Marti Newland, Soprano (YouTube)
Artis Wodehouse
Published on Jan 27, 2014
Soprano Marti Newland, accompanied
by pianist Artis Wodehouse perform the Love Triptych from the opera,
Margaret Garner 1/12/14 live in concert at Christ and St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, NYC. The selection was part of a MELODEON concert
entitled "Music of the American Jewish Diaspora, Remembrance and
Engagement".
Titles of the three arias and time markers for this video are:
Margaret's Lullaby: 0:22
A Quality of Love: 4:02
Intermezzo: 8:31
Margaret
Garner was written by Richard Danielpour (b. 1956, of Persian/Jewish
descent), in collaboration with poet Toni Morrison (b. 1931). The opera
is based on actual events in the life of runaway enslaved person,
Margaret Garner. She, her husband and children managed to escape to
freedom across the Ohio River, but unfortunately are captured. Before
being taken back to slavery, Margaret Garner murders her children so
they will be spared slavery's horrors.
Audio and video captured and realized by Whitney Slaten.
Comment by email:
Bill - I'm so grateful of your support for Marti Newland. Believe me, she is fantastic to work with: easy, well-prepared, and willing to take risks and go the distance. And her voice is gorgeous! A great spirit!
Comment by email:
Bill - I'm so grateful of your support for Marti Newland. Believe me, she is fantastic to work with: easy, well-prepared, and willing to take risks and go the distance. And her voice is gorgeous! A great spirit!
I have done as
much as I can to promote her work -- just seems to me she could be
having a serious career as a singer -- although you know she's an
ethnomusicology doctoral candidate at Columbia!
Best, Artis Wodehouse awodehouse@aol.com
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