What A Piece Of Work Is Man

What A Piece Of Work Is Man

Track Listings

1. Leda and the Swan

2. Full Fathom Five

3. Gallop Apace

4. Sonnet CXXXII

5. Sonnet LX

6. Sonnet VIII

7. The Quality of Mercy

8. What a Piece of Work Is Man

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Album Description
Joseph Summer’s preoccupation with the works of Shakespeare began in 1991, when he set the soliloquy "To Be or Not To Be" for tenor and piano. This project kindled a spark that grew rapidly and forcefully, and has burned undiminished to the present day. The tally now stands at over fifty settings contained in six books, known collectively as the Oxford Songs. These range from short arias for solo voice to fully orchestrated cantatas for several singers lasting over half an hour. In June 2000, a twenty-minute setting of the famous balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet was commissioned and premiered at Merkin Hall in New York City. Beyond the Oxfordian realm, Joseph Summer has completed seven operas and numerous orchestral works. In 2003, in collaboration with music director John McGinn, Summer founded The Shakespeare Concerts. To date, this series has presented concerts of Bard settings (by Summer and others) to audiences across Massachusetts, as well as St. Thomas! in the Virgin Islands. In its second season, it featured singers from Opera Unlimited of London, England. This CD is drawn from the Oxford Songs and represents the debut album of the Shakespeare Concerts.

What A Piece Of Work Is Man, Music, Elem Eley, Joseph Summer, Barbara Shepherd, Ja-Naé Duane, John McGinn, Miroslav Sekera, Anna Maria Ferrante, Alan Schneider, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Vocals, Vocal, Vocal Music

What A Piece Of Work Is Man

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