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Sparks & Wiry Cries
by Sparks & Wiry Cries
Sparks and Wiry Cries began in 2009 as a podcast and online magazine with a vision to contextualize art song in the sharing of recordings, interviews, and articles by prominent artists and scholars.
Episodes
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Sara Schabas on Emmy Heim
Martha Guth interviews soprano Sara Schabas on the influential Viennese/Canadian pedagogue and singer Emmy Heim (1885-1954). Heim greatly contributed to the rising popularity of Lieder in Canada in the 20th Century. Sara Schabas tracks her life as it intersected with the compositional greats of…
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Paul Sperry, Tenor
Martha sits down with storied tenor Paul Sperry for a conversation about his early music education, the state of song careers, working with Pierre Bernac, and his many collaborations with some of the most extraordinary composers of our times.
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Shawn Okpebholo and Will Liverman
Martha interviews composer Shawn Okpebholo and baritone Will Liverman about our commission, Songs in Flight. Shawn and Will talk about their long history of collaboration, grappling with difficult and personal subject matter, and bringing one’s authentic self to performance and composition. Songs...
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Ramadan 20 vs COVID 19
Martha Guth interviews LaToya A. Lain, soprano, jessica Care moore, poet, and Andrew Staniland, composer about creating the 2021 commission "Ramadan 20 vs COVID 19" with Erika Switzer, co-founder of Sparks and Wiry Cries. The piece received its world premiere during the 2021 songSLAM festival…
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Herschel Garfein and Mortality Mansions
An insightful interview with composer/writer Herschel Garfein in his Park Slope Apartment about his newest song cycle: Mortality Mansions with texts by poet Donald Hall. We discuss 'why song', his own compositional style, and the delights of Donald Halls poetry.
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Donald Hall at home in New Hampshire
A wonderful conversation with poet Donald Hall in his home in New Hampshire
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Thomas Hampson
The Internationally renowned baritone speaks about his love for American Song, the Hampsong Foundation and the 'Song of America' educative initiative which explores the history of American Culture through Song.
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Pianist Graham Johnson
An interview with pianist Graham Johnson from the comfort of his own home in London.
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Composer Scott Wheeler and 'Wasting the Night'
An Interview with composer Scott Wheeler and an in depth look at his cycle 'Wasting the Night', poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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Margo Garrett on Samuel Barber: LIVE!
The Casement Fund Song Series (now the songSLAM Festival) kicks off its inaugural concert with a live podcast event!
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Alicia Hall Moran and the Motown Project
The Motown project and Alicia Hall Moran. In this interview, we speak to the creator and star of this incredible new fusion of Motown, Classical song and Opera, creating an incredible new hybrid and expanding the definition of art song.
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Ned Rorem
A short conversation with an 88 year old Ned Rorem in his Manhattan apartment.
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Composer Stephen Paulus
An interview with the brilliant composer Stephen Paulus. Composer Stephen Paulus: the Interview Sparks and Wiry Cries Podcast October 8, 2011
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Musicologist Dr. Benjamin Binder and Dichterliebe
Musicologist Dr. Benjamin Binder and Dichterliebe Sparks and Wiry Cries Podcast October 1, 2011
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Deen Larsen on Goethe
A wonderful conversation with our friend, the late Deen Larsen in which he speaks about Goethe's poetry as set by Schubert. Performances by Elly Ameling and Dalton Baldwin.
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The Biedermeier with Dr. Benjamin Binder
The end of Napoleon's reign and the birth of the Biedermeier era brought about many things, including - in a round about way - the birth of the song salon. Musicologist Ben Binder discusses why the politics of the time created an atmosphere where people were comfortable to be themselves only at...
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Britten Canticles
Two performances from the Aldeburgh Connection recital series and recording label in Toronto: 'Abraham and Isaac' and 'The Journey of the Magi', performed by Brett Polegato, Daniel Taylor, Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls and Benjamin Butterfield.
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O Viva Rosa: the Songs of Francesca Caccini
A beautiful recording of early songs by Francesca Caccini performed by Soprano Shannon Mercer, with Luc Beausejour (harpsichord), Amanda keesemat (cello) and Sylvain Bergeron (theorbo/guitar).
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Canadian Song Giants
Jon Vickers and Maureen Forrester: Two Canadian Legends
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Summer Schemes
A recording by Baritone Peter MacGillivray and pianist Liz Upchurch
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Ricky Ian Gordan and 'Green Sneakers'
Baritone Jesse Blumberg and the world premiere recording of 'Green Sneakers'
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Frauenliebe und Leben
Esteemed performers, mezzo soprano Susan Platts and pianist Rena Sharon take us through Robert Schumanns beloved work
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Composer Libby Larsen
An interview in Carlisle Pennsylvania at Dickinson College with Libby Larsen, discussing her cycle ‘Try me Good King’.
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Loewe Ballads
Baritone Shen Yang and Pianist Vlad Iftinca take us through some wonderful ballads by Carl Loewe.
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Composer Tom Cipullo
An interview with Tom at his home in Long Island City
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Francis Poulenc
Francis Poulenc Sparks and Wiry Cries Podcast November 21, 2009
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Debussy et Baudelaire
Debussy et Baudelaire Sparks and Wiry Cries Podcast October 24, 2009
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The Canadian Colins!
A podcast featuring two wonderful Canadian tenors: Colin Ainsworth and Colin Balzer
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Lenneke Ruiten and Thom Janssen
This podcast is devoted to two brilliant artists who exude the essence of art song: Lenneke Ruiten and Thom Janssen. Works by Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc and R. Schumann
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Sparks and Wiry Cries began in 2009 as a podcast and online magazine with a vision to contextualize art song in the sharing of recordings, interviews, and articles by prominent artists and scholars.
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