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Shawn: The Music Teacher

Sarah Wolfson, Jason Forbach, Jeffrey Picon, Parker Posey, Wallace Shawn, Rebecca Robbins, Halley Wegryn Gross & Elizabeth Berkley

Chamber Ensemble, Timothy G. Long

Shawn: The Music Teacher
Shawn's wistful, tonally centred music successfully conveys the atmosphere of loneliness and regretful melancholy.

Gramophone Magazine, September 2008

Shawn: The Music Teacher

Sarah Wolfson, Jason Forbach, Jeffrey Picon, Parker Posey, Wallace Shawn, Rebecca Robbins, Halley Wegryn Gross & Elizabeth Berkley

Chamber Ensemble, Timothy G. Long

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Shawn's wistful, tonally centred music successfully conveys the atmosphere of loneliness and regretful melancholy.

Gramophone Magazine, September 2008

About

  • Release date: 28th Apr 2008
  • Label: Bridge
  • Catalogue number: BRIDGE9248
  • Length: 76 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Shawn: The Music Teacher
Work length8:20
  • Derek Basthemer (vocals), Ross Benoliel (vocals), Elisa Cordova (vocals), Lauren Jelencovich (vocals), Kristin Knutson (vocals), Stefanie Nava (vocals), Rebecca Robbins (soprano), Kristina Valada-Viars (vocals), Allen Shawn (piano), Sarah Wolfson (soprano), Whitney LaGrange (violin), Carol Wong (piano), Lloyd P. Ariola (piano)
  • New Group Ensemble
  • Timothy Long
Overture
Track length1:03
The Snow Fills the Valley
Track length2:52
I Never Knew Him, and I Never Knew Anything About Him
Track length0:10
My Rose Wears Violet
Track length1:07
I Still Think About the School. The Lake. The Fields. Trees. Snow
Track length0:35
Hey, Mr. Smith. Where Are You Going?
Track length0:33
Mirrors Are Shattered
Track length1:04
And for Me, During That Time, the Most Important Thing in My Life Was Studying Music
Track length0:16
And I Remember, in the Final Weeks Before the Performance
Track length0:40
Shawn: The Music Teacher, Act I
Work length27:20
  • Elisa Cordova (vocals), Lauren Jelencovich (vocals), Kristin Knutson (vocals), Sarah Wolfson (soprano), Rebecca Robbins (soprano), Jason Forbach (vocals), Jeffrey Picon (tenor)
  • New Group Ensemble
  • Timothy Long
Overture
Track length0:35
The Waves Break Quietly on the Shore
Track length2:11
My Dear, Some Wonderful News!
Track length2:00
Ah, How Pleasant to See Such Joy on My Husband's Face
Track length2:06
Good Lord, Alcimedes!
Track length1:08
My Mother Kept a Locket Round Her Neck
Track length7:21
Your Coat, My Dear Alcimedes!
Track length1:13
Ah, My Dear Chronilos
Track length2:32
Oh, Delicious Breakfast!
Track length0:37
My, What an Attractive Man!
Track length0:53
How Do You Like Your Toast, Alcimedes?
Track length0:28
There Are Things We'd All Like to Do
Track length1:09
Interlude (1)
Track length0:33
Your Servants Seem a Little Wild This Morning
Track length1:35
Interlude (2)
Track length0:29
Oh, Is Something the Matter?
Track length1:28
Entr'acte
Track length1:02
Shawn: The Music Teacher, Act II
Work length40:56
  • Sarah Wolfson (soprano), Jeffrey Picon (tenor), Jason Forbach (vocals), Elisa Cordova (vocals), Lauren Jelencovich (vocals), Kristin Knutson (vocals), Rebecca Robbins (soprano), Allen Shawn (piano), Derek Basthemer (vocals), Ross Benoliel (vocals), Stefanie Nava (vocals), Kristina Valada-Viars (vocals)
  • New Group Ensemble
  • Timothy Long
When Did the Clock Strike Midnight?
Track length2:59
Does No One Sleep in This Accursed Land?
Track length1:01
Your Words Mean Nothing
Track length3:47
The Night Stands Still (1)
Track length2:26
Ah, What a Magical Night!
Track length3:21
A Strange Sound?
Track length1:55
The Night Stands Still (2)
Track length2:58
When the Performance Ended, I Was Sweating Like a Pig
Track length0:26
Are You All Right, Sir?
Track length2:30
I Fell Asleep on the Plane
Track length2:10
Although There Weren't Many Customers in the Dining Room
Track length7:05
Back in My Own Hotel Room
Track length1:26
I Called Room Service and Ordered a Coffee
Track length0:27
After the Performance of the Opera, He Left for the City
Track length0:16
Interlude A
Track length1:07
When He Came to the Door of His Hotel Room
Track length0:18
Interlude B
Track length0:44
I Went to the Bathroom, Then Came out Naked
Track length0:19
Interlude C
Track length0:24
I Got in the Bed and Hid Under the Covers
Track length0:46
Interlude D
Track length0:20
He Wanted to Be Nicer
Track length0:38
Interlude E
Track length1:07
An Hour Later, We Said Goodbye
Track length1:04
The Snow Fills the Valley
Track length1:22

Awards and reviews

September 2008

Shawn's wistful, tonally centred music successfully conveys the atmosphere of loneliness and regretful melancholy.
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