Sample Programs

Photo of Colleen Keating in front of cherry blossoms
photo copyright A.I.


Here are some selections from my repertoire grouped by theme.

THEMES

Fidelity:
Frauenlieben und Leben : Robert Schumann (25 .22)
Dein blaues Auge: Johannes Brahms (2.16)
Von ewiger Liebe : Johannes Brahms (4.28)
Au bord de l’eau : Gabriel  Gabriel Fauré(2.24)


Beautiful, melancholy pieces:
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte : Jean Sibelius (2.41) 
Die Bekehrte:  Hugo Wolf ( 3.06) 
Parto, Parto: from La Clemenza di Tito, W.A. Mozart (6.48) 
The Crucifixion: from Hermit Songs, Samuel Barber (2.15)


Programs with a Spanish flair:
El Vito: Fernando Obradors (1.33)
El paño moruno : from Siete Canciones Populares Espagnole, Manuel de Falla(1.03)
Through Gilded Trellises: from Façade, William Walton and 
texts by Edith Sitwell (3.30)
Les filles de Cadix: Leo Delibes (3.05)
Habanera: from Carmen, Bizet (4.00)
El Arreglito: the origin of Carmen’s Habanera, SebastiánYradier (3.49)
La Paloma :SebastiánYradier (4.00)                   


Horror, Halloween, Catchy tunes with dramatic theme, fun for kids:
Danse macabre : Saint- Saëns (5 :00)
Erlkönig :  Franz Schubert (4.14)
Der Tod und Das Mädchen:  Franz Schubert (3.15)


American themes, living composers, Women and Exoticism:
Stars: Thomas Addison, text: Langston Hughes (3.44)
Minstrel Man: Margaret Bonds, text: Langston Hughes ,(2.13)
Some people: from Gypsy, text: Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne (3.30)
Songs of Ancient China and Japan, Op. 10, No. 3
Charles T. Griffes, (whole cycle: 8.13)


Individual songs from Songs of Ancient China and Japan:
Sofei Gathering Flowers (1.40)
Landscape (1.48)
The Old Temple Among the Mountains (2.35)
Tears (1.58)
A Feast of Lanterns (1.32)
Manifestations of Time: Anna Maria Manalo (3.20)
Thank you: Anna Maria Manalo (2.30)
Waiting: from the Great Gatsby, John Harbison (3.30)
Five years ago, I knew them both, from the Great Gatsby, John Harbison (4.33)
Lucius’ Song: from Julius Caesar, Marc Blitzstein (1.30)
The Rose Song: from Reuben Rueben, Marc Blitzstein (2.55)
I’m A Stranger Here Myself: from One touch of Venus, Kurt Weill (3.09)
Adieu fôrets, Oui, Dieu le veut :  from Jeanne d’Arc, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (7.00) 
Prastiti Vy, Da, chas nastal : from Иоанна д’Арк, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (7.00) 
Chanson d’Eve : Gabriel Fauré (25 .00)


INDIVIDUAL SONGS

Paradis : (6.53)
Prima verba : (2.25)
Roses ardentes : (1.14)
Comme Dieu rayonne : (2.03)
L’aube blanche : (1.28)
Eau vivante :(1.22)
Veilles-tu, ma senteur de soleil ?: (1.51)
Dans un parfum de roses blanches : (2.17)
Crépuscule : (2.28)
O mort, poussière d’étoiles :(2.34)


Night: 
Nacht und Träume : Franz Schubert ,(3.30)
L’heure exquise : Reynaldo Hahn, (2.35)
Aprè un Rêve :  Gabriel Fauré (2.37)
Nocturne: Samuel Barber (3.15)


Songs of Longing:
Gute Nacht, from Winterreise, Franz Schubert(6.30)
Daphne: from Façade, William Walton, texts: Edith Sitwell(2.48)  
O del mio amato ben, Stephano Donaudy (4.07)
Vissi d’arte: from Tosca, Giacomo Puccini (3.56)
O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini (2.10)
O quante volte, from I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Vincenzo Bellini (8.00)
Depuis le jour , from Louise, Gustave Charpentier (5.30)
O mio Fernando, from La Favorita, Gaetano Donizetti (6:00)


Standards:
Agua de Beber, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vincius de Moraes (2.21)
All of Me 2:48
Baby, it’s Cold Outside
Begin the Beguine 2:47
Blue Skies
Blues in the Night 2:01
Dream a little Dream of Me 1:34
Far from the Home I Love 2:03
Lady Moon :45
My Funny Valentine
Over the Rainbow
Singin’ in the Rain 2:42
Skinamarink 1:06
Someone to Watch Over Me
Something Wonderful 2:10
Summertime 1:42
The Girl from Ipanema, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vincius de Moraes (1.22)
Tuxedo Junction 3:06
Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush (4.40)


Songs of Gratitude:
Kind and Generous, Natalie Merchant (4.00)


Whimsical songs: extremely fun, adorable songs
Old Sir Faulk, from Façade, William Walton, text: Edith Sitwell (1.55)
Mausfallen Sprüchlein, Hugo Wolf, text: Morike (1.00)
Elfenlied, Hugo Wolf, text: Morike  (2.00)
The monk and his cat, from Hermit Songs, Samuel Barber, based on ancient Irish texts, (2.15)