Song Cycle: Unto the Hills George (Henry) Crumb, Composer James Freeman, Conductor Orchestra 2001 Ann Crumb, Soprano (The) River of Life James Freeman, Conductor Ann Crumb, Soprano Orchestra 2001 ...

Ever the practical musician, Britten knew what would work in performance. His realisations of ‘The Queen’s Epicedium’ and ‘Fairest isle’ from King Arthur, two of the earliest, dating from the 1940s, ...

Rising Country Star Lauded by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Paste Magazine, CMT, Opens New Chapter in Christian Music as Her Most Authentic Self The initial song about my relationship with God ...

God has shown up for me in times when I had no idea what to do or how to pick myself up or even when I didn’t want to get out of bed.” Purcell, a lifelong Christian music fan who grew up singing in ...

Jay begins with the song for which the podcast is named: “Music for a While,” by Purcell. He ends with some theme music by the late Quincy Jones, “The Streetbeater.” In between are Mendelssohn, Liszt, ...

The last masque to be performed at London’s Banqueting Hall was entitled The Triumph of Peace: it was created by James Shirley in 1683, and paid for by the Inns of Court. The cost was a staggering £21 ...

The Fairy Queen is like the other Purcell “masques” or “theatrical entertainments” in that it is much more like a variety show than an opera. Dance, spectacle and a random disregard for consistent ...