I perform staged roles whenever time and opportunities allow, but also enjoy the creative process of developing memorable recitals. I particularly like the challenge of creating a recital around a specific theme, because it both limits and focuses repertoire choices. From a recital about "birds, bugs and beasts" to an evening of comic novelty songs, below are some of my favorite recitals.
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
This concert was commissioned by the Kiwanis Club in Sun City, Florida as a fundraiser for their Foundation. I selected songs that referenced faraway people and places, or cases where composers were writing about themes that they found exotic. The result is a challenging but lovely program. This program is available as a concert or lecture-recital.
- “Già il Sole dal Gange”
- from L’Honestà negli amori
Alessandro Scarlatti Vocalise No. 8
Vocalise-étude en forme de habañeraHenri Panovka
Maurice RavelAuf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op.34 No. 2 Felix Mendelssohn Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- Zwei Venetianische Lieder: No. 1
- from Myrten, Op. 25
Robert Schumann La Brise Camille Saint-Saëns Les roses d’Ispahan Gabriel Fauré
- Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe
Georges Bizet In A Persian Market: Intermezzo Scene (piano solo) Albert W. Ketelby From Far, From Eve and Morning Ralph Vaughan Williams Vedic Hymns: Ushas (Dawn) Gustav Holst
- Ah! Moon of My Delight
- from In a Persian Garden
Liza Lehmann
- Only A Rose
- from The Vagabond King
- Sands of Time
- from Kismet
- And This Is My Beloved
- from Kismet
Rudolf Friml
Wright & Forrest/Borodin
- Cleopatterer
- from Leave It To Jane
Kern & Wodehouse
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
This concert was originally commissioned by the Henry Plant Museum in Tampa, Florida to complement their special exhibit, "Cabinet of Curiosities." I created a musical "curio cabinet" filled with musical memories of travel, pieces that were beautiful or interesting or just plain curious, along with some beloved sing-along songs of the era. Special thanks to parlorsongs.org for their assistance in locating many of these rare scores. This program is available as a concert or lecture-recital.
|
Songs From Far and Near
|
|
|
Theodore A. Metz |
|
Egbert Van Alstyne |
| In the Land of Far Cathay (1903) | J. Arndt Morris. |
|
Wm. King Phillips Arr. W. C. Handy |
| I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) | Pete Wendling |
|
Beautiful Ballads
|
|
|
Harry Carroll |
|
L.Z. Phillips Arr. S. Jergensen |
| Bird Songs at Eventide (1926) | Eric Coates |
| I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1919) | Jaan Kenbrovian and John William Kellette |
|
Cute and Clever
|
|
| They Always Pick On Me (1911) | Harry Von Tilzer |
| If No-one Ever Marries Me (1900) | Liza Lehmann |
Some Little Bug is Going to Find You (1915) |
Silvio Hein |
| When Someone Pulls the String (1897) | Charles Hoyt |
|
Sing-Along Songs
|
|
| After the Ball (1892) | Charles K. Harris |
| Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay (1891) | Henry J. Sayers |
| The Band Played On (1895) | Charles B. Ward |
| Can You Tame Wild Wimmen (1918) | Harry Von Tilzer |
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
This concert is not truly thematic, but the idea was to put together a short program that would feature some of my favorite classical and musical theatre pieces, while showcasing my interpretive and acting range as well. This program is available as a concert.
| Reynaldo Hahn |
|
Leonard Bernstein |
| Yvonne | Hank Williams, Sr. |
|
Alessandro Scarlatti |
| Sommerabend | Johannes Brahms |
| Milton Babbitt |
|
Alberto Ginastera |
| La Spagnola | Vincenzo di Chiara |
| thy fingers make early flowers | Celius Dougherty |
| A Word on My Ear | Flanders & Swann |
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
Programming a concert about the moon is not as easy as it sounds: I spent many weeks searching for pieces I liked which have enough musical contrast (in tempo, language, style and mood), while thematically seeking a variety of poetic visions of the moon, and works in which the moon play an intriguing role. The result encompasses masterworks to musicals, and has been a joy to perform.
