DRAM: The Billy Collins Suite - Dancing Towards Bethlehem

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The Billy Collins Suite

Songs Inspired by his Poetry

Label: Cedille Records

Catalog Number: CDR115

Running Time: 53:49

Composition Date: 2003 — 2008

Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008

Composers: Pierre Jalbert; Vivian Fung; Stacy Garrop; Lita Grier; Billy Collins, Poet

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The Invention of the Saxophone		12:16	Pierre Jalbert; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: Susan Cook, saxophone; Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano; Steve Robinson, narrator Composition Date: 2003 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
Ars Poetica		15:38	Stacy Garrop; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: Lincoln Trio; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano; Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
	Ars Poetica: I. Introduction to Poetry	5:50	Stacy Garrop; Billy Collins, Poet
	Performers: Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano; Lincoln Trio; Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
	Ars Poetica: II. Sonnet	2:00	Stacy Garrop; Billy Collins, Poet
	Performers: Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano; Lincoln Trio; Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
	Ars Poetica: III. Vade Mecum	2:29	Stacy Garrop; Billy Collins, Poet
	Performers: Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano; Lincoln Trio; Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
	Ars Poetica: IV. Endangered	5:16	Stacy Garrop; Billy Collins, Poet
	Performers: Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano; Lincoln Trio; Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
Insomnia		3:58	Vivian Fung; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano; Steve Robinson, narrator Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
The Man in the Moon		3:24	Vivian Fung; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano; Steve Robinson, narrator Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
The Willies		3:19	Vivian Fung; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Cunliffe, cello; Marta Aznavorian, piano; Steve Robinson, narrator Composition Date: 2007 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
Forgetfulness		5:32	Lita Grier; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: Jonathan Beyer, baritone; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Cunliffe, cello; John Goodwin, piano Composition Date: 2008 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
Dancing Towards Bethlehem		3:30	Lita Grier; Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: Jonathan Beyer, baritone; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Cunliffe, cello; John Goodwin, piano Composition Date: 2008 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008
Reading an Anthology of Chinese Poems of the Sung Dynasty, I Pause To Admire the Length and Clarity of Their Titles		6:08	Billy Collins, Poet
Performers: Zhou Tian; Tim Munro, flute; Joel Link, viola; Nuiko Wadden, harp; Steve Robinson, narrator Composition Date: 2008 Recording Date: May 2008 — Nov 2008