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Sparks & Wiry Cries
Award-winning and internationally renowned Classical musicians Martha Guth and Erika Switzer co-host the upcoming episodes. We will look at song in a different light that will air every other week. Each podcast will be centered around a theme, and include live recordings spanning Mozart to the present day. We will also have the pleasure of including interviews with composers, musicologists and poets whose voices add a meaningful dimension to our conversations about song and performance. This podcast offers favorite repertoire, performed by ourselves and the many wonderful colleagues we have the pleasure to work with. This new generation of song singers have won international awards for excellence in their field and are currently performing in all corners of the globe. Our hope is that this venue has the intimacy that the first composers of song originally had in mind, and that what has been delighting us on the concert stage can now be enjoyed in your living room. -Please enjoy! Special thanks to Matthew Principe for his commitment and enthusiasm as producer and Matt Galek for his invaluable help with this project. Go to www.sparksandwirycries.com, www.marthaguth.com or www.erikaswitzer.com for more information
Episodes Archive
Alicia Hall Moran and The Motown Project
- An interview with the star and creator of the Motown Project a fusion of Opera, Song and Motown.
A conversation with Ned Rorem
- A short interview with 88 year old Composer Ned Rorem, from his apartment in manhattan.
Stephen Paulus
- This episode is a tribute to the wonderful composer Stephen Paulus.
Deen Larsen and Goethe
- Deen Larsen speaks about Goethe's Heidenroeslein. Performance by Elly Ameling and Dalton Baldwin
The Biedermeier
- We take a look at the birth of the schubertiade, and why it's beginnings have more importance than you might originally have thought
Britten Canticles
- Two of Bejamin Brittens Canticles: Journey of the Magi and Abraham and Isaac
O Viva Rosa
- O Viva Rosa: early Florentine song with Shannon Mercer, Luc Beausejour, Sylvain Bergeron and Amanda Keesmat
Summer Schemes
- Welcome back to season 2! Peter McGillivray, Baritone and Liz Upchurch, Piano
VISI
- The Last episode of the season is dedicated to the Vancouver International Song Institute
Ricky Ian Gordon
- Composer Ricky Ian Gordon's newly recorded and premiered song cycle/ theater piece 'Green Sneakers' performed by Baritone Jesse Blumberg and the Miami String Quartet
Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben
- An episode devoted to Schumann's song cycle frauen Liebe und Leben performed by Pianist Rena Sharon and Mezzo soprano Susan Platts
Libby Larsen
- A podcast celebrating the extraordinary Libby Larsen, including an interview with the composer and an in depth look at her cycle 'Try me good King'
Loewe Ballads
- Bass Baritone Shenyang and Pianist Vlad Iftinca perform from their Alice Tully Hall recital, three beautiful Ballads by Loewe.
The Tom Cipullo Show
- An interview with American song composer Tom Cipullo, and an exploration of four of his songs
Viva Espana!
- For this episode we travel to Spain to explore the rich cultural legacy this country continues to bring to the world of classical song
Hugo Wolf!
- A songcast on the the songs of Hugo Wolf. Step into the world of this tormented genius
Valentine's Day!
- This podcast features songs that are all about Looooooove: Wolf, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Faure and Schreker
Schubert II: The Giants
- A second look at the songs of the grandaddy of them all: Franz Schubert
Schubert: Water Scenes
- This podcast is devoted to the granddaddy of song: Franz Schubert. 5 songs performed by some of our favorite performers.
Hollydaze!
- This last episode before January focuses on music for Christmas, and includes two guest speakers. Songs by Ravel, Brahms and Fleming
Francis Poulenc
- The Songs of Francis Poulenc! We take a look at four of Poulencs songs performed from two of his song cycles: Fiancailles pour rire and Banalites
Song on the edge II
- Waves of destruction: We look at three pieces that look at how music depicts catastrophy
Debussy et Baudelaire
- 3 of the 5 Debussy/Baudelaire songs as performed by Marc Verter and Jonathan Sells
The Canadian Colins!
- Two of Canada's best: Tenors Colin Ainsworth and Colin Balzer perform in this songcast of Brahms and Tippett
Lenneke and Thom Show
- This songcast is devoted to two brilliant artists, who really exude the essence of art song - Lenneke Ruiten and Thom Janssen. Works by Debussy, Faure, Poulenc and Schumann
We are all Brethren
- A songcast featuring three American contemporary songs that share a common message.
Song on the edge
- This newest podcast focuses on the issues of the day concerning the world of classical song
Schumann's Myrthen
- A song cast on the songs in Robert Schumanns 'Myrthen' which is a group of songs that was given to his beloved Clara as a wedding present.
Brahms Liebeslieder
- For our third podcast, we explore the first book of the Brahms Liebeslieder walzes with two very different recordings for vocal quartet and two pianists!
National Holidays
- In hono(u)r of the Fourth of July we are hono(u)ring National Holidays today and celebrating songs that that capture the essence of a culture: Canada, France, Germany and of course the good ol' US of A.
Episode1 What Is Song
- The premier Songcast of Sparks and Wiry Cries begins with a conversation on what 'song' is, and the role and relationship between pianist and singer. We explore three 20th Century examples of this art form.
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