Julia Bullock, soprano ; Christian Reif, piano, conductor ; Philharmonia Orchestra. Vocal/piano pieces (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7) recorded 2021 May 18-19 Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, UK. Vocal/orchestra pieces (tracks 3 and 6) recorded 2021 May 13-14 Henry Wood Hall, London, UK. Chorus overdub on John Adams' Memorial de Tlatelolco, from El niño (track 3) recorded 2021 November 30 All Saints Church, East Finchley, UK. Title from disc label. Booklet with program notes by Julia Bullock and texts in English ([19] unnumbered pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Who knows where the time goes? / poetry and music by Sandy Denny ; arr. Jeremy Siskind, Christian Reif, Julia Bullock (5:25). One by one / poetry and music by Connie Converse ; arr. Jeremy Siskind (2:41) -- Memorial de Tlatelolco, from El niño / poetry by Rosario Castellanos ; music by John Adams (8:39) -- City called Heaven : traditional Black spiritual / poetry and music developed by enslaved person/s in the United States ; arr. Hall Johnson (3:46) -- I wish I knew how it would feel to be free / poetry and music by Dick Dallas and Billy Taylor ; arr. Jeremy Siskind (3:35) -- Knoxville: summer of 1915 : op. 24 / text by James Agee ; music by Samuel Barber (14:50) -- Who knows where the time goes? / poetry and music by Sandy Denny ; arr. Jeremy Siskind, Christian Reif, Julia Bullock (5:25).
Summary:
Classical singer Julia Bullock makes her solo recording debut, on Nonesuch Records. Bullock is joined on the album by London's Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Christian Reif for Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and an aria from John Adams's El Niño. With Reif on the piano, she also performs traditional spirituals and songs by Oscar Brown, Jr.; Billy Taylor; and Sandy Denny. The first track released is an interpretation of the Connie Converse song "One by One," whose lyrics are featured in the album title.
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