The Fourth Annual Art Song Contest

Winners Recital: (l-r) Tara Hunt, Julianne Cross, Mary Chesnut, Malia Ka'ai, Jordan Shanahan, Gary Hickling, Gloria Mendoza-Watson, Beebe Freitas and Phil Hidalgo.

Hear samples from the Winners Recital for the Fourth Annual Art Song Contest which was held Saturday, September 2, 2000; Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Master of Ceremonies Gary Hickling, Host and Producer of HPR’s Great Songs. Just go to the hyperlink below to hear one song from each of the singers.

• Malia Ka'ai, Soprano
  Beebe Freitas, Piano
  Richard Buddy Nalu’ai, Piano

• Tara Hunt, Soprano
  Beebe Freitas, Piano

• Mary Chesnut, Soprano
  Phil Hidalgo, Piano
  Beebe Freitas, Piano

• Jordan Shanahan, Baritone
  Beebe Freitas, Piano

• Julianne Cross, Soprano
  Gloria Mendoza-Watson, Piano
  
  
• Judges

Malia Ka'ai, Soprano (top)

Beebe Freitas, Piano
Richard Buddy Nalu’ai, Piano

An die Musik (To Music) Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text by Franz von Schober (1796-1882)

Erstes Grün (First green) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Text by Justinus Kerner (1786-1862)

Malinconia, Ninfa gentile Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Almen se non poss’io
Vanne, o rosa fortunata
Texts by Anonymous

Ku'u Pua I Paoakalani (Blossom of Paoakalani) Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917)
Words by Queen Lili'uokalani
Ku'u Ipo I Ka He'e Pu'e One (My Sweetheart) Princess Miriam Likelike (1851- 1887)
Words by Princess Miriam Likelike

Tara Hunt, Soprano (top)

Beebe Freitas, Piano

Der Schmied (The blacksmith) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Text by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862)

Ständchen (Serenade)
Text by Franz Theodor Kugler (1808-1858)

Vergebliches Ständchen (Futile Serenade)
Text by Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccamaglio (1803-1869),

Il pleure dans mon coeur Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
L'ombre des arbres dans la rivière embrumée
Green
Spleen
Chevaux de bois (Wooden horses)
Texts by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)

Mary Chesnut, Soprano (top)

Phil Hidalgo, Piano
Beebe Freitas, Piano

Les berceaux Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Text by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839-1907)
Adieu
Text by Charles Jean Grandmougin (1850-1930)

Gretchen am Spinnrade Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
(Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel)
Texts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Amor William Bolcom (1938-
Words by Arnold Weinstein

Jordan Shanahan, Baritone (top)

Beebe Freitas, Piano

Come away, come away, death Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
O mistress mine, where are you roaming?
Blow, blow thou winter wind
Texts William Shakespeare (1564-1616),

Sonntag (Sunday) Johannes Brahms
Text by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862)
Feldeinsamkeit (In summer fields)
Text by Hermann Allmers (1821-1902)

Zueignung (Dedication) Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Text by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812-1864)

Julianne Cross, Soprano (top)

Gloria Mendoza-Watson, Piano

Hôtel Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Text by Guillaume Apollinaire (Wilhelm Kostrowicki) (1880-1918)
"C"
Text by Louis Aragon (1897-1982)

Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
(Only one who knows longing)
Kennst du das Land? (Do you know the land?)
Text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

The judges for the Fourth Annual Art Song Contest (top)

• Henry Akina
• Theresa and Douglas Bomberger
• Beebe Freitas
• Dale Hall
• Gary Hickling
• Dale Nobel
• Eric Mathis
• Dennis Moore
• Eric Schank
• Louise and William South

Mahalo to you all!

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