Harry Somers: Songs from the Heart of Somers

Songs from the Heart of Somers is the second in a special series of Centrediscs CDs entitled A Window on Somers celebrating and devoted to the music of one of Canada’s foremost composers. This recording exhibits Somers’ complete command of the art-song form. He loved the human voice, and it was always one of his preferred means of expression; so many of his best loved vocal works have been collected here in new performances by some of Camada’s best singers.

1. Conversation Piece

2. Shaman’s Song

3. Love-in-idleness

4-7. Evocations

8-10. Three Simple Songs

11. A Bunch of Rowan

12-14. Three Songs

15. Eternity

PERFORMERS:

Valdine Anderson (soprano), Jean Stilwell (mezzo-soprano), Ben Heppner (tenor/ténor), John Hess (piano).