Beeson, Jack

Jack Beeson: Hello Out There; Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Jack Beeson: Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, opera; Hello Out There, opera
Performers: Anderson, Alfred; Beeson, Miranda; Christin, Judith; Gabriele, Leyna; Hirst, Grayson; Reardon, John; Shiesley, Robert; Wilcox, Carol
Conductors: Martin, Thomas; Waldman, Frederic
Ensemble: ; Columbia Chamber Orchestra

As Susan Hackshaw points out in her notes, Jack Beeson is primarily known for his large scale opera, Lizzy Borden, premiered and revived by the...continue...

Jack Beeson: Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines

2 CD / Albany Records / 2010-01-12

Works: Jack Beeson: Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, a Romantic Comedy in Music, opera
Performers: Ditsch, James; Green, Eugène; Harmon, Keith; Highley, Ronald; Hook, Walter; James, Carolyne; Jones, Nancy; Jones, Robert Owen; Klapis, Ralph; Latimer, William; Lindeman, Mike; Livings, George;...
Conductors: Patterson, Russell

So, what is Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines? Is it an opera? Yes, it is, but more specifically it is "A Romantic Comedy in...continue...
Recording information: Lyric Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri....continue...

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...

American in Rome - Beaser, Barber, Thompson, etc / Six for Five Wind Quintet

4 CD / Bridge / 2008-10-14

Works: Robert Beaser: Four Dickinson Songs, for soprano & piano; Samuel Barber: In the Dark Pinewood; Beggar's Song; Of that so sweet imprisonment; Songs (3), Op. 10; Randall Thompson: Siciliano, for barito...
Performers: Ahlbeck, Laura; Akahoshi, Ole; Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Bagg, Jonathan; Baker, James; Berman, Donald; Druckman, Daniel; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Leisenring, John; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Macomber, Cur...
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey; Yoo, Scott; ; Hoose, David
Ensemble: ; Collage Music Ensemble; Curiously Strong Wind Quintet; Opus One Piano Quartet; Trio Solisti

This four-disc collection contains works by 37 composers who composed these pieces while in residence at the American Academy in Rome. The earliest work dates...continue...

Beeson: Sorry, Wrong Number, etc / Marshall, Hill, Steichen, Center for Contemporary Opera

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-05-01

Works: Jack Beeson: Sorry, Wrong Number, opera in 1 act; Practice in the Art of Elocution, operina for voice & piano
Performers: Bedo, Maria; Credit, Roosevelt; Dell, Patricia; Hill, Wendy; Holmes, Richard; Inferrera, Dominic; Schumacher, John E.; Sonego, Patricia; Steichen, Gerald; Surkin, Charlotte; Trotman, Kimako Xavier
Conductors: Marshall, Richard
Ensemble: Center for Contemporary Opera

'Practice in the Art of Elocution', An operina for soprano and piano was adapted by the composer-librettist from The Standard American Speaker and Entertainer published...continue...

Blue Moods - Lloyd, et al / Treadway Lloyd, Williamson

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-06-01

Works: Timothy Cameron Lloyd: Poems (4) by Kathleen Neese, for voice & piano; Native American Love Poems (4), for voice & piano; Ned Rorem: Orchids, for voice & piano; I Strolled Across an Open Field, for v...
Performers: Treadway, Theresa; Williamson, Marshall

Always in pursuit of versatility, Theresa Treadway Lloyd's career has been an evolutionary one. By 12 she was an accomplished pianist with her own roster...continue...

The Low Bass - Art Songs from the Bass Repertoire / Maynor

1 CD / Guild / 2003-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Der Wanderer, D 489 (493a)/Op. 4 no 1; An den Frühling, D 338; Hugo Wolf: Wohl denk ich oft, song for voice & piano (Michelangelo ...
Performers: Maynor, Kevin; Woitach, Richard

Fire Fire Quench Desire - Songs of Jack Beeson /Brown, Neill

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-07-01

Works: Jack Beeson: Dream-Pedlary, for voice & piano; Song, for voice & piano; Who Sighs that All Dies?, for voice & piano; The Moon, for voice & piano; Time, for voice & piano; The Conclusion, for voice & ...
Performers: Brown, Angela; Neill, Dixie Ross

Autumn Rhythms - Flute Music by Beeson, Kraft, et al

1 CD / CRI / 1996-06-18

Works: Meyer Kupferman: Abstractions (4) for flute solo; Leo Kraft: Cloud Studies for 12 flutes; Ezra Laderman: Epigrams and Canons for 2 baroque flutes; Lionel Nowak: Suite for baroque flute & harpsichord;...
Performers: Dusevic, Tanya; Flynn, Adrienne; Jennings, Christina; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Lawler, Zara; Maron, Lisa; Maurer, Laurel Ann; Piscitelli, Joseph; Ryang, Michelle; Solum, John; Soucy, Dominqu...
Conductors: Solum, John