What A Piece Of Work Is Man, 2005

Joseph Summer, composer
They Bore Him Barefaced on the Bier
Maria Ferrante, soprano, Alan Schneider, tenor, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Too Too Solid Flesh
Alan Schneider, tenor, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
With Mirth in Funeral
Elem Eley, baritone, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
To Be Or Not To Be
Alan Schneider, tenor, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Leda and the Swan
Ja-Naé Duane, mezzo-soprano, John McGinn, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Full Fathom Five
Ja-Naé Duane, mezzo-soprano, Alan Schneider, tenor, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Gallop Apace
Maria Ferrante, soprano, Barbara Shepherd, French horn, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet CXXXII
Elem Eley, baritone, John McGinn piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet LX
Elem Eley, baritone, John McGinn piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet VIII
Maria Ferrante, soprano, Ja-Naé Duane, mezzo-soprano, John McGinn, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
The Quality of Mercy
Ja-Naé Duane, mezzo-soprano, John McGinn, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
What a Piece of Work Is Man
Alan Schneider, tenor, Barbara Shepherd, French horn, Miroslav Sekera, piano

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day, 2006

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet CIV
Eve Gigliotti, soprano, Anna Reinersman, harp

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet XVIII
Kelly Van Horn, mezzo, Sarah Brady, flute, QX with Max Zeugner, bass

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet CXXX
Alan Schneider, tenor, Anna Reinersman, harp

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet VIII
Heather Curley, soprano, Kellie Van Horn, mezzo, John McGinn, piano

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet CX
Tom O'Toole, baritone, QX

Joseph Summer, composer
If By Your Art
Eve Gigliotti, soprano, Anna Reinersman, harp

Joseph Summer, composer
Leda And The Swan
Heather Curley, soprano, QX

Joseph Summer, composer
Sonnet CXXVIII
Alan Schneider, tenor, Krista Buckland Reisner, violin

Joseph Summer, composer
Dance Of The Mechanics
QX, Max Zeugner, bass

Joseph Summer, composer
When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy
Alan Schneider, tenor, QX, Max Zeugner, bass

REVIEW:
"This music is well worth hearing; its original and imaginative tonal language is given creative expression by these excellent musicians." (American Record Guide)

The Shakespeare Concerts features music set to the text of the world's pre-eminent dramatist and poet, William Shakespeare.