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Poems from the Holocaust
Catharine Thieme, mezzo-soprano, Andrew Kohn, double bass, Robert Thieme, piano
Allan Blank, composer
Introduction, Five Poems, Interludes & Conclusion
Jennifer Miller, soprano, Andrew Kohn, doublebass,Robert Frankenberry, piano
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World premiere recordings of two song cycles for voice and piano with double bass.
Composer Allan Blank has written two song cycles for voice and piano with double bass, both of which are given world premiere recordings on this disc. One cycle uses poetry from the Holocaust and the second is based on poetry by Jane Kenyon. Allen Blank is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Many of his more than 300 compositions have been published and recorded. Three of the performers are affiliated with West Virginia University (Catharine Thieme, mezzo-soprano, Robert Thieme, piano, Andrew Kohn, double bass). Soprano Jennifer Miller is an active performer in the Pittsburgh area and pianist Robert Frankenberry is a member of New York's Phoenix Players.Contents:
Allan Blank, composerPoems from the Holocaust
Catharine Thieme, mezzo-soprano, Andrew Kohn, double bass, Robert Thieme, piano
Allan Blank, composer
Introduction, Five Poems, Interludes & Conclusion
Jennifer Miller, soprano, Andrew Kohn, doublebass,Robert Frankenberry, piano