Vocal Recital (Baritone): Liverman, Will - BARNES, J. / BEACH, A. / BONDS, M. / LARSEN, L. / ORTH, R. / PRICE, F.B. / SNIDER, S.K. (Show Me the Way)

GRAMMY Award-winning, ‘velvet voiced’ (NPR) baritone Will Liverman presents a recital programme honouring women in classical music, past and present, on Show Me the Way, his second ‘passion project’ recording for Cedille. Praised as ‘nothing short of extraordinary’ (Opera News), Liverman has curated a moving and poignant recital celebrating American female composers from 20th-century trailblazers Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and Amy Cheney Beach to present-day composers commissioned for this programme. This new album, Liverman’s second with longtime recital partner pianist Jonathan King, is inspired by and honours the singer’s mother, gospel singer Terry Liverman, and their mutual love of song. The Livermans perform together on recording for the first time in their own arrangement of Alma Bazel Androzzo’s cherished hymn If I Can Help Somebody.

Tracklist

McCrae, Terry
Webb, Chick
Green, Bud
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella - Lyricist
King, Jonathan - Arranger
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
1You Showed Me the Way (arr. J. King for voice and piano)04:26
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Barnes, Jasmine
Kwarteng, Tesia - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
2No. 1. Inspiration06:45
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
3No. 2. Luxury04:42
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
4No. 3. Elevation03:50
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Price, Florence Beatrice
Dunbar, Paul Laurence - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
5I Grew A Rose04:26
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Orth, Rene
Teasdale, Sara - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Bridges, J'Nai (mezzo-soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
6A Prayer04:00
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Bridges, J'Nai (mezzo-soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Bonds, Margaret Allison
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
7No. 1. Even in the Moment03:04
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
8No. 2. Feast01:26
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
9No. 3. I Know My Mind04:13
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
10No. 4. What Lips My Lips Have Kissed03:02
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Stephens, Nan Bagby - Lyricist
Beach, Amy
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Cabell, Nicole (soprano)
Lady Jess (violin)
Whittington, Tahirah (cello)
King, Jonathan (piano)
11Cabildo, Op. 149: Ah, Love is a jasmine vine with tendrils delicate and strong07:16
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Cabell, Nicole (soprano)
Lady Jess (violin)
Whittington, Tahirah (cello)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Sankaram, Kamala
Smith, Kathryn - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
12Spell to Turn the World Around06:55
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Hughes, Langston - Lyricist
Price, Florence Beatrice
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
13Songs to the Dark Virgin02:21
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Larsen, Libby
Burke, Ted - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
14No. 1. Rexall05:03
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
15No. 2. My Father Intercepts My Trip to Another Planet08:36
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
16No. 3. Machine Head05:58
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Snider, Sarah Kirkland
Smith, Tracy K. - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Fleming, Renée (soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
17Everything That Ever Was07:06
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Fleming, Renée (soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Androzzo, Alma Bazel
Liverman, Terry - Arranger
Androzzo, Alma Bazel - Lyricist
Liverman, Will - Arranger
Liverman, Terry (vocals)
Liverman, Will (piano)
18If I Can Help Somebody (arr. T. and W. Liverman for voice and piano)04:14
Liverman, Terry (vocals)
Liverman, Will (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:27:23