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Jolley, Magin, Newman & Sheehan: Bespoke Songs

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Composer
Jennifer Jolley, Carrie Magin, Jonathan Newman, Benedict Sheehan
Artist
Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Karl
Format
CD
Label
New Focus Recordings
Released
Jul 12, 2024
Catalog #
FCR410
UPC
690277901683

About

Soprano Fotina Naumenko releases Bespoke Songs, a collection of works she commissioned for voice and ensembles with various instrumentations that set texts by female authors. In pieces by Jonathan Newman, Benedict Sheehan, Carrie Magin, and Jennifer Jolley, Naumenko's crystalline voice leads the ensembles through varied aesthetic territory, displaying a broad snapshot of contemporary vocal ensemble composition.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Here is a poem 02:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Here is a poem
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  2. 2 No. 2. The Admonition 03:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. The Admonition
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  3. 3 No. 3. New lovers 01:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. New lovers
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  4. 4 No. 4. Elegie 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Elegie
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  5. 5 No. 5. If a lover brings an orange 01:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. If a lover brings an orange
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  6. 6 No. 6. Song of Songs 03:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Song of Songs
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  7. 7 No. 7. At Winter Solstice 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. At Winter Solstice
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  8. 8 No. 8. Is there ecstasy 01:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Is there ecstasy
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  9. 9 No. 9. Kärlek (Love) 03:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Kärlek (Love)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  10. 10 No. 10. One morning 01:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. One morning
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  11. 11 No. 11. Lyubov (Love) 02:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Lyubov (Love)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  12. 12 No. 12. This is my poem 02:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. This is my poem
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Jonathan Newman
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Garrick Zoeter, Timothy E. Roberts, Akemi Takayama, Julian Schwarz, Mark Edwards, Marika Bournaki, Karlyn R. Viña
    Conductor
    Nadège Foofat
  13. 13 No. 1. After great pain, a formal feeling comes 04:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. After great pain, a formal feeling comes
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Jennifer Jolley
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin
  14. 14 No. 2. "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers 03:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Jennifer Jolley
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin
  15. 15 No. 3. I Dwell in Possibility 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. I Dwell in Possibility
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jennifer Jolley
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin
  16. 16 How to See an Angel 07:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    How to See an Angel
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Carrie Magin
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Ryan Romine, Marika Bournaki
  17. 17 No. 1. Evening Sun 03:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Evening Sun
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Benedict Sheehan
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julian Schwarz, Nadia Pessoa
  18. 18 No. 2. Briefly It Enters, and Briefly Speaks 04:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Briefly It Enters, and Briefly Speaks
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Benedict Sheehan
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julian Schwarz, Nadia Pessoa
  19. 19 No. 3. In the Nursing Home 04:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. In the Nursing Home
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Benedict Sheehan
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julian Schwarz, Nadia Pessoa
  20. 20 No. 4. Let Evening Come 03:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Let Evening Come
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Benedict Sheehan
    Performer
    Fotina Naumenko, Julian Schwarz, Nadia Pessoa