Opening Groups

Examples Of Opening Recital Groups:

Examples of weaker groups:
Song Choices for Different Occasions
Ramping Up the Recital: Thinking Outside the Box
Making Imaginative Choices
Song Groups With Different Design
More One-Poet Groups
Song Groups Using One Poem, Different Musical
Settings
Song Groups That Feature One Character or Linked
Characters
Adding Instruments to the Mix
A Selected List of Vocal Works With Instruments
Women Poets / Women Composers
More Design Topics on the Subject of Women
Theme Recitals
Crossovers in the Concert Hall
What do you want the audience to remember?
Adding props, costumes, or staging to the art song
Chapter 6 The Performance of Art Song
The Artistic Quest
What Do You Put First? Yourself or the Music?
The Singer as a Conduit
The Final Goal: An Organic Performance
Interpretation and Individuality
Imagination and Creativity
Shaping Phrases Creatively
Performance Is a Collaborative Effort
The Singer-Pianist Duo
Working With the Composer
Matters of Style
The Art Song Recital: Art or Entertainment?
How Much Is Too Much?—Some Thoughts on
Dramatization
Le bon gout?