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A Marc Blitzstein tribute : in honor of his eightieth birthday

Title
A Marc Blitzstein tribute : in honor of his eightieth birthday / Composers' Showcase and Lincoln Center present ; Charles Schwartz, artistic director.
Publication
1985.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Barrett, Michael, 1957-
  • Lazarus, Paul
  • Schwartz, Charles, 1922-1998
  • Houseman, John, 1902-1988
  • Blitzstein, Marc
  • Composers' Showcase, producer
  • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, producer
Found In
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Description
4 streaming audio files (approximately 136 minutes) : digital, stereo.
Summary
Marc Blizstein memorial concert dedicated to his 80th birthday. Excerpts from various musical works composed by Blizstein were performed during the event.
Alternative Title
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Subjects
Note
  • Title from original cassette label.
  • Streaming file transferred from original audiocassettes.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Credits (note)
  • Directed and co-produced by Paul Lazarus and Michael Barrett.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Archival original: (2 audiocassettes : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1563.
Source (note)
  • Margaret Carson
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.
Contents
Nickel under the foot, from The cradle will rock (Patti LuPone ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Dimples/Fraught, from No for an answer (Adolph Green ; Phyllis Newman ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Francie (Cris Groenendaal ; Nancy Opel ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Kanonen song (Army song), from The Threepenny opera / translation by Marc Blizstein ; music by Kurt Weill ; text by Bertolt Brecht (Timothy Nolen ; Jeff Keller ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Monday morning blues, from Reuben Reuben (Timothy Nolen ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Yes is a pleasant country ; When life is quite through with ; Until and I heard / Poems by E.E. Cummings (Elisabeth Carron ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Jimmie's got a goil / text by E.E. Cummings (Jeff Keller ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Displaced / text by Blitzstein (Timothy Nolen ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Joe Worker, from The cradle will rock (Michele-Denise Woods ; Michael Barrett, Steven Blier, piano) -- Gus and Sadie love song (Cris Groenendaal ; Meg Bussert ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Hotel lobby (scene 6) (Jeff Keller ; Cris Groenendaal ; Betty Comden ; Michael Barrett, Steven Blier, piano) -- The new suit (Zipperfly) / text by Blitzstein (Leonard Bernstein) -- Intermission -- The Ballad of hurry up, from The airborne symphony (Men's chorus) -- Night music, The ballad of the bombardier (Emily) (Cris Groenendaal ; Michael Barrett, conductor) -- I wish it so, from Juno (Nancy Opel) -- You poor thing (Phyllis Newman ; Michele-Denise Woods ; Elisabeth Carron ; Betty Comden) -- One kind word (Chris Groenendaal ; Nancy Opel) -- With a woman to be, from Sacco and Vanzetti (Chris Walker) -- Then (Meg Bussert) -- The rain quartet, from Regina (Nancy Opel ; Elisabeth Carron ; Michele-Denise Woods ; Timothy Nolen ; Jeff Keller) -- Final scene, from The cradle will rock (Timothy Nolen ; Patti LuPone ; John Houseman)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1563
OCLC
922551066
Title
A Marc Blitzstein tribute : in honor of his eightieth birthday / Composers' Showcase and Lincoln Center present ; Charles Schwartz, artistic director.
Production
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
spoken word
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Directed and co-produced by Paul Lazarus and Michael Barrett.
Performer
John Houseman, host ; Michael Barrett, conductor ; Leonard Bernstein ; Steve Blier ; Meg Bussert ; Elisabeth Carron ; Betty Comden ; Adolph Green ; Cris Groenendaal ; Jeff Keller ; Patti LuPone ; Phyllis Newman ; Timothy Nolen ; Nancy Opel ; Charles Walker ; Michele-Denise Woods.
Event
Recorded 1985 April 28 Alice Tully Hall, New York, N.Y.
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Additional Formats
Archival original: (2 audiocassettes : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1563.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.
Source
Gift; Margaret Carson, 1992.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Barrett, Michael, 1957- conductor.
Barrett, Michael, 1957- director.
Lazarus, Paul, director.
Schwartz, Charles, 1922-1998, director.
Houseman, John, 1902-1988, host.
Container of (work): Blitzstein, Marc. Works. Selections.
Composers' Showcase, producer.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, producer.
Carson, Margaret, 1911-2007, donor.
Added Title
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Found In:
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1563
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