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ArgentiniancomposerCarlosGuastavino(1922-)hascomposedtwohundredsongsinspiredbythe
dancerhythmsandfolksongsofArgentina.Hissongsarefullofnatureimagesincludingdoves,
flowers,water,andmountains.Anexcellentpianist,Guastavinospentyearsaccompanyingsingersin
voicelessonsandlearninghowtocomposesongsthatwoulddrawupontheirvocalstrengths.There
isalyricalnaturetohiscompositionalstyleasevidencedin“Larosayelsauce”andthevocalduet,
“Pueblitomipueblo,”bothbasedonthepoetryofFranciscoSilva.
ClaudioSantoro(1919-1989),Braziliancomposer,conductor,andeducator,wastrainedasapianist
andviolinist.HelaterstudiedwithNadiaBoulangerinParisandbecameapopularmusiceducatorin
Germany.“Acalantodarosa”fromhissongcycleCançoesdeAmor,1stserieswascomposedinRio
deJaneiro,1958.LyricistViniciusdeMoreaes,alsolyricistof“TheGirlfromIpanema”,wrotethetext
tobothseriesofCançoesdeAmor.Amoremlágrimas,composedin1957,isthethirdsongfrom
Santoro’ssongcycleentitledTrêsCançõesPopulareswithtextalsobydeMoreaes.
ThetraditionalAfro-Brazilianlullaby"Nigue-Nigue-Ninhas,”arrangedbytheBrazilianconductorand
composerFranciscoErnaniBraga(1868-1945),isfromasetoffivesongsentitledCancióndecuna
afro-brasileña,whicharelongerinprint.SincethetextisamixtureofPortugueseandanAfrican
dialect,itisdifficulttofindanexacttranslation.BragaspenttimeinEuropestudyingcomposition
withMassenetandothers,however,hereturnedtoBrazilin1890.Hehadalargeinfluenceonthe
musicalsceneinRiodeJaneiroandSãnPaulo,andtaughtcompositionattheNationalInstituteof
MusicinRiodeJaneirowhileconductingandcomposing.
Thethirty-sixartsongsofColombiancomposer,conductor,andpianistJaimeLeón(1921-2015)have
beenreceivingmoreattentionrecentlybyperformersandscholars.MusicologistandSopranoDr.
PatriciaCaicedohaspublishedtwovolumesofhissongsprovidingtranslationsandIPA.Bothsongs-“Pequeñapequeñita”and“Viaje”--canbefoundinthesecondcollectionandwerecomposedtothe
textofFranciscoDelgadoSantos.LeónstudiedcompositionatJulliardunderVittorioGianniniand
BernardWagenaar.
Composer,pianist,cellistandsingerMontserratCampmany(1901-1990)wasborninBarcelona
althoughherfamilymovedtoArgentinasoonafterwards.ShereturnedtoBarcelonain1929after
receivinghermusiceducationattheConservatoryinBuenosAiresandbecomingarenowned
composer.ShespentmanyyearscollaboratingwithmusiciansintheBarcelona‘scene’.Duetothe
SpanishCivilWar(1936-1939)shewentbacktoBuenosAires,wheresheliveduntilherdeath.“Canto
deAmor”,withtextbyAgustinDentone,wascomposedin1954andpartofasetoffivesongs
depictingalesstraditionalapproachtoharmony.
“ElVito”isaSpanishdancethatwastypicallyperformedontabletopsinatavern,andthissongis
oneofmanytranscriptionsofapopularsongheardinMadridintheearly1800’s.Fernando
Obradors,borninBarcelona,wasknownforhistunefulneo-classicalsongsbaseduponSpanishdance
rhythmsandvocaldisplay.HissongcollectionsCancionesclásicasespañolasarepublishedbyUnion
MusicalEspañolaandareamonghisbest-knownworks.
