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Biographical material in the classical field tends to have an enervating quality, with endless lists of degrees and prizes that mean little except to other musicians. Baritone Will Liverman goes in a definitively opposite direction with this double album song recital exploring music and musicians that have shaped his own work. The pieces are all by female composers, mostly but not exclusively African American, but the performers, in addition to Liverman himself, are a mixed bag that includes the famed Renée Fleming (a mentor to Liverman), who appears on Sarah Kirkland Snider's haunting song Everything That Ever Was. Another member of the cast of characters is Terry Liverman, whom Will joins on piano. Even physical album buyers are encouraged to check out online versions of the album, which include spoken "show me the way" statements from some of the performers; these include not only Fleming but violinist Lady Jess, who has toured with Beyoncé. The composers are less directly connected to Liverman, but they make up an interesting mixture of music from the past (Florence Beatrice Price, Margaret Bonds, Amy Beach) and the present day. Listeners will discover some new music here, and it is all tied together by a personal perspective, something that is so often missing from the contemporary classical scene.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Ella Fitzgerald, Composer, Lyricist - Chick Webb, Composer - Jonathan King, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robbins Music Corporation, MusicPublisher - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Budd Green, Composer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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A Sable Jubilee (Jasmine Barnes)
Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tesia Kwarteng, Lyricist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jasmine Barnes, Composer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jasmine Barnes Music, MusicPublisher
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Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tesia Kwarteng, Lyricist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jasmine Barnes, Composer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jasmine Barnes Music, MusicPublisher
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Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tesia Kwarteng, Lyricist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jasmine Barnes, Composer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jasmine Barnes Music, MusicPublisher
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Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florence Beatrice Price, Composer - Paul Laurence Dunbar, Lyricist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Estate of Florence Price, MusicPublisher
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Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sara Teasdale, Lyricist - Rene Orth, Composer - J'nai Bridges, MainArtist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - ReEnthrone Productions, MusicPublisher
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Four Songs (Margaret Bonds)
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lyricist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hildegard Publishing Company, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lyricist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hildegard Publishing Company, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
2024 Cedille Records 2024 Cedille Records
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lyricist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hildegard Publishing Company, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lyricist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hildegard Publishing Company, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Cabildo, Op. 149 (Amy Cheney Beach)
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Nicole Cabell, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tahirah Whittington, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nan Bagby Stephens, Lyricist - Amy Cheney Beach, Composer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lady Jess, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kathryn Smith, Lyricist - Kamala Sankaram, Composer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kamala Sankaram Music, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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G. Schirmer, MusicPublisher - Langston Hughes, Lyricist - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florence Beatrice Price, Composer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Machine Head. Ted Burke Poems (Libby Larsen)
Libby Larsen, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libby Larsen Publishing, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Ted Burke, Lyricist
2024 Cedille Records 2024 Cedille Records
Libby Larsen, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libby Larsen Publishing, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Ted Burke, Lyricist
2024 Cedille Records 2024 Cedille Records
Libby Larsen, Composer - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libby Larsen Publishing, MusicPublisher - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Ted Burke, Lyricist
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G. Schirmer, MusicPublisher - Renee Fleming, MainArtist - Jonathan King, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Kirkland Snider, Composer - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy K. Smith, Lyricist - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer
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Boosey & Hawkes, MusicPublisher - Alma Bazel Androzzo, Composer, Lyricist - James Ginsburg, Producer - Will Liverman, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Maylone, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Terry Liverman, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Album review
Biographical material in the classical field tends to have an enervating quality, with endless lists of degrees and prizes that mean little except to other musicians. Baritone Will Liverman goes in a definitively opposite direction with this double album song recital exploring music and musicians that have shaped his own work. The pieces are all by female composers, mostly but not exclusively African American, but the performers, in addition to Liverman himself, are a mixed bag that includes the famed Renée Fleming (a mentor to Liverman), who appears on Sarah Kirkland Snider's haunting song Everything That Ever Was. Another member of the cast of characters is Terry Liverman, whom Will joins on piano. Even physical album buyers are encouraged to check out online versions of the album, which include spoken "show me the way" statements from some of the performers; these include not only Fleming but violinist Lady Jess, who has toured with Beyoncé. The composers are less directly connected to Liverman, but they make up an interesting mixture of music from the past (Florence Beatrice Price, Margaret Bonds, Amy Beach) and the present day. Listeners will discover some new music here, and it is all tied together by a personal perspective, something that is so often missing from the contemporary classical scene.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:27:23
- 2 Digital booklets
- Main artists: Will Liverman Jonathan King
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cedille Records
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
2024 Cedille Records 2024 Cedille Records
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