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• O city of ships / Ricky Ian Gordon (Martha Guth, soprano ; Jesse Blumberg, baritone ; Thomas Bagwell, piano) (3:33)
• F from DUMBO / Glen Roven (David Adam Moore, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano)
• Breakfast in New York / Lisa Bielawa (Mireille Asselin, soprano ; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; Javier Abreu, tenor ; Scott Dispensa, baritone ; Harumi Rhodes, violin) (6:31)
• The city's love / Martin Hennessy (David McFerrin, baritone ; Jocelyn Dueck, piano) (2:39)
• rapid transit / Gilda Lyons (M. Guth, soprano ; Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano) (4:48)
• Coney Island Avenue / Gabriel Kahane (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:32)
• On leaving Brooklyn / Yotam Haber (M. Asselin, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; J. Abreu, tenor ; S. Dispensa, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin) (4:40)
• OuLiPo in the Bronx / Christopher Berg (Alex Richardson, tenor ; T. Bagwell, piano) (3:47)
• Fresh kills / Christina Courtin (M. Guth, soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:56)
• G is for grimy : an ode to the G Train / Tom Cipullo (M. Guth, soprano ; B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; D. McFerrin, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:08)
• City of orgies, walks, and joys! / Jorge Martín (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; H. Rhodes, violin ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:47)
• Refugee blues / Mohammed Fairouz (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; T. Bagwell, piano) (9:05)
• The Avenue (II) / Russell Platt (A. Richardson, tenor ; T. Bagwell, piano) (2:45)
• Days afield on Staten Island / Matt Schickele (M. Guth, soprano ; Keith Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:43)
• The New Yorkers / Daron Aric Hagen (M. Guth, soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; J. Dueck, piano) (5:31)
• Looking west on a humid summer evening / Renée Favand-See (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:57)
• At home in Staten Island / Scott Wheeler (M. Guth, soprano ; H. Rhodes, violin) (5:48)
• 8:46 AM, five years later / John Glover (J. Blumberg, baritone ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:14)
• Secret assignation / Christopher Tignor (M. Guth, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; K. Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin ; J. Dueck, piano) (5:44)
• The center of the universe / Richard Pearson Thomas (M. Guth, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; K. Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:33).

Contributors:

Guth, Martha , singer

Blumberg, Jesse , singer

Bagwell, Thomas , instrumentalist

Moore, David Adam , singer

Asselin, Mireille , singer

Bragle, Meg , singer

Abreu, Javier , singer

Dispensa, Scott , singer

Rhodes, Harumi , instrumentalist

McFerrin, David , singer

Dueck, Jocelyn , instrumentalist

Gaissert, Blythe , singer

Richardson, Alex (Tenor) , singer

Jameson, Keith (Tenor) , singer

Gordon, Ricky Ian

Roven, Glen, 1958-2018

Bielawa, Lisa

Hennessy, Martin

Lyons, Gilda, 1975-

Kahane, Gabriel

Haber, Yotam, 1976-

Berg, Christopher, 1949-

Courtin, Christina

Cipullo, Tom

Martín, Jorge, 1959-

Fairouz, Mohammed

Platt, Russell, 1965-

Schickele, Matt

Hagen, Daron, 1961-

Favand-See, Renée, 1973-

Wheeler, Scott, 1952-

Glover, John, 1983-

Tignor, Christopher

Thomas, Richard Pearson, 1957-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Sung in English.

Included Works:

O city of ships [by Gordon, R.I.]

F from DUMBO [by Roven, G.]

Breakfast in New York [by Bielawa, L.]

City's love [by Hennessy, M.]

Rapid transit [by Lyons, G.]

Coney Island Avenue [by Kahane, G.]

On leaving Brooklyn [by Haber, Y.]

OuLiPo in the Bronx [by Berg, C.]

Fresh kills [by Courtin, C.]

G is for grimy [by Cipullo, T.]

City of orgies, walks, and joys! [by Martín, J.]

Refugee blues [by Fairouz, M.]

Avenue (II) [by Platt, R.]

Days afield on Staten Island [by Schickele, M.]

New Yorkers [by Hagen, D.]

Looking west on a humid summer evening [by Favand-See, R.]

At home in Staten Island [by Wheeler, S.]

8:46 AM, five years later [by Glover, J.]

Secret assignation [by Tignor, C.]

Center of the universe [by Thomas, R.P.]

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Five borough songbook ([New York, N.Y.?] : GPR Records, [2012] — OCLC Number 821068396)

Subjects:

Songs (Medium voice) with piano

Songs (High voice) with piano

Vocal duets with piano

Vocal trios with piano

Vocal quartets with piano

Vocal quartets with violin

Vocal duets, Unaccompanied

Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble

Songs (High voice) with violin

Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble

New York (N.Y.) — Songs and music

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Songs and music

Performers:

Various performers.

Performance Medium:

3 performers: soprano voice; baritone voice; piano
2 performers: baritone voice; piano
5 performers: soprano voice; mezzo-soprano voice; tenor voice; baritone voice; violin
2 performers: soprano voice; mezzo-soprano voice
2 performers: mezzo-soprano voice; piano
2 performers: tenor voice; piano
2 performers: soprano voice; piano
5 performers: soprano voice; mezzo-soprano voice; tenor voice; baritone voice; piano
4 performers: mezzo-soprano voice; tenor voice; violin; piano
4 performers: soprano voice; tenor voice; baritone voice; piano
3 performers: soprano voice; tenor voice; piano
2 performers: soprano voice; violin
6 performers: soprano voice; mezzo-soprano voice; tenor voice; baritone voice; violin; piano

General Notes:

Songs, principally for 1-4 voices and piano; the 3rd, 7th works for 4 voices and violin; the 5th for 2 voices; the 11th for 2 voices, violin, and piano; the 17th work for voice and violin; the 19th-20th works for 4 voices, violin, and piano.
Recorded 2011 October-November Sound Associates, New York, N.Y.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1053004
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1053005
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Publisher Number, GPR Records: GPR10012

OCLC Numbers:

907544833