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NIU Homecoming Recital 2009

Rebekkah Hilgraves — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:31:37 +0000

In October 2009, Rebekkah went back to her alma mater, Northern Illinois University, and gave two master classes and a performance. Listen to the recital by clicking on the individual links below; the master classes will be available through the Studio Voix-LA! web site (http://www.studiovoixla.com).

Rebekkah Hilgraves, soprano
Valerie Blair, piano

Guest appearances by:

Ramses Bugarin, clarinet
Beth Bryngelson, flute

Myron Myers, bass (NIU faculty)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):

An die Musik
Die Forelle
Gretchen am Spinnrade

Henry Purcell (1659-1695):

Resistance is but vain (with Myron Myers)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981):

Hermit Songs

I – At St. Patrick’s Purgatory
II – Church bell at night, III – St. Ita’s vision
IV – The heavenly banquet
V – The crucifixion
VI – Sea-snatch
VII – Promiscuity
VIII – A monk and his cat
IX – The praises of God
X – A desire for hermitage

Lester Trimble (1923-1986)

Four Fragments from the Canterbury Tales (with Ramses Bugarin and Beth Bryngelson)

I – Prologe
II – A Knyght
III – A Yong Squier
IV – The wyf of biside bath

James R. Carlson (1972- )

‘Lovely Luna’ from Love the Haven of Peace

Photo montage on YouTube

Rebekkah Hilgraves — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:20:08 +0000

Available on YouTube: a photo montage, accompanied by a recent performance of “Una macchia, e qui tutt’ora” (the Sleepwalking Scene) from Verdi’s Macbeth.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCFW-Nytkw

Opera and Classical Samples

Rebekkah Hilgraves — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:30:47 +0000

Here are some opera and song samples from soprano Rebekkah Hilgraves. These samples span a couple of years’ work, and are frequently updated, so please check back often!

Hermit Songs: I – “At St. Patrick’s Purgatory” (Samuel Barber). Recorded at Northern Illinois University, October 2009. Pianist: Valerie Blair.

“Die Forelle” (Franz Schubert). Recorded at Northern Illinois University, October 2009. Pianist: Valerie Blair.

‘Lovely Luna’ from Love the Haven of Peace (James R. Carlson) This song is from my own poetry cycle, Love the Haven of Peace, completed in 2009. This particular poem was written in honor of the birth of a beautiful baby girl named Luna, the daughter of some dear friends. You can read the poem here (http://arslirica.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/lovely-luna/).

“An die Musik” (Franz Schubert)

“Una macchia, e qui tutt’ora” (sample) from Verdi’s MACBETH

“Una macchia, e qui tutt’ora” (complete) from Verdi’s MACBETH

VII – “There! A beacon of light” from RACHEL RISING

“Pace, pace mio dio” from Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL DESTINO

“Senza mamma” from Puccini’s SUOR ANGELICA (edit)

“Es gibt ein Reich” from R. Strauss’ ARIADNE AUF NAXOS

“Abscheulicher!” from FIDELIO (finale)

“L’Invitation au voyage” by Henri Duparc

Coffee Concert 2009

Rebekkah Hilgraves — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:58:42 +0000

Recorded Sunday, 16 May 2009 at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, as part of their “Coffee Concert” series, this program featured violinist Lucie Novoveska and pianist Mary Hook, with guest soprano Rebekkah Hilgraves

“An die Musik” (Schubert)

Brahms: Sonata No. 1 for violin & piano– I. Vivace ma non troppo

Novoveska: Remembrance

Novoveska: Day After Day

“Una macchia, e qui tutt’ora” (sample) from Verdi’s MACBETH

Michael Nyman: Theme from the film “The Piano”

Erich Korngold: Incidental music for “Much Ado About Nothing”

James R. Carlson: “When the Heart Starts Singing”

Samuel Barber: “Sure On This Shining Night”

Vittorio Monti: Czardas

César Franck: “Panis Angelicus”