Dreaming
Warren Jones (piano), Jennifer Check (soprano), Randall Scarlata (baritone), Lori Laitman (piano), Sari Gruber (soprano), Gary Karr (double bass), William Sharp (baritone), Patricia Green (mezzo-soprano)
Lori Laitman is an art song composer whose works are performed widely in the United States and abroad. She has served as composer-in-residence at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and as guest artist at The Grandin Festival (associated with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music). Lori Laitman was graduated magna cum laude with honors in music from Yale College. She received her M.M. in flute performance from the Yale School of Music. Her principal composition teachers were Jonathan Kramer and Frank Lewin. Her initial focus was composing music for film and theater and in 1980, she wrote the score for The Taming of the Shrew for the Folger Theater in Washington. Since 1991, she has concentrated on composing for the voice.
Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Four Dickinson Songs | Lori Laitman | Jennifer Check, soprano, Warren Jones, piano |
| Men With Small Heads | Lori Laitman | Randall Scarlata, baritone, Lori Laitman, piano |
| Sunflowers | Lori Laitman | Sari Gruber, soprano, Lori Laitman, piano |
| Holocaust 1944 | Lori Laitman | William Sharp, baritone, Gary Karr, doublebass |
| The Years | Lori Laitman | Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, Warren Jones, piano |
| Plums | Lori Laitman | Jennifer Check, soprano, Warren Jones, piano |
| Between the Bliss and Me | Lori Laitman | Jennifer Check, soprano, Warren Jones, piano |
| Little Elegy | Lori Laitman | Sari Gruber, soprano, Lori Laitman, piano |
| Dreaming | Lori Laitman | Jennifer Check, soprano, Randall Scarlata, baritone, Warren Jones piano |
Reviews
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"...a stunning collection of widely varied songs by one of the finest art song composers on the scene today."
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"Definitely music and a composer worth watching."
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