setting of poem by Suffolk poet laureate George Wallace (3′), Oct. 2003
premiered by Helene Williams & composer, Great Neck House, 3/14/04
Articles Tagged with Soprano
Yellow Cabs, op. 162
setting of poem by Rosalie Calabrese (1’30”) Oct. 2003
premiere by Helene Williams & composer, Great Neck House 3/14/04
America: A Prophecy, op. 163
setting of text by William Blake for voice & piano, Oct.2003 (5′)
premiere by Helene Williams & composer
1/21/07 Jericho Library; 2/4/07 Bryant Library, Roslyn
Where Is the Song of the Artist on Long Island?, op. 165A
setting of poem by Suffolk poet laureate George Wallace & composer
Nov. 2003 (3’07”) for solo voice & piano
premiered by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library 7/23/04
Not in a Silver Casket, op. 166
setting of poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (2’00”)
for soprano & piano, March 2004
premiere by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library 7/23/04
Hill in Oyster Bay, op. 167
setting of poem by Fay Slavin (Greenspan) (2’40”), April 2004
for soprano & piano – for Helene [Williams] – and Norman [Greenspan]
premiered by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library 7/23/04
Midnight Muse, op. 176
setting of poem by Estela Eaton (3’30”) 2/4/06 for Soprano & Piano
premiered by Helene Williams & composer, Court St. Music 6/27/10
viewable on YouTube at
When Moshiach Comes, op. 178
setting of poem by Lawrence Bush (3’30”) May 8, 2006
for voice & piano; premiered by Helene Williams & composer
5/6/107 Queens College; 5/10/07 Tamiment Library, NYU
What Is God?: An End to War, op. 180
Ode from Euripides’ Helen (2’30”) for 2 voices & piano
in Greek or in English translation by composer
(with thanks to Elizabeth Horton & Paul Rapoport)Â Autumn 2006
premiered by Helene Williams, Gregory Mercer & composer,2007
by Helene Williams, Katherine Wieckhorst & composer, 2008
Sonnetina #15, op. 181A
setting of Shakespeare’s Sonnet #29:
“When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”
for soprano & piano – for Helene [Williams]
premiered by her & composer, Court Street Music, 6/16/07
Cascadilla Falls, op. 182
for soprano & piano, text by A.R. Ammons,
to Helene Williams, who premiered it with the composer,
6/16/07, Court Street Music
Conspiritor Reality, op. 184
aka “Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been,”
part of a projected opera, Alger, based on the story of Alger Hiss.
libretto by Kim Rich; premiered in solo version
by Helene Williams & composer, Tamiment Library NYU 6/13/07
premiere of choral version 6/17/10 by members of
Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus & NY City Labor Chorus
at Local 802, viewable on YouTube at
Post Humus, op. 186 #10
for soprano & piano, text by Patti Tana
#10 from Long Island Songs for Seasoned Women, op. 186
Plot, The, op. 186 #9
for soprano & piano, text by Muriel Lilker
#9 from Long Island Songs for Seasoned Women, op. 186
Misplaced Memories, op. 186 #8
for soprano & piano, text by Margaret Dinzler Shaw
#8 from Long Island Songs for Seasoned Women, op. 186
What Is Sufficient, op. 186 #7
for soprano & piano, text by Pat Falk,
#7Â from Long Island Songs for Seasoned Women, op. 186
My Song, op. 186 #6
for soprano & piano, text by Lorraine Mund
#6 from Long Island Songs for Seasoned Women, op. 186
Double Nickels I & II, op. 186 #5
for soprano & piano, text by Lynn Green
#5 in Long Island Songs of Seasoned Women, op. 186
Wife of God II, The, op. 186 #3
for soprano & piano, text by Susan Astor,
#3 from Long Island Songs of Seasoned Women, op. 186
Eve’s Song, op. 186 #2
for soprano & piano, text by Sally ann Drucker,
#2 from Long Island Songs of Seasoned Women, op. 186
Naked Eye, The, op. 186 #1
for soprano & piano, text by Patti Tana,
#1 from Long Island Songs of Seasoned Women, op. 186
Listen, op. 189
for soprano & piano, on text by Walt Whitman,
commissioned by Walt Whitman Project,
for Helene Williams, premiered by her & composer
at Queens College, 4/19/09
Alap: Raga Purvi
Alap: Raga Purvi : A song on text excerpts from the Katha Upanishad.
For Soprano, Violin and Shruti box
THE PIOUS CAT
by Julie Mandel for S cl pno 00:14:00 2004
THE FLUTE OF MORNING
by Julie Mandel for s fl bsn vn pno 00:09:00 2003
PORTRAIT OF A FRIEND
by Julie Mandel for s fl pno 00:02:21 2001
THE OBOE PLAYER
by Julie Mandel for s ob pno 00:03:45 2002
FRIDA S.
by Julie Mandel for s ob pno 00:03:55 2002
One
by Frank Retzel for s vla hpd 00:12:00 1978
Three Songs on Native American Texts
by Jay Anthony Gach for sop. & piano 00:10:00 1998
Eros: Four Poems about Love by Marlowe, Raleigh, Yeats and Stevens
by Martin Halpern for S, Bar, Pno 00:12:00 1997
TWO IN 5/4
by Julie Mandel for s t pno 00:05:00 1995
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?
by Julie Mandel for s pno 00:04:00 2005
FULL MANY YOUNG LIPS
by Julie Mandel for s pno 00:04:00 2005
Duets
by Frank Retzel for s pno 00:10:00 2003
Reflections
by Frank Retzel for s pno 00:09:00 2002
The Road Not Taken
by Herbert Rothgarber for s or t 00:02:00 1999
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
by Herbert Rothgarber for s , pno 00:02:00 1978
Three Songs (from Starr Sackstein’s)
Herbert Rothgarber for S pno 00:05:00 2005
Six Israeli Children Songs (Bergstein, Harussi and Anon.)
by Avraham Sternklar for S pno 00:09:00 1949
Three Songs (poems by Emily Dickenson – “I’m Nobody, If I Could Stop One Heart From Breaking, Will There Really Be A Morning”)
by Herbert Rothgarber for S pno 00:04:00 2008
Song of Experience
by Dana Richardson for S pno 00:14:00 1991
Spellbound
by Dana Richardson for S pno 00:15:00 2004
A Liquor Never Brewed
by Dana Richardson for S pno 00:14:00 1996
Adonais
by Dana Richardson for S pno 00:18:00 1998
A Bestiary
by Frank Retzel for s pno 00:09:00 1985
Summer Songs
by Frank Retzel for s pno 00:20:00 1996
A PORTRAIT OF CHILDHOOD
by Julie Mandel for Sop. and Pno 00:04:14 2008
I SHALL NEVER FORGET
by Julie Mandel for Sop. and Pno 00:02:46 2008
BREAKFAST ALONE
by Julie Mandel for s pno 00:05:00 2005