Every Tiny Thing
Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano), Michael Korman (piano), Luciana Arraes (violin), Kaeza Fearn (piano), Alexander Kollias (clarinet), Pablo Issa (cello)
With this recording, soprano Michelle Murray Fiertek presents a collection of songs lovingly grown in the American tradition, which audibly draw influence from domestic genres like folk and musical theatre. The diverse selection of poetry channels American landscapes, both great and small, and these images illustrate not only America's unique topography, but also a steadfast cultural appreciation of its singularity. Ms. Fiertek is an active performer and teacher of wide-ranging musical styles. An accomplished recitalist, Fiertek specializes in Spanish and American art song. A member of the faculty at The Hartt School and Manchester Community College, she also serves as executive director of the Hartford Opera Theater. Her collaborator, pianist Michael Korman, performs in opera productions and recitals as well as coaching classical singers and directng music at a church.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Kindle My Heart | Patrick Doyle , arr. Maureen Buford | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Afternoon on a Hill | Ricky Ian Gordon | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| See How a Flower Blossoms | Ben Moore | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| The Cowboy's Life | Dan Shore | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano); Luciana Arraes (violin) |
| When I Kiss You | Richard Pearson Thompson | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Anecdote of the Jar | Benjamin Yarmolinsky | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Autumn | Kaeza Fearn | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Kaeza Fearn (piano) |
| The Snow Man | Benjamin Yarmolinsky | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| I Believe | Ben Moore | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Like Water | David Wolfson | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Pioneer Women: From Skagway to the White Mountain | Barbara Harbach | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano); Alexander Kollias (clarinet) |
| How Like the Sea | Rami Levin | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Joy | Dawn Lenore Sonntag | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| As night and morning meet | Ellen Gilson Voth | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Love's Astronomy | Tony Solitro | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| The Tree of Song | Dawn Lenore Sonntag | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| Every Tiny Thing | David Wolfson | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano) |
| You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio | Joni Mitchell , arr. Liam Wade | Michelle Murray Fiertek (soprano); Michael Korman (piano); Pablo Issa (cello) |
Reviews
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"This album is a wonder-ful presentation of these pieces of America that meet at the intersection of art song and folk song and popular song, and soprano Michelle Murray Fiertek and piansit Michael Korman deserve a hefty round of applause for this effort."
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"This engaging collection of mostly American art songs (Patrick Doyle is Scottish and Joni Mitchell Canadian) holds considerable appealing. The idiom is tonal, and there is a genuine melodic gift underpinning many of the songs. Michelle Murray Fiertek has a bright, well-produced lyric soprano, and she varies her inflection to match the texts. Her diction is clear enough that you may not even need the printed texts, but it is good that Albany provided them. This is just the kind of repertoire I like to encourage, and one can only applaud the intelligence and good taste behind the selections. "
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