Musical Tales from Delos Being basic to mankind’s fundamental nature, the singing of stories has been universally practiced worldwide since time immemorial. But over the past Millennium, storytelling in song has evolved into more of an art form that continues to reflect all facets of elemental human spirit. For Sing Me a Story (DE 3533), Delos has…
It’s a big week for seeing Delos artists live! Tonight! ALIAS Chamber Ensemble’s Winter Concert features works from both their first Delos recording, Boiling Point and their new recording with Portara Ensemble, Amorisms! ALIAS Winter Concert February 10, 2016 — Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University Program Kenji Bunch: Drift for clarinet, viola, and piano…
As we get close to 2015, we’re taking some time to look back on an exciting 2014 filled with fantastic releases! Below are our March and April releases. Make sure to check back here for the rest of the recaps! Lawrence Brownlee: Virtuoso Rossini Arias GRAMMY Nomination!!!! ICMA Nomination: Best Vocal Recital New York Times…
With Paul Appelby, Brian Zeger and Susanna Phillips all being Juilliard alumni, the Juilliard Journal has a splendid review of their new Dear Theo recording: “This recording, a sampling of Moore’s recent output interpreted by some of today’s best artists, shows why singers admire his work so much. … Moore’s perceptive and sensitive choices are…
Grego Applegate Edwards’s Classical-Modern Music Review has a new feature on the Ben Moore Song Cycles recording Dear Theo: “The three cycles represented in this disk show [Ben Moore’s] talent for dramatic musical settings of interesting texts. As the composer remarks in the liners, all three have as underlying theme the wish for freedom. ……
The Dear Theo song cycles by Ben Moore have Opera News critic, Steven Jude Tietjen, singing praises for composer and artists alike: “Each of these three song cycles — given their first recorded performances on this Delos disc — displays composer Ben Moore’s aptitude for psychologically probing yet undeniably appealing storytelling. … Paul Appleby’s interpretation…
Dear Theo Ben Moore, composer Artists: Paul Appleby, tenor; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Brett Polegato, baritone; Brian Zeger, piano; Three Song Cycles by Ben Moore “…an American songwriter with a knack for matching texts to lyrically generous, harmonically rich music.” — New York Times Ben Moore is a particularly eloquent exponent of the art song, noted…
While a single song can open a window to new worlds in and of itself, a song cycle can go beyond that and take the listener on an extended psychological and emotional journey. This album includes three recent song cycles: Dear Theo, So Free Am I and Ode to a Nightingale. Each represents a distinct…
Now Available for digital streaming and download: Dear Theo Three Song Cycles by Ben Moore Dear Theo • So Free am I • Ode to a Nightingale Artists: Paul Appleby, tenor; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Brett Polegato, baritone; Brian Zegler, piano; “…an American songwriter with a knack for matching texts to lyrically generous, harmonically rich music.”…
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