UruguaycomposerandviolinistEduardoFabini(1882-1950)wasoneofseveralUruguayan
composersusingmorenationalistictrendsintheircompositionsduringtheearly20thcentury.He
studiedcompositionattheBrusselsConservatoireunderAdolfodeBoeckaswellasothers.Fabini
composedfoursettingsentitledTriste.No.4,composedin1930,featuresthevoicewithorchestra
withlyricsbyElíasRegulesUriarte(1861-1929).
AlthoughbestknownforhispianocompositionGoyescas(1911),EnriqueGranados(1867-1916)
composednumeroussongsandanoperaentitledGoyescasin1916,whichhadasuccessfulpremiere
inAmericawiththecomposerpresent.“LaMajaDolorosa”and“ElMirardelaMaja”aresongsfrom
hislargerworkentitledColecciódeTonadillas,composedbetween1896and1900andsettotextby
FernandoPeriquet.AlthoughbornaCatalan(Barcelona),Granadoswroteveryfewofhissongsinhis
nativetongue.HeidentifiedmorewithMadrid,andhissongsreflectthepopularSpanishstyleof
imitatingtheguitarinthepianoaccompanimentbyuseofarpeggiatedandquicklyrepeatedchords,
providingsupportforthevoicetoexecuterapidmelismaticpassages.
LacerdoOsvaldo(1927-2011)wasaBraziliannationalistcomposerandpianistwhostudied
compositionwithCamargoGuarnieriinSaõPaulo.Hefeltstronglythathismusicshouldreflectthe
ethnicmusicalcharacteristicsfoundinfolkmusic,asevidencedbyhisuseoftheBrazilian
northeasternmixolydianmodefeaturingaraised4thscaletone.HewasthefirstBraziliancomposer
towinaGuggenheimFellowshiptostudyinAmerica.HestudiedcompositionwithAmerican
composers,AaronCoplandandVittorioGianniniin1963.Osvaldoisbestknownforhischoraland
organmusic,althoughhecomposedinallmusicalgenres.ThevocalduetFugaSaudosawas
composedin1993,usingthefirststanzaofapoembyBrazilianpoetBastosTigre(1882-1957).(The
performersareindebtedtoOsvaldo’swidow,EudóxiadeBarros,Brazilianconcertpianist,forher
permissiontorecordthisselection.)
CatalancomposerJaumePahissa(1880-1969)spentmanyyearsinBarcelonateachingcomposition
andconductingattheEscuelaMunicipaldeMúsicauntilleavingforArgentinain1937duringthe
SpanishWar.Heisknownforseveraloperasandnumeroussongs,whichexperimentedwith
polytonalityandtwelve-tonetechniques,yetinfusinghispersonalexpressivenessbasedonSpanish
culture’sfolksonginfluences.HestudiedunderanothergreatSpanishcomposer,EnricMorera,who
wasamentorformanycomposersearlyinthe20thcentury.“Rosa”isoneofhislessmusically
sophisticatedsongsandsettohistext.Thesongisametaphorforsomeonewhoinvestsdearlyina
relationshipbutknowsthatifitisunrequited,theywillneedtowalkaway.
CatalanviolinistandcomposerEduardoToldrá(1895-1962)composedequallywellforvoice,opera,
andorchestra.HissongsarecherishedamongsingersfortheirromanticflavormergedwithFrench
impressionism.Unlikeseveralofhiscolleagues,heremainedinBarcelonaduringtheSpanishwar.
HissongscultivatetheCatalanlanguageintoamusicallanguageresultinginhisreputationforbeinga
‘renaissance’Catalancomposerinfluencedbynationalism.HewasloyaltoCatalanpoetsandset
textsbyJosepCarner--“CançoIncerta”,JoanMaragall—“RomançaSenseParaules”,JosepMariade
Sagarra—“RomançdeSantaLlucia”tomentionafew.
