voice and guitar

2012.04.24

What a character!  CN Lester giving a great program of English art song with guitar: Monday, May 21, 2012 7:30pm until 9:30pm Lumen URC, 88 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RS Toby Carr - Guitar CN Lester - Mezzo-Soprano Songs from the Chinese - Benjamin Britten Five Lullabies - Philip Lawton Five Poems of Emily Dickinson - Jonathan Kulp Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies Dark Angels - Peter Maxwell Davies Nocturnal after John Dowland - Benjamin Britten Folksong arrangements - Benjamin Britten An intimate evening of 20th and 21st century art song for voice and guitar, including a newly commissioned setting of Roz Kaveney’s Lullaby sonnets by Philip Lawton.

What a character!  CN Lester giving a great program of English art song with guitar:

Monday, May 21, 2012

7:30pm until 9:30pm

Lumen URC, 88 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RS

Toby Carr - Guitar
CN Lester - Mezzo-Soprano

Songs from the Chinese - Benjamin Britten
Five Lullabies - Philip Lawton
Five Poems of Emily Dickinson - Jonathan Kulp
Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies
Dark Angels - Peter Maxwell Davies
Nocturnal after John Dowland - Benjamin Britten
Folksong arrangements - Benjamin Britten

An intimate evening of 20th and 21st century art song for voice and guitar, including a newly commissioned setting of Roz Kaveney’s Lullaby sonnets by Philip Lawton.

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Iris Malkin - Mezzo-Soprano

— with Edward Trybek and Iris Malkin.
You can find in the CD a collection of beautiful songs for voice and guitar from England, Spain and Puerto Rico, including Jewish Sephardic music.

The CD is now available for purchase online, and at  upcoming recitals.

For more information about the CD:
http://irismalkin.com/?page_id=18
http://edwardtrybek.com/guitar/recordings-Cad.htm

www.irismalkin.com
www.edwardtrybek.com

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2011.11.07

DE LA RIVA GUARIN DUO AN ENSEMBLE THAT PERFORMS MUSIC WRITTEN FOR VOICE AND GUITAR From early ages to modern times the combination of wooden string instruments….

DE LA RIVA GUARIN DUO

AN ENSEMBLE THAT PERFORMS MUSIC WRITTEN FOR VOICE AND GUITAR
From early ages to modern times the combination of wooden string instruments….

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2011.11.06

I just discovered the Arce/Meneghello Duo on YouTube. Nor did I know that Tórroba wrote songs.
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2011.10.25

La Ma de Guido

Just discovered “The Hand of Guido,” a CD company that has put out a number of interesting voice/string recordings: http://www.lamadeguido.com/nov_.html

LMG2090 Booklet (in english, español, català) 
   ROBERT JONES (c.1577-1617): The Second Booke of Songs and Ayres
   Cantar alla viola (Nadine Balbeisi/Fernando Marín)

LMG2097 Booklet (in english, español, català) 
   La viola d’arc a la Corona d’Aragó / The Vihuela de arco in the Reign of Aragon
   Cantar alla Viola (Nadine Balbeisi/Fernando Marín)

LMG2098 Booklet (in english, español, català) 
   JAUME BOSCH (1826-1895): Obres per a veu i guitarra / Works for voice and guitar
   Maria Teresa Garrigosa, soprano / Miguel Javaloy, guitarra

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2011.10.14

Lirike by Marino Baldissera; 3 songs for soprano and guitar

The composer’s Description:
LIRIKE is a song composed on texts by three women poets of the sixteenth century: Laura Terracina, Isabella Di Morra, Laura Battiferri. The writing blends the ancient with other gestures that look markedly more contemporary, intersecting the voice that sung and recited, in order to offer a listening mood music from the intimate character and full of charm.

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2011.10.04

Orsika Tóth 13.09.2008. Budapest Concert

I just discovered this wonderful young singer/guitarist on You Tube.
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2011.01.24

JONATHAN KULP HAS WRITTEN THREE SONG CYCLES FOR GUITAR

From his website he says: “The song cycle; Canciones para niños was written over a span of several years, ending with the lullabye “Nana” in 2000, which was inspired by the birth of my mentor Mario Abril’s grandson Alex.  Selections from the cycle have been performed and recorded beautifully by Matthew Hinsley on his CD Passions Move (2002).   The recordings featured here are by two excellent artists in Buenos Aires, Rosana Risé and Sergio Moldavsky, both of whom are on the faculty of the Conservatorio Superior de Música ‘Manuel de Falla.’  This recording was made in November 2004 in Buenos Aires and is featured on the cd Cantabile en Cuerdas (2006).”  
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2010.12.30

New Duo LiveOak CD - click on image for more information The Great Deep: songs of transition by Frank WallaceNancy Knowles, mezzo-soprano, poetFrank Wallace, ten-string guitar by Stephan ConnorRelease date 1/11/11Special thanks to backers and friends at www.kickstarter.com for making this CD possible. Duo LiveOak’s new CD, The Great Deep, showcases the 10-string classical guitar and its potential both in ensemble with the voice and as a solo instrument.  Wallace’s rich contrapuntal compositions delight in this new palette combining his wizardry on the guitar and Knowles’ sensual, soaring mezzo-soprano voice.

New Duo LiveOak CD - click on image for more information

The Great Deep: songs of transition by Frank Wallace
Nancy Knowles, mezzo-soprano, poet
Frank Wallace, ten-string guitar by Stephan Connor
Release date 1/11/11
Special thanks to backers and friends at www.kickstarter.com for making this CD possible.

Duo LiveOak’s new CD, The Great Deep, showcases the 10-string classical guitar and its potential both in ensemble with the voice and as a solo instrument.  Wallace’s rich contrapuntal compositions delight in this new palette combining his wizardry on the guitar and Knowles’ sensual, soaring mezzo-soprano voice.

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2010.10.12

From Virginia, Tim and Judy Olbrych’s first release as a duo offers a powerful program of music by North, South, and Central American composers for soprano and Classical guitar. The selections include elegant arrangements of traditional folksongs, haunting melodies with elements of folk and jazz, and traditional South American selections for solo guitar.Read more: http://www.myspace.com/judyolbrych/blog#ixzz129hkokKr

From Virginia, Tim and Judy Olbrych’s first release as a duo offers a powerful program of music by North, South, and Central American composers for soprano and Classical guitar. The selections include elegant arrangements of traditional folksongs, haunting melodies with elements of folk and jazz, and traditional South American selections for solo guitar.

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/judyolbrych/blog#ixzz129hkokKr

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