Jan DeGaetani
The remarkably versatile mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani studied voice at the Juilliard School of Music in New York with Sergius Kagen. She made her debut in New York in 1958. Her international reputation was established when she sang the premiere of George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children in 1970 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. She has also sung the premieres of works by Peter Maxwell Davies (A stone litany; Black Pentecost), Richard Wernick (Visions of wonder and terror), William Schuman (In sweet music), and Elliott Carter (Syringa). Although best known for her singing of contemporary music, Jan DeGaetani sang a wide variety of music ranging from the medieval Play of Herod to songs of John Dowland, German lieder, French mélodies, and songs of Stephen Foster and Charles Ives.
During her career, DeGaetani appeared with most of the major English and American orchestras, usually in works by contemporary composers. Her regular appearances with the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble evoked many fine performances, including Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. She also appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and with Speculum Musicae.
Always an intelligent performer, DeGaetani had a voice with great expressive range; she was one of the rare singers of contemporary music to garner not only critical praise, but also popularity with the general public. In 1973, she was appointed a professor of voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where she remained on the faculty until her death. Among her students, the most outstanding is the soprano Dawn Upshaw. During the summers, she also taught at the Aspen Music Festival. She often gave master classes in conjunction with her recital tours in order to pass her love of contemporary music on to the next generation.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Jan DeGaetani in Concert, Vol. 2 (Live)
Jan DeGaetani, Lee Luvisi, Lawrence Dutton
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on Jan 1, 1991
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Jan DeGaetani in Concert, Vol. 4 (Live)
Jan DeGaetani, Judith Davidoff, Paul O'Dette, Philip West
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on Feb 1, 1999
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Jan DeGaetani in Concert, Vol. 1 (Live)
Jan DeGaetani, Lee Luvisi, American Brass Quintet, Jonathan Haas, Benjamin Herman, Jacob Druckman
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on Jan 1, 1991
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Crumb: Idyll for the Misbegotten/Vox Balaenae/Madrigals
Classical - Released by New World Records on Jan 1, 1987
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Brahms Songs
Classical - Released by Arabesque Recordings on Oct 1, 1989
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Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 1
Sanford Sylvan, Lambert Orkis, Jan DeGaetani, Speculum Musicae, Gilbert Kalish
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on Jan 1, 1991
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Harrison Birtwistle: Punch and Judy
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Stephen Roberts, David Wilson-Johnson, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
Opera - Released by NMC Recordings on Jan 1, 1989
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French Songs: Chausson, Debussy, Ravel
Classical - Released by Arabesque Recordings on May 14, 1996
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Ives: 114 Songs - George Crumb: Apparition
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on Jan 1, 1987
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Russian Songs - Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky
Classical - Released by Arabesque Recordings on May 14, 1996
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Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Quattro Mani, Jan DeGaetani, Paul Mann, Aeolian Chamber Players, Gilbert Kalish
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on Apr 8, 2008
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Thorne / Moryl
Contemporary Chamber Players of the University of Chicago, New England Contemporary Ensemble, Jan DeGaetani
Classical - Released by NWCRI on Mar 15, 2011
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Druckman: Lamia (Revised Version) (Recorded 1975) (Live)
New York Philharmonic, Jan DeGaetani, Pierre Boulez
Classical - Released by New York Philharmonic on Dec 8, 2017
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Wernick: A Prayer for Jerusalem / Mays: Six Invocations to the Svara Mandala
Wichita State University Percussion Orchestra, Jan DeGaetani, Glen Steele
Classical - Released by NWCRI on Dec 15, 2010
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