ThemusicofCatalancomposerManuelBlancafort(1897-1987)waspartlyinfluencedbytheFrench
composers‘LesSix’,whilereflectingablendofCatalannationalismandneo-classicism.Hismost
significantrepertoirewascomposedforthepianoandorchestra,althoughhecomposednumerous
songs,whichunfortunatelywereoftencomparedtothoseofhisfriendandcolleaguecomposer
FedericoMompou.HestudiedwithLamotedeGrignon,amentorformanySpanishcomposersinthe
early20thcenturywhilelivinginSpain.“CançodeL’únicCami”utilizestextbyCatalanpoetTomàs
RoigILlop.
“CançóDeLaFira”and“Damuntdetunoméslesflors”
areperfectexamplesofsongsreflectingthediversecompositionaltalentofCatalancomposer
FedericoMompou(1893-1987).HewashalfFrenchandhalfCatalanandhismusicreflectsinfluences
frombothmusicalstyles.Histhirty-sevensongsarearguablyhisbestworks,andexhibithiscomfort
incomposinginsmallerforms.Mompouwasattractedtopoetryofasombernatureasseeninhis
song“Damuntdetunoméslesflors”fromalargerworkentitledCombatdelsomnicomposedin
1949,textbyJosepJanés.Trainedtobeaconcertpianist,hestudiedpianoinParisandhas
composednumerousselectionsforpianoaswellasorchestralcompositions.“CançóDeLaFira”-composedin1949--wassettotextbyTomásGarcésandpublishedasasinglesong.
ThemusicofBraziliancomposerHeitorVilla-Lobos(1887-1959)isknownforitscharacteristic
nationalism,drivingrhythms,andoriginalinstrumentation.Hewastrainedatayoungagetoplaythe
cello,viola,andguitarandalthoughheintendedtobecomeadoctor,hefoundhimselfperforming
regularlywithlocalpopularmusiciansineveningvenues,experimentingwithvariousmusicalstyles.
Largelyself-taught,hespentseveralyearscomposingandplayingfreelancecelloincafesandcinemas
toearnaliving.Aftergainingsuccesswithseveralorchestralworks,hetravelledtoPariswherehe
continuedtohavesuccessasacomposer.WhenreturningtoBrazil,hebecameamemberofagroup
ofartistsknownastheNewNationalistRegime.In1945,hefoundedtheBrazilianAcademyofMusic
andwouldspendhislateryearstravellingbetweenNewYork,ParisandBrazil.Cançãodeamoris
oneoffivesongsfromVilla-Lobos’workentitledCançõesdaflorestadoAmazonapublishedin1958
andscoredforvoiceandorchestrawithtextbyDoraVasoncelos.Themusicforthissuitewas
originallywrittenaspartofamoviescorefromGreenMansions,fromwhichthecomposerextracted
foursongs.
JaymeOvalle(1894-1955)wasaBraziliancomposer,poetanddiplomatlaterresidingmostlyinNew
YorkandLondon.HeisbestknownforthesongAzulão(bluebird)settotextbyManuelBandeira,a
poetpopularamongBraziliancomposers.Hehaswrittensymphonicandpianocompositionsaswell.
Translations
Pueblito,MiPueblo
(Oh,littletown,myhometown—FranciscoSilva)
Oh,littletown,myhometown.
HowImissthoseevenings
Inmyhometown.
Icannotforgetyou.
Suchayearning
Gripsmysoultonight.
Oh!Todreamoncemore
Beneathyourwillowtrees.
Watchingthecloudspassby.
Oh!Whenthesunhasset
Tobreathethatfragrantbreeze
Scentedwithorangeblossoms.
Acalantodarosa
(LullabyoftheRose--ViniciusdeMoreaes)
Astarsleepsinthesky
Therosesleepsinitsgarden.
Themoonrestsinthesea
Lovesleepsinsideofme.
Youmusttreadsoftly
Ah,youmustnotspeak.
Myloveisslumbering
Howsweetisherperfume.
Sleepinpeace,purerose,
Yourslumberhasnoend.
Nigue-nigue-ninhas(AfricanLullaby)
La,la,lullaby.
Youaresocute!
