “as outstanding as they are varied” according to Fanfare Magazine. Modus for Chamber Ensemble was commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble. It received its premiere in New York in March, 2001. The four movements are characterized by recurring motives and highly rhythmical sections of great intensity. The title, Modus, refers to the elegant techniques used to transform and unify the movements. The Prayer for Organ was composed in 1996, 50 years after Walker’s famous Lyric for Strings, a memorial to his grandmother, was written. The similarity between these two works lies in the use of contrapuntal techniques. The Improvisation on St. Theodulph is a fantasia on the melody stated before the work begins. The Prayer and the Improvisation were commissioned by the regional chapter of the American Guild of Organists in Washington, D.C. Spires was commissioned for performance by Dr. Mickey Thomas Terry at the Convention in Denver of the National Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in 1998.
Contents: George Walker, composer In Time of Silver Rain Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer I Never Saw A Moor Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Mother Goose Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Response Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Softly, Blow Lightly Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Wild Nights Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Mary Wore Three Links of Chain Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Modus for Chamber Ensemble Tara O’Connor, flute, Robert Ingliss, oboe, William Anderson, guitar, Oren Fader, guitar, Calvin Wiersma, violin, Susannah Chapman, cello
Franz Liszt, composer Sonetto del Petrarca 104 George Walker, piano
Franz Liszt, composer Valse Oubliee No. 1 George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer Mazurka in C, op. 33, no. 2 George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer Mazurka in D flat, op. 30, no. 3 George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer Mazurka in f minor, op. 63, no. 2 George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer Etude in G flat, op. 10, no. 5 George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer Scherzo in E, op. 54 George Walker, piano
George Walker, composer Prayer Trent Johnson, organ
George Walker, composer Improvisation on St. Theodulph Trent Johnson, organ
George Walker, composer Spires Trent Johnson, organ
Excerpts from Wikipedia article: “LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Awardwinner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the U.S. Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period.
Summer died on May 17, 2012. The Associated Press reports that she died in the morning at her home in Key West, Florida at age 63 following a battle with cancer. The Bradenton Herald quotes “Sarasota County records” stating that she lived in Englewood, Florida at the time of her death. The reference did not state the place of her death.
“Summer’s mother later recalled that from the time she could talk, Summer would often sing: “She literally loved to sing. She used to go through the house singing, singing. She sang for breakfast and for lunch and for supper.” (From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Summer)
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