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
Fitzgerald, Ella
Green, Bud
Webb, Chick
King, Jonathan - Arranger
Fitzgerald, Ella - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
1 You 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)
2 No. 1. Inspiration 06:45
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
3 No. 2. Luxury 04:42
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
4 No. 3. Elevation 03:50
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Price, Florence Beatrice
Dunbar, Paul Laurence - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
5 I Grew A Rose 04:26
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Orth, Rene
Teasdale, Sara - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Bridges, J'Nai (mezzo-soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
6 A Prayer 04:00
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)
7 No. 1. Even in the Moment 03:04
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
8 No. 2. Feast 01:26
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
9 No. 3. I Know My Mind 04:13
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
10 No. 4. What Lips My Lips Have Kissed 03:02
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Beach, Amy
Stephens, Nan Bagby - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Cabell, Nicole (soprano)
Lady Jess (violin)
Whittington, Tahirah (cello)
King, Jonathan (piano)
11 Cabildo, Op. 149: Ah, Love is a jasmine vine with tendrils delicate and strong 07:16
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)
12 Spell to Turn the World Around 06:55
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Price, Florence Beatrice
Hughes, Langston - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
13 Songs to the Dark Virgin 02:21
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Larsen, Libby
Burke, Ted - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
14 No. 1. Rexall 05:03
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
15 No. 2. My Father Intercepts My Trip to Another Planet 08:36
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
16 No. 3. Machine Head 05:58
Liverman, Will (baritone)
King, Jonathan (piano)
Snider, Sarah Kirkland
Smith, Tracy K. - Lyricist
Liverman, Will (baritone)
Fleming, Renée (soprano)
King, Jonathan (piano)
17 Everything That Ever Was 07:06
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)
18 If 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