Name: EIGHTEEN IN ITALY Movement I, Letters from a Poet in Italy by Francis Osentowski, music Jerry McElveen, text Piano & Vocal Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Francis Osentowski
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EIGHTEEN IN ITALY Movement I, Letters from a Poet in Italy
by Francis Osentowski, music Jerry McElveen, text Piano & Vocal - Digital Sheet Music

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Eighteen in Italy is song one of a four-part song cycle. 1. Eighteen in Italy 2. Caregiver 3. Colosseum 4. David. The beautiful poems by former Richland College Professor, Jerry McElveen describes a tour of Italy by a group of faculty and families. In a beautiful ballroom in Rome on the last day of the tour, Jerry surprised all of us by reciting poems he had created during the tour. When he began presenting his texts...I immediately knew those words were "perfect" for a musical setting! Our pieces have been performed often throughout the DFW area. Marsha Anderson is a North Lake College faculty member who was an opera singer in Italy for decades and later taught a student credit trip to Italy. You will her perform at University of Texas Arlington with me at the piano. I now think each of the songs should slow down a few clicks to "breath" more for the singer. The talented young soprano, Erin Alcorn performed the cycle more recently and both performer and my music received excellent reviews from the Dallas Morning News music critic, Scott Cantrell. Several performers have told me that the songs are very comfortable to perform, and the music is suitable for young singers. All four songs are available to purchase at this site.

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