Posted on: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Song contest's semifinalists on KHPR tonight
Advertiser Staff
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10TH ANNUAL ART SONG CONTEST
Audition recordings of the 12 semifinalists will be played on the KHPR program "Great Songs," co-hosted by Gary Hickling and Amy Healey. Finalists will be named at the end of the program. 7-8 p.m. today KHPR 81.1 Honolulu; KKUA 90.7 Wailuku; KANO 91.1 Hilo Hawaii Public Radio
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Semifinalists for Hawaii Public Radio's 10th Annual Art Song Contest will be featured on Gary Hickling's "Great Songs" program tonight.
Hickling and co-host Amy Healey will introduce each of the 12 semifinalists' winning audition recordings.
The names of the five finalists will be revealed at the end of that program, and those finalists will be presented at the Winners' Recital in HPR's Atherton Performing Arts Studio on Sept. 8.
The semifinalists are: Myong Barger; Sarah Oppenheim-Beggs; Bambi Noelani Brock; Natalie Capino; Leighanna Edwards; Jason Healey; Janet Justin; Margit Messner; Stephanie Shade; Margaret Simpson; Karen Stavash; and Kristin Stone.
Myong Barger performs the Baroque song "Amarilli, mia bella" by Caccini. Her accompanist is Anne Durlam. Of note: Barger, a South Korea native, now lives in Maui, where her 17-year-old son, Kai, is a champion surfer.
Sarah Oppenheim-Beggs' song, "The Filling Station," is part of a cycle of three songs by Lee Hoivy called "The Three Ages of Woman," set to the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop. Her pianist is Lotus Danar.
Bambi Noelani Brock performs "Here is peaceful" by Rachmaninoff.
Natalie Capino performs Copland's "Why do they shut me out of Heaven?" Her pianist is Marilyn Kim, with whom she studies at Leeward Community College.
Leighanna Edwards sings "Over the Fence" by Lori Laitman. Her accompanist is Ruth Murata.
Jason Healey performs Paul Bowle's "Heavenly Grass."
Janet Justin performs Grieg's "Die verschwiegene Nachtigall," accompanied by Beebe Freitas.
Margit Messner performs "Vergebliches Standchen" by Brahms, accompanied by Beebe Freitas. Of note: Messner grew up in the Eastern Tyrol in Austria with an American mother who taught piano. Her father, who is Austrian, sang in choirs, and she also learned the violin, playing chamber music with her siblings and parents.
Stephanie Shade performs Schubert's "Nacht und Traume," accompanied by Beebe Freitas.
Margaret Simpson performs Renaldo Hahn's "Paysage" accompanied by Beebe Freitas.
Karen Stavash performs Patrick Doyle's "The Dream."
Kristin Stone performs "La Fioraia Fiorentina" by Rossini, accompanied by Tyson Deaton.