Macamba,bringyourguitar!
Togivebirthtothesleepspirit:
Musangoláquinaquinë!(sleepingspell)
Pequeñapequeñita
(TinyLittleGirl—FranciscoDelgadoSantos)
I’mstillatinygirl.
ButInowwalklikeayounglady.
Eventhoughsometimes
Myshoesgettangled.
Irunaroundthekitchen,
Theparlor,andthegarden.
WhenIseeDaddy
Gethomefromwork,
Idon’trun,butflydownthestairs.
Butsinceheistall
Ionlyhughislegs.
Andhetakesmyface
Betweenhishands.
Inowpaintthewallslikeanartist.
Anddieofdeathwhen
Theytalkaboutthedentist.
Becausedespiteeverything,
Likemydoll,I’mstillatinygirl.
Cantodeamor
(SongofLove—AgustinDentone)
Withasilvermoon,
Withsunshineofgold,
We’llmakeacribforourlove.
Cutfromthevalleys
Themostbeautifulflowers,
Forourhandstoadornourcrib.
Andhopingwhenitfeelscoldtous,
Wewillhavealargeponcho
Forouraffection.
Withtwohandstogether
Let’sprayforGod’sguidance.
ElVito(SpanishFolksongandDance)
Anoldwomanisworthacoin,
Andayounggirltwocents.
ButsinceIampoor,
Iwillbethecheapest.
Withdancing,dancing,etc.
Stopyourteasing,sir,
SothatIdon’tstartblushing.
Larosayelsauce
(TheRoseandtheWillow—FranciscoSilva)
Theroseawakened
Inthewillow’sembrace.
Theimpassionedtreelovedherso.
Butacoquettishmaidenhas
Stolentheroseaway.
Andtheheartbrokenwillow
Weepsfortherose.
Viaje
(Journey—FranciscoDelgadoSantos)
Inthesadstreet,
Asifitwereacradle
Mybabyslept,underthemoonlight.
Hesleptpurplewithcold.
Inhisstrangedreamhewascarried
Withoutaboatdowntheriver,
Naked,floatingonfleetingchannels
Ofbluemelody.
Andthereinthedistance
Athousandstreamsoffoam,
Kissedhisbody,
Clothedinmoonlight.
Triste
(Sadness--ElíasRegulesUriarte)
I,too,canhaveasoulfullofpain.
Wherepainlives,pleasurecanstillspringforth.
Thereisineverythingsweetnesswithsplendor.
Thetigerhashislove,thedovehissweetheart.
Therosegivesitsscentandeventhethistlegivesflowers.
I,too,canhaveasoulfullofpain.
Wherepainlives,pleasurecanstillspringforth.
LaMajaDolorosa,No.1
(TheSorrowfulMaja—FernandoPeriquet)
Oh,crueldeath!
Whyhaveyousotreacherously
Stolenmymajo,mypassion?
Icannotlivewithouthim,
Lifewithouthimismerelydeath.
Itisimpossibletofeelworsepain:
Mysoulisdrowninginmytears.
Oh,God!Returnmybelovedtome,
Forlifewithouthimismerelydeath
Callejeo
(Wandering—FernandoPeriquet)
Ihavewanderedfortwohours,
Agitated,withoutpeace;
Idon’tseehim,
HetowhomItrustinglygavemysoul.
Ihaveneverseenaman
Wholiedmorethanhim
Whonowdeceivesme;
But,itwillnotmatter,for
Ihavealwaysbeenastubbornwoman
And,ifnecessary,
I’llrunafterhimwithoutstopping
ThroughoutallofSpain.
FugaSaudosa
(TheFlightofLonging—BastosTigre)
Longing,sweetword,
Whichconstruessuchbitterness!
Longing,isasifpiercedby
Athornwhilesmellingtheflower.
Rosa
(TheWhiteRose—JaumePahissa)
Arosegarden
Wherethelightismissing;
Iwillcometothetoptopruneit
Bringinglighttothebranches.
