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Arthur Farwell Omaha Indian Songs voice/piano

Published on Feb 12, 2013 George Spitzer, baritone and Artis Wodehouse, piano, perform Arthur Farwell’s 1908 arrangement of three songs of the Ohama Indian tribe Indian Songs Op. 32 . This live performance was part of a full program given … Read the rest of this entry

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Scott Joplin Treemonisha: Wrong is Never Right

Published on Jan 29, 2013 Soprano Marti Newland performing “Wrong Is Never Right” accompanied by pianist Artis Wodehouse from Scott Joplin’s 1911 opera, Treemonisha. The aria was originally scored by Joplin for tenor, but works equally well for soprano. The … Read the rest of this entry

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My Charmer, spare me! song by Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Baritone George Spitzer performs Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s 1861 song, My Charmer, spare me! accompanied by pianist Artis Wodehouse live in concert presented by MELODEON chamber ensemble on 1/6/13 at Church of the Epiphany, NYC. Louis … Read the rest of this entry

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My Only Love Goodbye! song by Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Soprano Marti Newland performs Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s 1863 song, My Only Love, Goodbye! accompanied by pianist Artis Wodehouse live in concert presented by MELODEON chamber ensemble on 1/6/13 at Church of the Epiphany, NYC. Louis … Read the rest of this entry

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Scott Joplin Treemonisha: We Will Rest Awhile folding organ

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Baritone George Spitzer and reed organist Artis Wodehouse, members of MELODEON perform “We Will Rest Awhile” from African-American Scott Joplin’s opera, Treemonisha. This is one of several video selections taken from their live performance of … Read the rest of this entry

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Scott Joplin Treemonisha: A Real Slow Drag

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Soprano Marti Newland, baritone George Spitzer and pianist Artis Wodehouse, members of MELODEON perform “A Real Slow Drag” from Scott Joplin’s opera, Treemonisha. This is one of several video selections taken from their live performance … Read the rest of this entry

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Scott Joplin Treemonisha: Superstition

Published on Jan 28, 2013 Soprano Marti Newland, baritone George Spitzer and pianist Artis Wodehouse, members of MELODEON perform “Superstition” from Scott Joplin’s opera, Treemonisha. This is one of several video selections taken from their live performance of “Treemonisha Suite” … Read the rest of this entry

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Griffes Chinese and Japanese Songs

Published on Dec 7, 2012 Baritone George Spitzer performs two songs live in concert from American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ (1884-1920) song cycle, Five Poems of Ancient China and Japan, Op. 10: Tears – Wang Seng-Ju (6th Century) and A … Read the rest of this entry

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Marti Newland Spiritual trans. Charles Ives

Published on Aug 2, 2012 Soprano Marti Newland sings In the Mornin’, an African American spiritual that Charles Ives transcribed and harmonized. Ives’ accompaniment was originally for piano, but Artis Wodehouse performs it here on an 1889 Mason & Hamlin … Read the rest of this entry

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George Spitzer Charles Ives Songs Our Fathers Loved, Memories

Published on Aug 2, 2012 Baritone George Spitzer performs two songs by Charles Ives (1874-1954), The Songs Our Fathers Loved and Memories Part I and II in a live performance video taken from a concert sponsored by the Richmond Public … Read the rest of this entry

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