Was My Brother In The Battle? - Steffe, Foster, Ives, etc / Stephen Swanson, David Gompper

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Album Summary

Performers

• David Gompper (Piano)
• Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Nicole Esposito (Piccolo)
• Nicole Esposito (Flute)

Composers

• William Steffe (circa 1830 - 1890)
• Gene Scheer (1958 - )
• Sheldon Harnick (1924 - )
• Tom Paxton (1937 - )
• Stephen Foster (1826 - 1864)
• Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
• Eric Bogle (1944 - )
• David Gompper (1954 - )
• Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)
• Donald Swann (1923 - 1994)
• Bob Dylan (1941 - )

Notes & Reviews:

"It's not just that baritone Stephen Swanson combines art songs, popular music, and songs of the American Civil War, which somehow don't fit either of those categories. The chronological spread of the album is innovative: it's worthwhile to have Civil War songs bump up against those about World War II and Vietnam. And, subject matter aside, the arrangements of popular songs by pianist David Gompper...are fresh in themselves... Highly recommended." -All Music Guide

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Works Details

Steffe, William : Battle Hymn of the Republic

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1862

Foster, Stephen : We Are Coming, Father Abraham for voice & piano

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1862

Ives, Charles : In Flanders Fields

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 04/1917

Ives, Charles : He is there!

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone); Nicole Esposito (Piccolo)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 05/30/1917

Ives, Charles : Tom Sails Away

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1917

Scheer, Gene : Voices of World War II, for voice & piano

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 16 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Lehrer, Tom : So long, mom (A song for World War III)

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Swann, Donald : The Ostrich

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Lehrer, Tom : The Wild West is Where I Want to Be, for voice & piano

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Harnick, Sheldon : Merry Little Minuet, for voice & piano

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Bogle, Eric : And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

• Performers: Stephen Swanson (Baritone); David Gompper (Piano)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Dylan, Bob : Masters of War, song

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Paxton, Tom : Jimmy Newman, song

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Foster, Stephen : Was My Brother in the Battle? for voice & piano

• Performers: Nicole Esposito (Flute); David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1862

Gompper, David Karl : Mrs. Bixby's Sons, for voice & piano

• Performers: David Gompper (Piano); Stephen Swanson (Baritone)
• Notes: Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (09/04/2007-09/05/2007)
• Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary