Notes and Editorial Reviews
"...his music is a disarming mix of spare lyricism, poignancy and gently nose thumbing irreverence. His Eventideis a one-act chamber opera, based on James Purdy's short story of the same name; the richly evocative music takes up where Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 leaves off. Karen Williams and Hillary Johnsson sing lusciously, and Williams does well, too, by the six miscellaneous songs. Joyce Castle makes a lively case for the sassy settings of lines form a Berlitz language primer...Fennimore himself accompanies tellingly in the songs." (Kansas City Star)
"...his music is a disarming mix of spare lyricism, poignancy and gently nose thumbing irreverence. His Eventideis a one-act chamber opera, based on James Purdy's short story of the same name; the richly evocative music takes up where Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 leaves off. Karen Williams and Hillary Johnsson sing lusciously, and Williams does well, too, by the six miscellaneous songs. Joyce Castle makes a lively case for the sassy settings of lines form a Berlitz language primer...Fennimore himself accompanies tellingly in the songs." (Kansas City Star) Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Berlitz "Introduction to French" by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joyce Castle (Mezzo Soprano),
Joseph Fennimore (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1971; USA
Venue: Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas
Length: 10 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: English
2.
Inscape by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joseph Fennimore (Piano),
Joyce Castle (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1973-1977; USA
Length: 19 Minutes 11 Secs.
Language: English
3.
Winterlove by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joseph Fennimore (Piano),
Karen Williams (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1976; USA
Length: 0 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: English
4.
Mary Weeps for Her Child by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joseph Fennimore (Piano),
Karen Williams (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1976; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: English
5.
Snow Grew out of the Sky Last Night by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joseph Fennimore (Piano),
Karen Williams (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1976; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: English
6.
Infant Joy by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Joseph Fennimore (Piano),
Karen Williams (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1977; USA
Length: 1 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: English
7.
Now Death has Shut Your Eyes by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Karen Williams (Soprano),
Joseph Fennimore (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1976; USA
Length: 1 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: English
8.
My Heart by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Karen Williams (Soprano),
Joseph Fennimore (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1984; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs.
Language: English
9.
Eventide by Joseph Fennimore
Performer:
Hillary Johnsson (Mezzo Soprano),
Philip Creech (Tenor),
Karen Williams (Soprano)
Conductor:
Timm Rolek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chelsea Chamber Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1974; USA
Length: 17 Minutes 25 Secs.
Language: English
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