American Art Song Today--ALIVE! TM
Review FANFARE Magazine, Sept./Oct.1999 Walter Simmons "[The recording] will appeal...to others already interested in the genre...featuring attractive readings of recent and unfamiliar songs...some of the selection are quite memorable...I found the disc enjoyable...Connoisseurs will be happy to discover quite a few worthwhile recent and unfamiliar additions to the repertoire."-- THE POST REVIEW April 1, 1999 Daphne Kraft "...since Anne Marie Church's supple, very pure voice implements the verse, with the sensitive, expressive piano playing of Linda Sweetman-Waters, the CD...should win an audience...Afficionados of this art form, the art song, ought to be excited about ["American Art Song Today--ALIVE!"] WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ANNE MARIE CHURCH, Soprano-- NEW YORK TIMES "[Ms. Church] has a smooth attractive soprano which she uses expressively...by far the most appealing performance." -- DAILY TELEGRAM "...her lovely, lush voice gave new life to some already timeless music." -- About the Artist Anne Marie Church, Soprano, is a native of Grayling, Michigan. A critically acclaimed singer/performer, she has sung leading operatic roles in New York and New Jersey, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Among others, she has appeared with the Collegiate Chorale, the Adrian Symphony, the New York Grand Opera Orchestra, the New Jersey Chorale Society and the North Jersey Philharmonic. A versatile artist, she has distinguished herself in major vocal competitions and is recognized as a pre-eminent proponent of new American music. Ms. Church premiered her "American Art Song Today--ALIVE!" as part of Princeton's Westminster Choir College Summer Series in 1993. The program featured an entire concert of music by living American composers and has since found enthusiastic audiences around the country. "ALIVE!" had its international premiere in Prague, the Czech Republic in 1995 and its premiere at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in the spring of 2000!. Linda Sweetman-Waters, pianist, is a New Jersey native and an alumnus of the Vienna Academy of Music. Her exceptional keyboard talents have forged for her a multi-faceted career as piano soloist, accompanist, and organist. In addition to St.Patrick's Cathedral, Weill Recital Hall, and Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium she has been heard at the White House, and the National Gallery of Art. An international performer, her love of new music has led to frequent collaborations with Ms. Church, and she was accompanist for both "ALIVE'S!" U.S. and European premieres, and for the series' premiere at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Diemer, Hagen, Lane, Larsen, Musto, Suits, Thomas, Turrin  (Composer),     LANE, Richard  (Composer),     HAGEN, Daron  (Composer),     SUITS, Paul  (Composer),     THOMAS, Richard Pearson  (Composer),     MUSTO, John  (Composer),     TURRIN, Joseph  (Composer),     LARSEN, Libby  (Composer),     Anne Marie Church , Linda Sweetman-Waters  (Performer)    &                   7                  more   Format: Audio CD
{"Package Dimensions": "5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.83 Ounces", "Original Release Date": "1999", "Date First Available": "October 1, 2006", "Number of discs": "1"}