Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home. Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of contemporary art songs ranges from the avant-garde to the more easily accessible, including substantial song cycles, shorter encore pieces, and songs suitable for auditions and competitions. The two-volume guide presents expertly-informed selections tailored to particular voice types. Each of the 160 selections is accompanied by a highly detailed performance guide, music examples, levels of difficulty, and a brief encapsulation of vocal characteristics or challenges contained in the piece. A supplemental companion website provides composer biographies and an up-to-date list of recommended recordings. With a focus on younger composers in addition to prominent figures, Manning encourages singers to refresh and expand their recital repertoire into less familiar territory, and discover the rewards therein. Volume 2 features works written from 2000 onwards, including pieces from contemporary composers Mohammed Fairouz ("Annabel Lee"), Missy Mazzoli ("As Long as We Live"), Judith Weir ("The Voice of Desire"), and Raymond Yiu ("The Earth and Every Common Sight").

Jane Manning, OBE is a freelance singer, teacher, and academic, currently a Professor in the Vocal Studies Department of the Guildhall School of Music, and Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music. In the U.S., she has been Visiting Professor at Mills College, and has given guest seminars at Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, New England Conservatory, Princeton, Stanford, USC and Yale. A soprano with over 50 years' experience as an internationally celebrated contemporary music performer, she holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of York, Keele, Durham, and Kingston, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music. Over the course of her career, she has given over three hundred world premieres and has worked closely with composers such as Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Judith Weir, earning her a reputation as an exemplary performer of new music. She is the author of Voicing Pierrot
(2012), New Vocal Repertory: An Introduction (OUP, 1994), and New Vocal Repertory, Vol. 2 (OUP, 1999).

- Introduction
- Guide to Gradings
- About the Companion Website
- Featured Works
- BAINBRIDGE, Simon ORPHEUS High voice
- BARCHAN, Stephen TWO SONGS ABOUT SPIDERS solo soprano
- BEAMISH, Sally FOUR SONGS FROM HAFEZ soprano/tenor (baritone version also available)
- BERKELEY,Michael THREE SONGS TO CHILDREN soprano/tenor
- BRAY, Charlotte SONNETS AND LOVE SONGS baritone
- BRUCE, David THAT TIME WITH YOU mezzo
- BURRELL, Diana LOVE SONG (WITH YOGA) soprano
- BUTLER, Martin LONDON baritone
- CARPENTER, Gary LOVE'S ETERNITY alto/mezzo
- CASHIAN, Philip THE SUN'S GREAT EYE baritone
- CAUSTON, Richard THE FLEA solo baritone
- CIPULLO, Tom LONG ISLAND SONGS tenor
- COLE, Jonathan SORFUL TER soprano
- CONSTANTINOU, Stace FROM THE BOOK OF SONGS soprano and electronics
- CURRIER, Sebastian THE NYMPHS ARE DEPARTED High/medium voice
- CUTLER, Joe BANDS tenor/ baritone
- DALE ROBERTS, Jeremy SPOKEN TO A BRONZE HEAD mezzo
- DEAN, Brett POEMS AND PRAYERS mezzo
- DOVE, Jonathan CUT MY SHADOW mezzo
- ELIAS, Brian ONCE DID I BREATHE ANOTHER'S BREATH baritone
- EWERS, Tim MOONDRUNK medium voice
- FAIROUZ, Mohammed ANNABEL LEE baritone
- FEIGIN, Joel TWO SONGS FROM 'TWELFTH NIGHT'. baritone
- FELSENFELD, Daniel ANNUS MIRABILIS bass
- FINNISSY, Michael OUTSIDE FORT TREGANTLE baritone
- FRANCES-HOAD, Cheryl ONE LIFE STAND mezzo
- FUJIKURA, Dai LOVE EXCERPT soprano
- GILBERT, Anthony PEACE NOTES soprano/mezzo
- GRIME, Helen IN THE MIST tenor
- HARRISON, Sadie EASTER ZUNDAY tenor
- HESKETH, Kenneth CHRONICLES OF THE TIME baritone
- HOLLOWAY, Robin GO LOVELY ROSE mezzo/contralto
- HOWARD, Emily WILD CLEMATIS IN WINTER mezzo
- HUGH-JONES, Elaine TWO NIGHT SONGS soprano
- HYDE, Thomas THREE LARKIN SONGS baritone
- JOLAS, Betsy L'ŒIL ÉGARÉ baritone
- KAY, Don FOUR BIRD SONGS FROM SHAW NEILSON baritone
- KEELEY, Rob FIVE SONGS ON POEMS OF STEVIE SMITH mezzo
- LAITMAN, Lori MEN WITH SMALL HEADS counter-tenor/mezzo/baritone
- LANE, Liz LANDSCAPES baritone
- LEE, Joanna YOUR LITTLE VOICE solo soprano
- LIEBERMANN, Lowell SIX SONGS ON POEMS OF RAYMOND CARVER baritone
- LISTER, Rodney SONGS TO HARVEST medium voice
- MACHOVER, Tod OPEN UP THE HOUSE soprano
- MATTHEWS, Colin OUT IN THE DARK soprano
- MAZZOLI, Missy AS LONG AS WE LIVE mezzo
- MOORE, Lloyd CHARMS TO MUSIC soprano
- MORLOCK, Jocelyn INVOLUNTARY LOVE SONGS baritone (also versions for soprano or mezzo)
- MULVEY, Gráinne ETERNITY IS NOW (solo voice) mezzo
- MUSTO, John SUMMER STARS soprano
- NATHAN, Eric FOREVER IS COMPOSED OF NOWS soprano/mezzo
- NESBIT, Edward A PRETENCE OF WIT soprano
- NORMAN, Andrew LULLABY mezzo
- PASQUET, Yves-Marie MUSIC high soprano
- PHIBBS, Joseph TWO SONGS (from SHADES OF NIGHT) tenor
- PITKIN, Jonathan FEATHER-SMALL and STILL mezzo
- POOLE, Geoffrey HEYNONNYNONNY SMALLPRINT (solo voice, any)
- RITCHIE, Anthony TWO PANTOUMS soprano
- ROSE, Gregory AVEBURY STONE CIRCLES soprano
- ROXBURGH, Edwin REFLECTIONS baritone
- SAXON, Katherine SEA FEVER baritone
- SAXTON, Robert THE BEACH IN WINTER: SCRATBY (for TESS) baritone/mezzo
- SHADLE,Charles THE HILLS OF DAWN baritone
- SMIRNOV, Dmitri WONDERFUL STORIES medium
- TORKE, Michael HOUSE AND HOME soprano
- TOWER, Joan UP HIGH soprano/mezzo
- TURNAGE, Mark-Anthony THREE SONGS baritone
- WATKINS, Huw THREE AUDEN SONGS tenor
- WEIR, Judith THE VOICE OF DESIRE mezzo/countertenor
- WILLIAMS, Roderick A COAT baritone
- WOOD, Hugh THE ISLES OF GREECE baritone
- YIÙ, Raymond THE EARTH AND EVERY COMMON SIGHT soprano
- ZEV GORDON, Michael INTO THE DARK (alto voice/piano/electronics)
- Glossary
- Programming Suggestions
- Recommended Reading
- Useful Anthologies
- Useful Addresses
- Permissions