Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Tod Fitzpatrick - Love, the Fair Day (2017)

All of the composers on this recording are associated with the Second New England School of composition centered around Boston in the last few decades of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th. Each joined the emerging trend at that time to present classical-style music, steeped in European technique and training that nevertheless demonstrated an American spirit in terms of text and use of folk or local flavor. Edward MacDowell, the first of this wave of composers, inspired the rest and his contemporary George Chadwick co-led the Second New England movement and taught several of the other composers heard here. The performers include baritone Tod Fitzpatrick, who leads an active and distinguished career as a singer, teacher, and researcher; mezzo Kimberly James, who has performed with the Opera Theater of St. Louis and Santa Fe Opera, among many other credits; soprano Rebecca Sherburn, who is on the faculty at Chapman University and known for her championing of contemporary composers; and pianist Louise Thomas, who is an associate dean at Chapman University.

TRACKLIST

01. Four Duets, Op. 53: I. Love Has Turned His Face Away - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
02. Four Duets, Op. 53: II. Summer Night - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
03. Four Duets, Op. 53: III. I Fly Like a Bird - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
04. Four Duets, Op. 53: IV. The Voice of Spring - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
05. Good Night - Tod Fitzpatrick, Louise Thomas & George W. Chadwick
06. Bedouin Love Song - Tod Fitzpatrick, Louise Thomas & George W. Chadwick
07. So Far Away - Tod Fitzpatrick, Louise Thomas & George W. Chadwick
08. Songs of the Sea, Op. 10: I. A Canadian Boat Song - Rebecca Sherburn, Tod Fitzpatrick & Louise Thomas
09. Songs of the Sea, Op. 10: II. The Night Sea - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
10. Songs of the Sea, Op. 10: III. Sea Song - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
11. Four Songs, Op. 51: III. June - Rebecca Sherburn, We-Wei Ling & Louise Thomas
12. A Ballade of June Roses, Op. 51 - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
13. Come Live With Me and Be My Love - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas
14. Five Songs, Op. 13: II. I'm wearin awa' to the land o' the leal - Tod Fitzpatrick, We-Wei Ling & Louise Thomas
15. Sing, Maiden, Sing - Rebecca Sherburn, Tod Fitzpatrick & Louise Thomas
16. A Song from the Persian - Kimberly James, Tod Fitzpatrick & Louise Thomas
17. The Skylark - Kimberly James, Tod Fitzpatrick & Louise Thomas
18. Three Songs, Op. 60: I. Tyrant Love - Kimberly James, Louise Thomas & Edward MacDowell
19. Three Songs, Op. 60: II. Fair Springtide - Kimberly James, Louise Thomas & Edward MacDowell
20. Three Songs, Op. 60: III. To the Golden Rod - Kimberly James, Louise Thomas & Edward MacDowell
21. Love, Op. 5: I. The Fair Day - Rebecca Sherburn, Kimberly James & Louise Thomas