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Beeson: In Praise of Singing, Tides of Miranda, etc / Gregg Smith Singers

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Jack Beeson: Settings (3) from the Bay Psalm Book, for chorus; Tides of Miranda, for 5 voices & chorus; Give the Poor Singer a Penny, round for chorus; Greener Pastures, round for chorus; Boys and Gi...
Performers: Clark, Eileen; Davidson, Gregory; Eckard, Linda; Haggard, Frank; Hume, Joel; Lindevald, April; Martin, Drew [Tenor]; McKee, Katherine; Poore, Mary Elizabeth; Richardson, Walter; Solleck-Avella, Kirst...
Conductors: Smith, Gregg

Jack Beeson's musical background resembles those of many another contemporary composers but his storyline diverges from the expected mid-century composer-in-formation's path when he chose to...continue...

Bruno Skulte: Heiress of Vilkaci / Andrejs Jansons, et al

2 CD / Albany Records / 2007-08-01

Works: Bruno Skulte: The Heiress of Vilkaci, opera in 5 acts
Performers: Bertule, Baiba; Berzins, Aldis; Bicevskis, Didzis; Bigaca, Antra; Goba, Andzella; Indzeris, Nauris; Lapins, Andris; Lasmane-Vitola, Liene; Ozola, Iveta; Parsa, Ieva; Puntulis, Nauris; Rungis, Guntars...
Conductors: Jansons, Andrejs

Along with his brother, the symphonist Adolfs Skulte (1909-2000), Bruno Skulte represented a bridge between the Romantic era and the blooming of modern Latvian music....continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Gondoliers / Ohio Light Opera Company

2 CD / Albany Records / 2007-03-01

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Gondoliers
Performers: Beetle, Jack; Christopher, Ted; Cucinotta, Donata; Frohnmayer, Anne Marie; Glasener, Sahara; Hartley, Nicholas; LeCroy-Florin, Kemper; Lloyd, Adam; Martin, Jessie Wright; Moss, Gary; Ross, Sandra; Va...
Conductors: Thompson, J. Lynn
Ensemble: Ohio Light Opera

"There is much to admire in the performances of Ross, Moss, Beetle, Lecroy, Florin, and Glasener-Boles. A particular strength of OLO is the chorus. It...continue...

Caldara: The Card Game / Julianne Baird, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-09-01

Works: Antonio Caldara: Il Giuoco del quadriglio, cantata for 4 sopranos; Sonata da camera for 2 violins & continuo no 4, Op. 2/4; Lungi dal' idol mio, cantata for soprano & continuo; Vicino a un rivoletto...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Comparone, Elaine; Djerejian, Patrice; Fiacco, Arthur J. Jr.; Heimes, Laura; Moe, Karla; Pannill, Judith; Willard, Jerry
Conductors: Alltop, Stephen
Ensemble: Queen's Chamber Band

Origins - Moylan: Dawn, The Stolen Child, etc /Danton, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-04-20

Works: William Moylan: Dawn; The Stolen Child; Mother Earth - Her Whales
Performers: Ann, Beate; Danton, Jean; Donovan, Erin; LeMentec, Marianne; Martins, David J.; Moylan, William; Moyls, Anne; Newsome, Bo; Stumpf, Thomas; Young, Marka

Yannatos: Trinity Mass / Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-06-01

Works: James Yannatos: Trinity Mass, for soloists, choirs & orchestra
Performers: Honeysucker, Robert; Humphrey, Jon; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Sylvan, Sanford; Vargas, Milagro
Conductors: Yannatos, James
Ensemble: Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Chamber Choir

"Trinity Mass is possibly a masterpiece worthy to stand comparison with such other 20th-century milestones as Britten's War Requiem, Tippet's A Child of Our Time...continue...

Foster: Songs / Baird, Russell, Urrey, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Stephen Foster: The glendy burk; Nelly was a lady; Melinda May; Soirée Polka; If you've only got a moustache; O Willie, is it you, dear?; Mr. and Mrs. Brown; Gem from Lucia no 1; Wilt thou be ...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Enslow, Ridley; Russell, Linda; Schneider, Steve; Urrey, Frederick; Van Buskirk, John