La ceinture de ciel, for baritone and marimba, Op. 52 (2024) - poetry of Paul Valéry

La ceinture de ciel I: Helene
Randall Scarlata, bairtone; Makoto Nakura, marimba
La ceinture de ciel II. L'insinuant I
Randall Scarlata, bairtone; Makoto Nakura, marimba
La ceinture de ciel III: La caresse
Randall Scarlata, bairtone; Makoto Nakura, marimba
La ceinture de ciel IV: L'insinuant II
Randall Scarlata, bairtone; Makoto Nakura, marimba
La ceinture de ciel V: La ceinture
Randall Scarlata, bairtone; Makoto Nakura, marimba

Now transcribed for baritone and piano!


La Vita Nuova, for tenor and piano, Op. 49 (2021) - poetry of Dante

I. Here begins a new life

II. Astray

III. A King Love is

The Strains of Philomel, for high voice and piano, Op. 48 (2021) - poetry of John Keats

I. To one who has been long in city pent

II. Sweet, sweet is the greeting of eyes

III. This living hand, now warm and capable

Two Southern Songs, for baritone, viola, and piano, Op. 44 (2019) - poetry of Jean Toomer

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I. November Cotton Flower

II. Tell me

Song of Solomon, for soprano, tenor, and piano, Op. 43 (2019)

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Song of Solomon: I. Let him kiss me
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: II. Rise up my love
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Nicholas Music, tenor; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: III. I sought him, but I found him not
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: IV. My beloved is mine
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; NIcholas Music, tenor; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: V. I opened to my beloved
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: VI. My vineyard is before me
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Joshua Marzan, piano
Song of Solomon: VII. Set me as a seal
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Nicholas Music, tenor; Joshua Marzan, piano

Le dormeur du Val, for tenor, trumpet, and piano, Op. 42 (2018) - poetry of Rimbaud

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Le dormeur du Val
Bryan Hymel, tenor; Barbara Plugh, trumpet; Laura Ward, piano

Spirits in Bondage, for baritone and piano, Op. 40 (2017) - poetry of C.S. Lewis

Winner of the NATS Art Song Composition Competition 2018

Spirits in Bondage: I. Prologue
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage II. Satan Speaks
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage: III. Victory
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage: IV. Night
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage: V. Alexandrines
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage: VI. Spooks
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Spirits in Bondage: VII. World's Desire
Daniel Teadt, baritone; Laura Ward, piano

Reverie & Lullaby, for mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 38 (2016) - poetry of Sara Teasdale

Reverie
Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Lullaby
Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Zelda's Dream, for soprano and piano, Op. 35 (2015) - A Letter by Zelda Fitzgerald

Zelda's Dream
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Danny Boy, for voice and piano, Op. 32 (2014)

Danny Boy
Elizabeth Fildes, mezzo-soprano; Kristin Doering, piano

Au défaut du silence, for baritone, string quartet, and piano, Op. 31 (2013) - Poetry of Éluard

Au défaut du silence: I. Je me suis enfermé
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet
Au défaut du silence: II. Ta chevelure d'oranges
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet
Au défaut du silence: III. Dans le plus sombres yeux
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet
Au défaut du silence: IV. Grimace, petite fille
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet
Au défaut du silence: V. Où est-tu?
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet
Au défaut du silence: VI. Elle n'est qu'à minuit
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Marc-Antonio Barone, piano, Daedalus Quartet

Songs of Virtue and Loss, for soprano and piano, Op. 30 (2013)  - Poetry of Edith Wharton -

Songs of Virtue and Loss
Songs of Virtue and Loss: I. Survival
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Songs of Virtue and Loss: II. Patience
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Guinevere, for mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 29 (2013)  - Poetry of Madison J. Cawein -

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Guinevere
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Folksongs from another World, for voice and piano, Op. 25 (2011)

Folksongs from another World: I. A Nymph's Passion
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Folksongs from another World: II. The Message
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Folksongs from another World: III. To Music, to Becalm his Fever
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Folksongs from another World: IV. Dawn
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Folksongs from another World: V. Karolin's Song
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Chansons de Dianefor soprano, tenor, and piano, Op. 24 (2011)  - Poetry of Charles Baudelaire -

Chansons de Diane: I. Sisina
Irini Kyriakidou, soprano; Bryan Hymel, tenor; Laura Ward, piano
Chansons de Diane II. Parfum exotique
Irini Kyriakidou, soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Chansons de Diane III. La priere d'un paean
Bryan Hymel, tenor; Laura Ward, piano
Chansons de Diane IV. La beaute
Irini Kyriakidou, soprano; Bryan Hymel, tenor; Laura Ward, piano

Le passage des rêves, for baritone and piano, Op. 15 (2007)  - Poetry of Paul Valéry -

Le passage des rêves: I. La dormeuse
Randall Scarlata and Benjamin C. S. Boyle
Le passage des réves: II. Les pas
Randall Scarlata and Benjamin C. S. Boyle
Le passage des rêves: III. La sylphe
Randall Scarlata and Benjamin C. S. Boyle
Le passage des rêves: IV. À l'aurore
Randall Scarlata and Benjamin C. S. Boyle

Trois Chansons, for soprano and piano, Op. 11 (2002)  - Poetry of Charles Baudelaire -

Trois Chansons I. Le flambeau vivant
Sarah Shafer, soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Trois Chansons II. Harmonie du soir
Sarah Shafer, soprano; Laura Ward, piano
Trois Chansons III. Sonnet d'automne
Sarah Shafer, soprano; Laura Ward, piano

Lenoriana, for baritone and piano, Op.4 (2002)  - Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe -

Lenoriana: I. Annabel Lee
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: II. Lenore I
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: III. To __
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: IV. The Conqueror Worm
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: V. Intermezzo
Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: VI. El Dorado
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: VII. Lenore II
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: VIII. A Dream within a Dream
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano
Lenoriana: IX. To Helen
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano

Quatre Chansons, for soprano and piano, (2000)  - Poetry of Charles Baudelaire -

I.   Le vin des amants

II.   Hymne

III.   La mort des amants

IV.  La fin de la journee

Ophelia, for soprano and piano, Op. 3   (2001)  - Text by William Shakespeare - 

Ophelia
Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Laura Ward, piano