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Sunday, August 8, 2021

Modern Music for New Singers

On of the first major collections of 21st century American Art Songs has been released by North Star Music. The brainchild of Robert Peavler, the collection includes the work of 90 living composers. Of special note is Volume 1 (S/A/T/B) for singers 16-21. Almost all of the songs in the collection are unique--in other words, what's found in the tenor collection isn't simply transposed into the soprano collection. 

While working on a class for singers at Savannah Voice Festival, I interviewed Robert on zoom. An excerpt is being used in the class; the entire interview is here. 


Look at this list of composers!

Soprano, Vol. 1
Garth Baxter
David Conte
Emerson Eads
Seamus Flynn
Erik Franklin
Scott Gendel
Franklin Hansen
Stephen Jackson
Elyse Kahler
Michael Kropf
Lori Laitman
Kari Cruver Medina
Paul Salerni
Lucy Shirley
Dawn Sonntag
Richard Pearson Thomas
Hayley Turner
Jay Vosk
Logan Vranković
Karen Wemhoener

Soprano, Vol. 2
Nicolas Benavides
Clint Borzoni
Delvyn Case
Dorothy Chang
Judith Cloud
Emerson Eads
Kurt Erickson
Jodi Goble
Meg Huskin
Lee Kesselman
Andrew List
Michael McAndrew
Liam Moore
Jean-Paul Perrotte
Joseph Rubinstein
Paul Salerni
Dawn Sonntag
Lucy Shirley
Sheila Silver
Jay Vosk

Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 1
Michael Ching
Maria Thompson Corley
Joseph Dubois
Rachel Devore Fogarty
Erik Franklin
Kenneth Frazelle
Scott Gendel
Daniel Gilliam
Jodi Goble
Lori Laitman
Leonard Mark Lewis
Quinn Mason
Thomas Pasatieri
Dave Ragland
Wayland Rogers
Lucy Shirley
Matthew Shreve
David Evan Thomas
Ian Wiese

Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 2
Mark Abel
Carol Barnett
Garth Baxter
Rebekah Driscoll
Kurt Erickson
Rachel DeVore Fogarty
Max Johnson
Jeremy Gill
Leonard Mark Lewis
Andrew List
Evan Mack
Quinn Mason
Kari Cruver Medina
John McIntyre
Wayland Rodgers
Paul Salerni
Lucy Shirley
David Evan Thomas
Bruce Trinkley
Gregory Zavracky

Tenor, Vol. 1
Daniel Armstrong
Garth Baxter
Judith Cloud
David Conte
Joseph Dubois
Stephen Jackson
Scott Joiner
Ben Justis
Robbie LaBanca
Lori Laitman
Logan Larson
Quinn Mason
Gary Powell Nash
Dave Ragland
Justin Henry Rubin
David Evan Thomas
Richard Pearson Thomas
Bruce Trinkley
Patrick Vu
Gergory Zavracky

Tenor, Vol. 2
Adam Burnette
Benjamin Carter
Eric Choate
Andrea Clearfield
Joseph Dubois
Elaine Fine
Matt Frey
Felix Jarrar
Scott Joiner
Ben Justis
Logan Larson
Quinn Mason
Eric Moe
Luke Mayernick
Dave Ragland
Justin Henry Rubin
Joseph Stillwell
David Evan Thomas
Logan Vranković

Baritone, Vol. 1
Jason Bahr
Maria Thompson Corley
Reed Criddle
Joseph D. Daniel
Douglas Fisk
Stefania de Kenessey
Rachel Devore Fogarty
Kenneth Frazelle
Marques L.A. Garrett
Daniel Gilliam
Lori Laitman
Liam Moore
Dave Ragland
Paul Salerni
Del’Shawn Taylor
M. Ryan Taylor
Bruce Trinkley
Patrick Vu
Carle Wirshba
Khyle B. Wooten

Baritone, Vol. 2
Jason Bahr
Garth Baxter
Jeremy Beck
Chester Biscardi
Clint Borzoni
Andrea Clearfield
David Conte
Reed Criddle
Joseph Dubois
Scott Gendel
Garrison Gerard
Ben Justis
Paula Kimper
David Ludwig
Evan Mack
Liam Moore
Sheila Silver
M. Ryan Taylor
Deanna Wehrspann
Khyle B. Wooten




 

 

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