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 The Third Annual Art Song Contest took place in 1999. Many tapes of art song singers arrived and11semi-finalists were chosen. They were heard in the 28 July 1999 broadcast of Great Songs. Four finalists from that group were chosen: shown in the photo from left to right: Beatrice Lemke-Frieszell, Mark A. Boyle, Phyllis Haines, (MC Gary Hickling) and Quinn Kelsey. They shared a recital September 24, 1999 at Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawai'i, Manoa, which was broadcast on Great Songs on Wednesday, November 24, 1999 and again on Sunday, December 26, 1999 on KHPR (88.1 FM) and KKUA (90.7 FM). You can hear each of these winners sing one song from their program below.
Winners Recital
Phyllis Haines, Soprano (top)
Beebe Freintas, Piano
Der Schmied Op. 19 no. 4 Johannes Brahms
poetry by Ludwig Uhland
Botschaft Op. 47 no. 1
poetry by Georg Daumer after Hafis
Das Mädchen spricht Op. 107 no. 3
poetry by Otto Gruppe
Une herbe pauvre Francis Poulenc
Le front comme un drapeau perdu
both from Tel jour, telle nuit; poetry by Paul Éluard
Hier
poetry by Louise Lalanne
Du bist die Ruh Op. 59 no. 3 Franz Schubert
poetry by Friedrich Rückert
Gretchen am Spinnrade Op. 2
poetry by Goethe
Mark A. Boyle, Tenor (top)
Beebe Freitas, Piano
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai Robert Schumann
Aus meinen Tränen spriessen
Die Rose, die Lilie
Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
Ich grolle nicht
all from Dichterliebe Op. 48; poetry by Heinrich Heine
The Daisies Op. 2 Samuel Barber
poetry by James Stephens
Sure on This Shining Night Op. 13
poetry by James Agee
Intermission
Bea Lemke-Frieszell, Mezzo Soprano (top)
Eric Schank, Piano
Rain Has Fallen Op. 10 no. 1 Samuel Barber
poetry by James Joyce
Les Berceaux Op. 23 no. 1 Gabriel Fauré
poetry by René-François Sully-Prudhomme
Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 no. 4
poetry by Leconte de Lisle
Liebst du um Schönheit Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
both with poetry by Friedrich Rückert
Quinn Kelsey, Baritone (top)
Beebe Freitas, Piano
Lydia Op. 4 no. 2 Gabriel Fauré
poetry by Leconte de Lisle
Toujours and Adieu (from Poème d'un jour)
poetry by Charles Grandmougin
Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 no. 2 Johannes Brahms
poetry by Hermann Allmers
Die beide Grenediere Op. 49 Robert Schumann
Du bist wie eine Blume Op. 25
poetry of Heine
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