The Reaction
Carl DuPont & Gregory Thompson, Gregory Thompson, Carl DuPont
This album of art songs seeks to center a repertoire that is often left on the margins and neglected on concert programs. The Reaction charts new territory in recording many previously unrecorded works by Black composers for the low male voice, and showcases a wide range of languages and styles that exist for this genre. Bass-baritone Carl DuPont is equally engaged in performing, teaching, and research. He has sung a wide range of roles with the Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Carolina, Opera Company of Brooklyn, and Cedar Rapids Opera, among many others. DuPont is a graduate of Eastman, Indiana University and the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. He is on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His collaborator, pianist Gregory Thompson, is on the faculty at Winston-Salem State University. He has performed as a solo and collaborative artist in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is head of staff pianists for the University of Miami at Salzburg Summer Program.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Sometimes I'm Not Myself | Dolores White | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Bed Bug | Dolores White | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| The Foolish Heart | Jacqueline Hairston | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Three Lieder für Bariton und Klavier, Op. 20 | Robert Owen | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| selections from A Love Cycle | Marques L.A. Garrett | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| She Sat Down For Freedom | Jacqueline Hairston | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Nightfall | Carlos Simon, Jr. | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| The Reaction | Matthew Taylor | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| A Death Song | Howard Swanson | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Day | Lena McLin | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Compensation | Marques L.A. Garrett | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Take, O Take Those Lips Away | George Walker | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Absalom | Eugene Hancock | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
| Nunc Dimittis | Eugene Hancock | Carl DuPont (bass-baritone); Gregory Thompson (piano) |
Reviews
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"This work by Dupont and Thompson serves as an introduction to a rich, though neglected, area of art song repertory by past and present black American composers…A variety of styles are represented…It is difficult to pick a standout song from such a rich collection. Dolores White's Sometimes I'm Not Myself is a striking opener with a darkly chromatic turn, countered by her jazzy Bedbug; Swanson's Death Song is haunting, with its chromatic alterations of the blues scale. I want to hear more from the young Matthew Taylor, whose ambitious unaccompanied song The Reaction expresses fear and panic with extended vocal techniques. This is a special album that bring deserved attention to these fine composers. If you enjoy art song, this is not something to miss."
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