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You Might as Well Live
A Musical About Dorothy Parker
Two divas who have played the role:
Karen Mason in a studio recording.
Michele Pawk in a live performance (requires higher volume)
La Lupa, Scene from Act 1
An opera based on the Giovanni Verga novella.
The scene was performed at the Ft. Worth Opera.
Anna Laurenzo, Mezzo-Soprano
Trevor Martin, Baritone
Christina Castro, Soprano
La Lupa, Two Arias
Two Arias from Act 2 of the opera La Lupa.
Dascha Jensen, Soprano. Recorded at Opera America.
Lost Empires
A musical about the English Music Hall
Based on the J. B. Priestley novel.
Norman Mathews, Music; Patty Seyburn, Lyrics
Mathews Sings Mathews
These tracks are sung and played by the composer. The first 9 tracks are from the one-person Dorothy Parker Musical, You Might as Well Live. Some of these songs have never been recorded before. The 10th and 11th tracks are from the musical revue, Somebody Write Me a Song. The last track is from the Walt Whitman song cycle, Songs of the Poet.
Rossetti Songs
5 Songs to Christina Rossetti Poems for Soprano,
Piano, Flute, and Cello
Short Clips froma Navona Records CD.
Full tracks available on iTune or Amazon (click here)
Ye Are Many—They Are Few
Cantata for a Just World
A cantata for 4 voices and piano.
Text by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Norman Mathews, and Others
Brian von Rueden, Baritone; Carla Janzen, Soprano; Nicholas Pulikowski Tenor; Kathryn Wills, Mezz-Soprano,
James Morehead, Pianist
Performed Live at the Chicago Cultural Center
Four Songs
Four art songs set to Elinor Wylie, Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, and Anonymous.
Mary Ann Hart, Mezzo-Soprano; Dennis Helmirch, Pianist
Anders' Theme
Jazz Tune for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
Performed by Famed Soprano Saxophonist Anders Paulsson
Songs of the Poet
7 Songs to Walt Whitman Poems
Soprano Tracy Bidleman and Pianist Steven Cantor
Perform this song cycle live at
Music in Chelsea, New York City.
La Lupa, Scene from Act 2
An opera based on the Giovanni Verga novella.
The scene was recorded at Opera America.
Trevor Martin, Baritone
Anna Laurenzo, Mezzo-Soprano
Mila Henry, Pianist
Sonnet No. 61
A setting of Shakespeare Sonnet No. 61 for chorus, piano, and oboe. A winner of the 2011 VocalEssence Award.
Somebody Write Me a Song
A musical revue
Live at the Donnell Library, New York Citiy
Norman Mathews, Music; Patty Seyburn, Lyrics
Rossetti Songs: Voice/Piano Version
5 Songs to Christina Rossetti Poems
Sara Fanucchi, Mezzo-Soprano; Jessica Schroeder, Piano
Version for Voice and Piano
Performed Live at Source Song Festival
Flights of the Heart
A Chamber Opera
3-Character Chamber Opera
About French composer Cecile Chaminade, Camille Saint-Saens, and a fictional character.
Libretto: Patty Seyburn
Performed by Shorter University Music Faculty
Part of a full-evening performance devoted to my music.
String Quartet
A reading by members of ACM, Chicago
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