IfIcannothave
Mytreasuredwhiteroses,
FromloveIwilldie
Atthefootofthebranches.
CançoIncerta
(SongofUncertainty—JosepCarner)
Thispathsonarrow,
Whoknowswhereitleads?
Tothetownorpine
Onthehill.
Asky-bluelily
Says,“Come,come’;
But‘Donotpass’,
Saysaspider’sweb.
Isthisadaringshortcut,
Asteepdescent,
Orisitalover’spath,
Coveredwithbrush?
Isitasheltertosleep
Foroneinpain?
Thispathsonarrow,
Whoknowswhereitleads?
Whoknowswhethersadorsmiling
Itgreetsthetraveler?
Whoknowsifitdiessuddenly
Beneaththethicket?
Whowouldeverknowthispath,
Forwhatdoesitnowinviteme?
Everymorningisanuncertainpath,
Andeverylifeistoo.
Cançodel’úniccami
(SongoftheUniquepath—TomàsRoigILlop)
Lookatthebluesea
Andthewhitesails.
Let’sbothgoout
Becausealliswell.
Butoh!Whatifourmoodchanges
Anddisappointmentfindsus
Whilesailingonthebluesea.
Dearillusion,whereareyou?
No,it’snotlandorthebluesea.
Theillusionthatwedreamof
Livesinourhearts
Ifwearemeantforeachother.
CançódelaFira
(SongoftheFair—TomásGarcés)
Thefairdisplaysitswonders
Foryoutograspineitherhand.
Iamsotiredoflooking
Andmysoulsighs.
Cottoncandy,merry-go-round,
Jugsofglassandearrings
Singanddanceastheyquiver.
Amidtheclamorofcymbals
Youreyesfullofeagerness,
Cravesanimmortalwish.
Areyouseekingaspectacle
Beyondthefair?
Thestarspiercethewholesky.
Thebreezescattersthestarshine.
Lookhowgraduallythefiredies
Beneaththelightofthatstar.
Cravingtocatchthestar?
Oh,thatdesireclutchesyourheart!
Toneverleavethegoldenjewels,
Theraucouslaughter,andthepuppets.
Damuntdetunoméslesflors
(Lyinguponyouwereonlyflowers--JosepJanés)
Lyinguponyouwereonlyflowers,
Andlikeawhiteoffering,
Yourbodydrewlightfromthem.
Thebranchwaslonelywithoutthem
Astheygavetheirkisstoyouand
Surroundedyouwiththeirfragrance.
Withyoureyesclosed,
Yourbodywasimmersedinlight.
CouldIbelikethesighinglily,
Givingyoumyownselfaswell.
Thenmyverybeingcouldfade
Uponyourbreast,
Neverrestingagainatnight
Asyoursoulleavesyourside.
RomançdeSantaLucia
(BalladofSaintLucy—JosepMariadeSagarra)
SincetodayisSaintLucy’sday,
Themostgloriousdayoftheyear,
Aroundthenewsquare
Ilingerwithmylove.
Let’sgotothefairtogether,
Myfriend,let’sgoearly,
Sothatalittlebitofmountain
Liftsoursadness.
Wewillbuyhandfulsofmoss,
Andabranchofstrawberrytree,
Andawhitemiller*,
Andasheepandashepherd.
Atnoon,wewillputeverything
Inourdiningroom
And,beforesittingatthetable,
Wewillbothlookattheselittlethings,
Sothatalittlebitofmountain
Makesourfoodsweeter.
SincetodayisSaintLucy’sday,
Themostgloriousdayoftheyear
Suchwordshavecometomymind
WhenIsawmybeloved.
(*traditionalChristmascrèchefigurine)
Romanzasenseparaules
(Romancewithoutwords—JoanMaragall)
Inthebasinofthefountain
Aredrosefloats;
Leaningoverthejetofthespout,
Ayounggirlisdrinking,
Freshwatertrickles
Downchinandneck;
Theyoungerbrothers
Laughabouthergettingwet;
Shedrinksandlaughswiththem
Andatlastshesputters.
