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Helga Davis
Airs Tuesday, May 29 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
What makes a voice sound great? Singer/performance artist Helga Davis joins Brad Cresswell to compare notes and swap recordings of their favorite female American singers, with performances by Meredith Monk, Cathy Berberian, Diamanda Galas, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Leontyne Price, Abby Lincoln, and Nina Simone.
What makes a voice sound great? Singer/performance artist Helga Davis joins Brad Cresswell to compare notes and swap recordings of their favorite female American singers, with performances by Meredith Monk, Cathy Berberian, Diamanda Galas, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Leontyne Price, Abby Lincoln, and Nina Simone.
Comments [4]
Listeners might like to know the label and title of the Hermit Songs recording.
Leontyne Price- a perfect voice for these Hermit Songs! Lovely, thank you. The musicianship required to sing these songs is worth noting...
Thanks! Nancy
This program is embarrassing. Aside from looking at the contributions of Sam Barber and Joh Adams, the choices of "contemporary" music do not reflect the divirsity of interesting works that could be examined in a forum like this. The commentary from both hosts is certainly not productive and does not pass muster as a critical evaluation of vocal technique. What a shame that an interesting opportunity could be squandered so.
The song by Meredith Monk is neither instructive, insightful, enlightening, nor does it bring beautiful singing. It is repetitive, boring, uninspiring, uninteresting, and lacks merit.
Sorry. Thought you'd like to hear a listener's response. I listen to this program every night.
Look forward to hearing something interesting...
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