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ART SONGS AND CYCLES THAT CELEBRATE THE HUMAN CONNECTION TO THE EARTH.
Tenor Jos Milton comments that "This program is an artistic tribute to the human connection to the earth. I searched for planet-centered texts that bring focus to the grandeur of our world, transmitted through contemporary art song." Composers include Robert Owens (1925-2017); Ned Rorem (b. 1923); Zachary Wadsworth (b. 1983); Srul Irving Glick (1934-2002); and Libby Larsen (b. 1950). Jos Milton maintains a robust performance schedule, spanning a vast array of repertoire and musical styles. A graduate of Trinity University, the University of Massachusetts, and the Peabody Institute, Milton is on the faculty at the University of Mississippi. His collaborator, pianist Melinda Coffey Armstead has performed as recitalist and chamber musician in the U.S., Canada, England, France, Israel, and Japan.
CONTENTS:
Silver Rain, Op. 11 // Robert Owens, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night // Ned Rorem, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
Clouds // Ned Rorem, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
The Lordly Hudson // Ned Rorem, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
See How They Love Me // Ned Rorem, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
The Place for No Story - Five Poems of Robinson Jeffers // Zachary Wadsworth, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
Two Landscapes for Tenor and Piano // Srul Irving Glick, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)
My Ántonia // Libby Larsen, composer
Jos Milton (tenor); Melinda Coffey Armstead (piano)