Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2: Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home.Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of contemporary art songs ranges from the avant-garde to the more easily accessible, including substantial song cycles, shorter encore pieces, and songs suitable for auditions and competitions. The two-volume guide presents expertly-informed selections tailored to particular voice types. Each of the 160 selections is accompanied by a highly detailed performance guide, music examples, levels of difficulty, and a brief encapsulation of vocal characteristics or challenges contained in the piece. A supplemental companion website provides composer biographies and an up-to-date list of recommended recordings. With a focus on younger composers in addition to prominent figures, Manning encourages singers to refresh and expand their recital repertoire into less familiar territory, and discover the rewards therein.Volume 2 features works written from 2000 onwards, including pieces from contemporary composers Mohammed Fairouz ("Annabel Lee"), Missy Mazzoli ("As Long as We Live"), Judith Weir ("The Voice of Desire"), and Raymond Yiu ("The Earth and Every Common Sight").

Table of Contents:
Introduction Guide to Gradings About the Companion Website Featured Works BAINBRIDGE, Simon ORPHEUS High voice BARCHAN, Stephen TWO SONGS ABOUT SPIDERS solo soprano BEAMISH, Sally FOUR SONGS FROM HAFEZ soprano/tenor (baritone version also available) BERKELEY,Michael THREE SONGS TO CHILDREN soprano/tenor BRAY, Charlotte SONNETS AND LOVE SONGS baritone BRUCE, David THAT TIME WITH YOU mezzo BURRELL, Diana LOVE SONG (WITH YOGA) soprano BUTLER, Martin LONDON baritone CARPENTER, Gary LOVE'S ETERNITY alto/mezzo CASHIAN, Philip THE SUN'S GREAT EYE baritone CAUSTON, Richard THE FLEA solo baritone CIPULLO, Tom LONG ISLAND SONGS tenor COLE, Jonathan SORFUL TER soprano CONSTANTINOU, Stace FROM THE BOOK OF SONGS soprano and electronics CURRIER, Sebastian THE NYMPHS ARE DEPARTED High/medium voice CUTLER, Joe BANDS tenor/ baritone DALE ROBERTS, Jeremy SPOKEN TO A BRONZE HEAD mezzo DEAN, Brett POEMS AND PRAYERS mezzo DOVE, Jonathan CUT MY SHADOW mezzo ELIAS, Brian ONCE DID I BREATHE ANOTHER'S BREATH baritone EWERS, Tim MOONDRUNK medium voice FAIROUZ, Mohammed ANNABEL LEE baritone FEIGIN, Joel TWO SONGS FROM 'TWELFTH NIGHT'. baritone FELSENFELD, Daniel ANNUS MIRABILIS bass FINNISSY, Michael OUTSIDE FORT TREGANTLE baritone FRANCES-HOAD, Cheryl ONE LIFE STAND mezzo FUJIKURA, Dai LOVE EXCERPT soprano GILBERT, Anthony PEACE NOTES soprano/mezzo GRIME, Helen IN THE MIST tenor HARRISON, Sadie EASTER ZUNDAY tenor HESKETH, Kenneth CHRONICLES OF THE TIME baritone HOLLOWAY, Robin GO LOVELY ROSE mezzo/contralto HOWARD, Emily WILD CLEMATIS IN WINTER mezzo HUGH-JONES, Elaine TWO NIGHT SONGS soprano HYDE, Thomas THREE LARKIN SONGS baritone JOLAS, Betsy L'OEIL ÉGARÉ baritone KAY, Don FOUR BIRD SONGS FROM SHAW NEILSON baritone KEELEY, Rob FIVE SONGS ON POEMS OF STEVIE SMITH mezzo LAITMAN, Lori MEN WITH SMALL HEADS counter-tenor/mezzo/baritone LANE, Liz LANDSCAPES baritone LEE, Joanna YOUR LITTLE VOICE solo soprano LIEBERMANN, Lowell SIX SONGS ON POEMS OF RAYMOND CARVER baritone LISTER, Rodney SONGS TO HARVEST medium voice MACHOVER, Tod OPEN UP THE HOUSE soprano MATTHEWS, Colin OUT IN THE DARK soprano MAZZOLI, Missy AS LONG AS WE LIVE mezzo MOORE, Lloyd CHARMS TO MUSIC soprano MORLOCK, Jocelyn INVOLUNTARY LOVE SONGS baritone (also versions for soprano or mezzo) MULVEY, Gráinne ETERNITY IS NOW (solo voice) mezzo MUSTO, John SUMMER STARS soprano NATHAN, Eric FOREVER IS COMPOSED OF NOWS soprano/mezzo NESBIT, Edward A PRETENCE OF WIT soprano NORMAN, Andrew LULLABY mezzo PASQUET, Yves-Marie MUSIC high soprano PHIBBS, Joseph TWO SONGS (from SHADES OF NIGHT) tenor PITKIN, Jonathan FEATHER-SMALL and STILL mezzo POOLE, Geoffrey HEYNONNYNONNY SMALLPRINT (solo voice, any) RITCHIE, Anthony TWO PANTOUMS soprano ROSE, Gregory AVEBURY STONE CIRCLES soprano ROXBURGH, Edwin REFLECTIONS baritone SAXON, Katherine SEA FEVER baritone SAXTON, Robert THE BEACH IN WINTER: SCRATBY (for TESS) baritone/mezzo SHADLE,Charles THE HILLS OF DAWN baritone SMIRNOV, Dmitri WONDERFUL STORIES medium TORKE, Michael HOUSE AND HOME soprano TOWER, Joan UP HIGH soprano/mezzo TURNAGE, Mark-Anthony THREE SONGS baritone WATKINS, Huw THREE AUDEN SONGS tenor WEIR, Judith THE VOICE OF DESIRE mezzo/countertenor WILLIAMS, Roderick A COAT baritone WOOD, Hugh THE ISLES OF GREECE baritone YIÙ, Raymond THE EARTH AND EVERY COMMON SIGHT soprano ZEV GORDON, Michael INTO THE DARK (alto voice/piano/electronics) Glossary Programming Suggestions Recommended Reading Useful Anthologies Useful Addresses Permissions

About the Author :
Jane Manning, OBE is a freelance singer, teacher, and academic, currently a Professor in the Vocal Studies Department of the Guildhall School of Music, and Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music. In the U.S., she has been Visiting Professor at Mills College, and has given guest seminars at Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, New England Conservatory, Princeton, Stanford, USC and Yale. A soprano with over 50 years' experience as an internationally celebrated contemporary music performer, she holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of York, Keele, Durham, and Kingston, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music. Over the course of her career, she has given over three hundred world premieres and has worked closely with composers such as Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Judith Weir, earning her a reputation as an exemplary performer of new music. She is the author of Voicing Pierrot (2012), New Vocal Repertory: An Introduction (OUP, 1994), and New Vocal Repertory, Vol. 2 (OUP, 1999).

Review :
"Here is a detailed resource for all singers venturing into new song repertoire. Thank you, Jane Manning!" -- Lucy Shelton, soprano "Dr. Manning provides a singer's account of 160 English-language songs: insightful remarks on tessitura, vocal color, appropriate voice-type, text, interpretation, level of complexity and technical difficulty. It's the fruit of unparalleled experience in singing hundreds of vocal works over the past half-century." -- Graham Hair, Professor Emeritus, Glasgow University