Allbegintoshout,
Theybecomeexcitedandmerry,
Andtheyoungest,inacradle,
Insidethelittlehouse,
Hearingthatracket,totallynaked,
Laughsandkickshislegs,
Andbeginstosingallalone,
Aballadwithoutwords.
Amoremlágrimas
(LoveinTears--ViniciusdeMoreaes)
Listentothesea
Whichsobsinsolitude.
Listen,love,tothesea
Whichsobsinthesaddestsolitude.
Andlisten,love,tothewinds
Backfromvoidsthatnooneknows.
Thewavescurlover
Andsobinpassion.
Andlisten,love,inthedepthofnight
Howthetreesinthefaceofthewind
Bowinlament
Andsobattheground.
CançãodeAmor
(SongofLove—DoraVasconcelos)
Todreamintheblueafternoon
Ofyournowabsentlove
Toenduresocruelawound
Withthisbittergriefhangingabove.
Thetimeworsensthetorment
Withinmyself,mylove!
AsfarasIstillamfromyou
Andconqueredbypain
Inthissorrysolitude
Istillsearchforyouinvain.
Love,mylove!
Howpleasingitcanbetohush
Andbecrushedbyreality.
Ilivesadlyinstifledsobs
When,whenwillIseeyouagain?
Ifeeltheardorofmanykissesonme.
Ah,anysignatall
Meaninglessorthrilling,
Comestoembitterme.
Howsweet,solongago
WhenIknewyourdevotion
Yetnow,alonewithwoe
I’mstillinlovewithyou.
HerestronglyIstillfeel
Yourpersistentlove!
AsfarasIstillamfromyou
Mywoefulheart
Stillyearnsforyou,
Itbegsforyou,itpleads
Love,mylove!
Azulão
(Bluebird—ManuelBandeira)
Gobluebird,
Bluebird,mycompanion,Go!
Flytomyungratefullove
Tellherthatthesertão
Isnolongerthesame.Go!
Goandtellher,mycompanion.Fly!
Theperformerswouldliketothankthefollowingfortheirtranslations:
Pequeñapequeñita,Viaje,andRosa:Dr.PatriciaCaicedo,MundoArts;
Cançodel’úniccami:FelixMiret-Rovira;CançãodeAmor,FugaSaudosa,andAzulão:Melody
Chapin;andPueblito,MiPueblo:Dr.CatherineVerrilli.AspecialthankstoLenineSantos,Patricia
Caicedo,FelixMiret-Rovira,MelodyChapin,andImmaCabotifortheirassistancewiththediction.
AndawarmthankyouforGerryStinsonfromGerryStinsonAudioforhisexcellentrecordingand
mentoringthroughthisproject.
AlicenseforPermanentDigitalDownloads(PDDs)wassuppliedbytheHarryFoxAgency,Inc.for
Azulão,Pueblito,MiPueblo,Damuntdetunoméslesflors,CançódelaFira,Nigue-nigue-ninhas,and
ElVitounderlicensenos.1226961414–1420.Dr.PatriciaCaicedo,MundoArts,suppliedlicensesfor
PequeñapequeñitaandViaje.PermissiontorecordFugaSaudosawasprovidedbyhiswidow,Euóxia
deBarros.LicensestorecordAcalantodarosaandAmoremlagrimaswereprovidedbyEdition
Savart.PermissiontorecordCançodel’úniccamiwasprovidedbytheBoileauPublishers.
