Four Orchestrated Songs

duration: ca. 20:00 Instrumentation: 1(pic, afl)1(ca)1(ebcl)1/1000/perc /hp /str (min 65443)/bass baritone. In the tradition of Samuel Barber these songs, though with orchestra, retain their chamber music character calling for a recital voice with a minimum of vibrato. The songs are intensly melodic and the orchestral parts though not often technically demanding require the most sensative ear for ensemble. Texts by Joyce, Dickinson, and Yeats. The "Four Orchestrated Songs" were first performed May 4, 1999 in Brown Hall at the New England Conservatory with Graham Fandrei, bass-baritone and Shawn Crouch conducting members of the New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. For score samples and audio clips (featuring Brian Church, baritone) http://www.troywayne.com