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American opera singer (1913-1975)
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Recent Releases No. 69 (CD Reviews)
[…] recording will not only prove rewarding in its own right, but it will complement and enhance other recordings of these concertos. Highly recommended. Mozart’s Jazz Requiem: The Queen’s Cartoonists (Joel Pierson, piano, arrangements;Rossen Nedelchev, drums; Mark Phillips, clarinet, alto sax, flute, soprano sax; Greg Hammontree, trumpet, trombone; Drew Pitcher, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Steve Whipple, bass); Special Guests – Jon Singer, xylophone, marimba;; Samantha Lake, tuba (3, 6); Jen Wharton, bass trombone; Tatum Greenblatt, trumpet; Wayne Tucker, trumpet. 7 Train Records (digital release) Well, there are arrangements and then there are arrangements. Ignaz Lachner’s arrangements of Mozart’s piano concertos, for example, kept the piano part intact but reduced the wind and string parts down so they could be played by a small ensemble such as string quartet augmented by a double bass. But what we have here is something completely different. Joel Pierson’s arrangement of Mozart’s unfinished Requiem into Mozart’s Jazz Requiem is meant not as a meticulous […]
2023-11-01 13:00:42
Tuckered out
This Sunday marked a muted return of the Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, which had the dubious distinction of the fourth edition not to feature a prizewinner and perhaps the first not to provide complete orchestral and choral accompaniment for its performers.
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2023-09-06 11:19:21
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2023-07-06 02:12:00
[…] of catching her early in her career.”— Julia Goldberg, Santa Fe Reporter “In the title role, Leah Hawkins provided tonal and dynamic variety vocally, along with beautiful tone…”—Mark Tiarks, Santa Fe New Mexican“Hawkins truly has a splendid voice: powerful, with a golden medium range and clear‑cut high notes.”—Christian Dalzon, Concertonet.comAbout Leah HawkinsLeah Hawkins is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program atThe Metropolitan Opera, 2021 winner of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Women in Classical Music Career Advancement Award and 2022 Richard Tucker Career Grant recipient. Her Santa Fe Opera debut as Tosca is her second journey into the opera world’s beloved diva. When asked for three fun facts about herself, Hawkins shared:I started piano lessons at 9, voice lessons at 12 and I have performed 25+ operatic roles, including 5 that I premiered/created.I love costume jewelry. One-of-a-kind, funky, geometric pieces make me happy!I also collect magnets. They are usually from places I have visited or worked.****Best wishes […]
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