Episodes
Published 04/14/23
Martha Guth interviews LaToya A. Lain, soprano, jessica Care moore, poet, and Andrew Staniland, composer about creating the 2021 commission "Ramadan 20 vs COVID 19" with Erika Switzer, co-founder of Sparks and Wiry Cries. The piece received its world premiere during the 2021 songSLAM festival, and the score is available through the Sparks and Wiry Cries shop.
Published 05/11/21
Published 05/11/21
An insightful interview with composer/writer Herschel Garfein in his Park Slope Apartment about his newest song cycle: Mortality Mansions with texts by poet Donald Hall. We discuss 'why song', his own compositional style, and the delights of Donald Halls poetry.
Published 03/28/17
A wonderful conversation with poet Donald Hall in his home in New Hampshire
Published 01/06/17
The Internationally renowned baritone speaks about his love for American Song, the Hampsong Foundation and the 'Song of America' educative initiative which explores the history of American Culture through Song.
Published 11/13/16
An interview with pianist Graham Johnson from the comfort of his own home in London.
Published 01/08/14
An Interview with composer Scott Wheeler and an in depth look at his cycle 'Wasting the Night', poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Published 02/01/13
The Casement Fund Song Series (now the songSLAM Festival) kicks off its inaugural concert with a live podcast event!
Published 12/30/12
The Motown project and Alicia Hall Moran. In this interview, we speak to the creator and star of this incredible new fusion of Motown, Classical song and Opera, creating an incredible new hybrid and expanding the definition of art song.
Published 05/01/12
A short conversation with an 88 year old Ned Rorem in his Manhattan apartment.
Published 04/01/12
An interview with the brilliant composer Stephen Paulus.
October 8, 2011
Published 10/08/11
A wonderful conversation with our friend, the late Deen Larsen in which he speaks about Goethe's poetry as set by Schubert. Performances by Elly Ameling and Dalton Baldwin.
Published 03/16/11
The end of Napoleon's reign and the birth of the Biedermeier era brought about many things, including - in a round about way - the birth of the song salon. Musicologist Ben Binder discusses why the politics of the time created an atmosphere where people were comfortable to be themselves only at home, and why Schubert mattered so much. Performances of 'Nacht und Träume', Auflösung, Der Jungling und der Tod, and Der Wanderer.
Published 02/23/11
Two performances from the Aldeburgh Connection recital series and recording label in Toronto: 'Abraham and Isaac' and 'The Journey of the Magi', performed by Brett Polegato, Daniel Taylor, Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls and Benjamin Butterfield.
Published 12/24/10
A beautiful recording of early songs by Francesca Caccini performed by Soprano Shannon Mercer, with Luc Beausejour (harpsichord), Amanda keesemat (cello) and Sylvain Bergeron (theorbo/guitar).
Published 11/25/10
A recording by Baritone Peter MacGillivray and pianist Liz Upchurch
Published 09/26/10
Baritone Jesse Blumberg and the world premiere recording of 'Green Sneakers'
Published 05/23/10
Esteemed performers, mezzo soprano Susan Platts and pianist Rena Sharon take us through Robert Schumanns beloved work
Published 05/08/10
An interview in Carlisle Pennsylvania at Dickinson College with Libby Larsen, discussing her cycle ‘Try me Good King’.
Published 04/24/10
Baritone Shen Yang and Pianist Vlad Iftinca take us through some wonderful ballads by Carl Loewe.
Published 04/10/10
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