The Performers
CarolynFinley(mezzo-soprano)isanactiveperformerandadjudicatorthroughouttheupper
Midwest.ShereceivedtwomusicdegreesfromtheUniversityofNorthTexasandaDoctorateof
MusicalArtsfromtheUniversityofMinnesota.ATexasnative,Carolynwasathree-yearmemberof
theHoustonOperaStudiowheresheperformedleadingandsupportingrolesinboththeStudioand
MainHouseproductionsforHoustonGrandOpera.IntheMidwest,shehastouredwithNebraska
OperaandMidwestOperaTheater,performedwiththePlymouthMusicSeries,Duluth-Superior
Orchestra,RochesterSymphonyOrchestra,ThursdayMusical,SchubertClub,QuiteLightOpera
CompanyandMinnesotaCenterChorale.Sheperformedasthemezzo-sopranosoloistinToBe
CertainoftheDawn,StephenPaulus’holocaustoratorio,bothlocallyandinEurope.Carolyn
performsregularlywiththeCSB/SJUfacultychambermusicensemblePasticheandhasproduced
threeartsongCD’swithherspouse,EdwardTurley(piano).
DeirdreHarkins(oboe)iscurrentlyanInstructorofOboesatCSB/SJU.ShehasaMusicEducation
degreefromtheUniversityofMaryandaMasterofMusicinPerformancefromtheUniversityof
Michiganwithafocusinchambermusic.ShehastaughtatMinotStateUniversity,UniversityofMary
andBismarckStateCollegewhereshewastheHeadofInstrumentalMusicandDirectoroftheWind
Ensemble.ShethenmetherhusbandandmovedtohisnativeScotlandwhereshestudied
Traditionalmusic.Shehasbeenanactivestudioteacher,clinicianandadjudicator.Sheisalsovery
activeinLiturgicalMusic,bothasaperformerandacomposer.Sheistheprincipleoboistofthe
AmadeusChamberSymphonyandafrequentperformeroftheCSB/SJUChambergroup,PASTICHE.
PatriciaKent(soprano)hasperformedassoloistwithmanyorchestraincludingWooster(OH)
Symphony,theDuluthSuperiorSymphony,theMinnesotaOrchestraandtheSt.PaulChamber
Orchestra.Dr.KentisCSBalumnusandreceivedanMAfromQueensCollegeinNewYork.Sheholds
aDMAfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,whereshewonthecovetedSchusslerPrize.Patriciaisa
featuredartistonseveralrecordings,includingtheMinnesotaAIDSQuiltSongbookandarecordingof
thesongsofHenryBryanHaysOSBwithfacultycolleaguesCarolynFinleyandEdwardTurley.Patricia
hasalsorecordedsongsofFannyandFelixMendelssohnwithpianistRobertKoopmannandFrench
songswithRoderickKettlewell.RecentoperaticrolesincludetheMotherinAmahlandtheNight
VisitorswiththeMinnesotaOrchestra,LadyBillowsinAlbertHerring,RosamundeinDangerous
Liasons,AmintainIlRePastore,andAriadneinAriadneaufNaxos.Dr.Kenthasbeenonthe
CSB/SJUfacultysince1984.
EdwardTurley(piano)holdsaBachelorofMusicdegreefromNorthwesternUniversityandboththe
masteranddoctoraldegreesfromtheUniversityofColorado,Boulder.ActivethroughouttheUpper
Midwestasarecitalist,soloist,accompanist,clinicianandadjudicator,hehasperformedwiththe
BloomingtonSymphony,St.CloudSymphony,HeartlandSymphonyandinrecitalforThursday
MusicalandtheSchubertClubinMinneapolis.Dr.TurleyhascollaboratedonsevenCDrecordings:
“MusicforTrumpetandPiano,”“TakeTwo,”and“TheInvincibleCornet”withDr.DaleWhite;“The
VocalMusicofBryanBeaumontHayes,”“UnderTheseSkies–BritishandAmericanArtSong,”and
“ThePleasuresofNatureandYouth”withspouseDr.CarolynFinley(mezzo-soprano)andother
colleagues;and“DueCappuccini”withDr.RichardDirlam(saxophone).Hewastherecipientofthe
SisterMaryGrellTeacherofDistinctionAwardin1996andservedaschairofthemusicdepartment
atCSB/SJUforsixteenyears.