New Growth
Ann Salwey (narrator), Arlene Shrut (piano), Shauna Holiman (soprano), Brent McMunn (piano), Barbara Stein Mallow (cello), Amelia Watkins (soprano), Shauna Holiman (narrator)
The title of this CD tells the listener all that needs to be known about what to expect from this disc: A Superb Gathering of Poets and Musicians. Here we have music by composers Melissa Shiflett, Lee Hoiby and Elliot Z. Levine to poems by poets Sara Teasdale, Jeffery Beam, Shauna Holiman and Katha Pollitt, performed by musicans Shauna Holiman, Arlene Shrut, Barbara Stein Mallow, Brent McMunn, Amelia Watkins, Ann Salwey, Jeffery Beam, and Katha Pollitt. In the booklet there is complete biographical information about all of the artists who take part in this production. The number is considerable because the poets are integral to the music making.
Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Places | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| The Storm | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Meadowlarks | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| In Spring, Santa Barbara | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Let It Be Forgotten | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| August Moonrise | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Millennium Approaches | Lee Hoiby | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Barbara Mallow, cello, Brent McMunn, piano |
| The Spirit of the Hive | Lee Hoiby | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Barbara Mallow, cello, Brent McMunn, piano |
| The Sting | Lee Hoiby | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Barbara Mallow, cello, Brent McMunn, piano |
| Ars Poetica: The Queen | Lee Hoiby | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Barbara Mallow, cello, Brent McMunn, piano |
| The Swarm | Lee Hoiby | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Barbara Mallow, cello, Brent McMunn, piano |
| The Lake at Night/Cistern Water/White Waves | Melissa Shiflett | Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Metaphors of Women | Elliott Z. Levine | Amelia Watkins, soprano, Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Moon and Flowering Plum | Elliott Z. Levine | Amelia Watkins, soprano, Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Intimation | Elliott Z. Levine | Amelia Watkins, soprano, Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Lives of the 19th Century Poetesses | Elliott Z. Levine | Amelia Watkins, soprano, Shauna Holiman, soprano, Arlene Shrut, piano |
| Places | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| Meadowlarks | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| The Storm | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| In Spring Santa Barbara | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| Let It Be Forgotten | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| August Moonrise | Sara Teasdale, poet | Ann Salwey, narrator |
| The Life of the Bee | Jeffrey Beam, poet | Jeffrey Beam, narrator |
| Water Dreams | Shauna Holiman, poet | Shauna Holiman, narrator |
| Metaphors of Women | Katha Pollitt, poet | Katha Pollitt, narrator |
| Moon and Flowering Plum | Katha Pollitt, poet | Katha Pollitt, narrator |
| Intimation | Katha Pollitt, poet | Katha Pollitt, narrator |
| Lives of the Nineteenth Century Poetesses | Katha Pollitt, poet | Katha Pollitt, narrator |
Reviews
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"Ezra Pound said, 'Poetry atrophies when it gets too far from music.' New Growth demonstrates how these companion arts can successfully complement one another."
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