Thursday, May 14, 2009

nine: Easter two, #45

Kathy Davis, soprano. Karen Tucker, organ.

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth". Sung on the second Sunday of Easter by our excellent soprano soloist, accompanied on the organ. How lucky we are to have a soloist capable of this formidable aria! And a good fit for this particular Sunday, as the choir takes a day off to recover from the Holy Week histrionics.

I remember now that I taught this aria to a young (college-age) soprano when I was a not-much-older novice voice teacher. She was excited about this piece, but it takes a lot of sensitivity to make it musical, and that was a particularly long slog of a teaching experience. Good thing I don't teach voice lessons any more!

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