|
Joseph Haydn (1731-1809) |
| Sommerabend | Johannes Brahms |
| Mondenschein | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| Der Wanderer an den Mond | Franz
Schubert (1797-1828) |
| Die Lotosblume | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Pierrot Dandy | Joseph Marx (1882-1964) |
| La Noche | Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) |
| Media Luna | Luis Manuel Alvarez (b. 1939) |
| Canciòn à la luna lunanca | Alberto Ginastera |
| Pierrot | Claude Debussy (1862-1918) |
| Clair de lune | Gabriel Fauré |
| La lune blanche luit dans les bois | Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) |
| Ballade à la lune | Édouard
Lalo (1823-1892) |
| Michael Head (1900-1976) |
|
Victor Herbert (1859-1924) |
| Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) |
| The Moon is Jealous | Phyllis Batchelor (b. 1920) |
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
This is the original version of my infamous program of comic and novelty songs. Performed with costumes, props, and as many cohorts as I can enlist, this program is truly an Experience. This program is available as a concert.
| Georg Telemann |
| Je n'ai pas la Plume de ma Tante | Anna Russell |
| Yvonne | Hank Williams, Sr. |
| Four Children's Songs | |
| Hollyhocks | Frank La Forge |
| The Candy Witch | |
| Little Slippers of the Rain | |
| Five Little White Heads | J. W. Bischoff |
| Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington | Noel Coward |
| Harburg & Arlen |
| Noel Coward |
| Victor Herbert |
| Rudolf Friml |
| The (Skewed) World of Tom Lehrer | |
| I Hold Your Hand in Mine | Tom Lehrer |
| Smut | |
| The Vatican Rag | |
| Be Prepared | |
| A Word On My Ear | Flanders & Swann |
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
Who is The Gloved Singer? Well, the title is an homage to a famous French painting of a chanteuse, and the theme of the evening is art songs which have been inspired by Cabaret. I use the term art song loosely here, since the program also features selections from musical theatre. None of the songs are performed à la Piaf--much as I love her, this is meant to be a classical concert. The program is shorter than my usual recital, since it was designed to be presented with a spoken component: Accompanying Remarks Exploring Cabaret and its Influence on Song. This program is available as a concert or lecture-recital.
| La Statue de Bronze | Erik Satie (1866-1925) |
| Le Chapelier | |
| La Diva de L'Empire | |
| Voyage à Paris | Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
| Gigerlette | Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) |
| Galathea | |
| Alabama-Song | Kurt Weill (1900-1950) |
| George | William Bolcom (b. 1938) |
Created and performed by Yvonne Dechance, soprano
Believe it or not, I planned to create a recital celebrating bird, bug, and beast long before I knew Louis Gruenberg had written a song-cycle called "Animals and Insects." When I saw That, I knew this recital had to come to life.
| Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) |
| Five French Songs "sur les insectes" | |
| Les Cigales (Rosemonde Gérard) | Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) |
| Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) |
| Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) |
| Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) |
| Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) |
| Insect and Animals | |
| Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770-1827) |
| Zitronenfalter im April (Eduard Mörike) | Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) |
| Mausfallen-Sprüchlein (Eduard Mörike) | Hugo Wolf |
| Franz Schubert (1797-1828) |
| Franz Schubert |
|
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
|
Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964) |
|
Site Map |
|||
| |
Safely Home: | ||
| Story Shorts: | [Updates] [Story Page] | ||
| Squalid Details: | [Resume] [Roles] | ||
| Snippets: | [Scrapbook] [Programs] [Writings] | ||
| Skills and Scales: | [Studying Voice] [FAQ] | ||
| Soprano for Hire: | [Recitals] [Workshops] [Presentations] | ||
| Sidelines: | [Software] [Web Design] | ||
| Substrata: | [Contact Info] [Guestbook] [Site Credits] | ||
|
This website is brought to you by the letter "S."
|
|||
direct inquiries and email to: webmaster@scaredofthat.com