>In a message dated 11/13/2001 2:09:53 PM Central Standard Time, >cantare@p... writes: > ><< The only thing I'm finding for "inspirational" songs is Christian > religious music, which I don't think would be appropriate for this > setting. Would any of you have a recommendations for an > inspirational, not particularly religious song for mezzo with string > quartet? My audience is older and quite conservative. > >> > >Well, there's a new song out there that Denyce Graves sang called "American >Anthem," written by Gene Scheer (sp?). It's on Nathan Gunn's new CD of >American songs (which I just ordered from Amazon) and the music is available >from CLASSICAL VOCAL REPERTOIRE (haven't ordered it yet). I just heard it at >Wisconsin NATS last week, sung not especially well by a young man, but >despite his less-than-fabulous vocalism, it was manipulative/effective enough >to move me to tears. :) All the teachers were asking about it.
There's also the "American Hymn" by Lee Holdrige. He wrote it for the made-for-TV "East of Eden" a few years back; it's on the Placido Domingo/John Denver PERHAPS LOVE album, and is quite lovely.
Karen
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