AI Artists - I've Known Rivers, Steve Marking & Nancy Allen

At The River The Pasture Upstream I Was There	By Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Charles Naginsky (1909-1940) Text by Robert Frost (1874-1963) Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964) Text by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) Lee Hoiby b. 1926 To Eric Karpeles Poem by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
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O Waly, Waly The Boatmen's Dance Long Time Ago Shenandoah	Howard Boatwright (1918-1999) Folk Song, collected by Cecil Sharp Aaron Copland Aaron Copland Richard Manning b. 1912
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At the River Silver Sure On This Shining Night Where the Music Comes From	Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954) Text by Robert Lowry (1826-1899) John Duke (1899-1984) Text by Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Text by James Agee (1909-1955) Lee Hoiby
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers The Lordly Hudson Walk Whitman in 1989 Deep River	Howard Swanson (1907-1978) Text by Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Ned Rorem b. 1923 Chris De Blasio (1959-1993) Poem by Perry Brass (1968-1992) From the AIDS Quilt Songbook arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1949)
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River Chanty River, Stay 'Way From My Door Ol' Man River	Kurt Weill (1900-1950) From Huckleberry Finn Harry Woods (1896-1970) Lyric by Mort Dixon (1892-1956) Jerome Kern (1885-1945) From Show Boat
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Review Baritone Steven Marking's singing seems effortless at the very top of the range, where his voice is rich and clear, yet he is equally at home in the low registers, and in everything in between. His I’ve Known Rivers is an impressive array of songs and styles, and he moves smoothly from classical to folk to Broadway with a sense of style appropriate to each. I recommend this program highly!" David Griggs-Janower, Artistic Director and Conductor Albany Pro Musica