Finalist: The American Prize - Best Art Song Vocalist, Professional Division 2012

54th Grammy Consideration "Best Classical Vocal Album"

Angel on Ivories
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Angel on Ivories
Classical Voice with Piano

Darlene Koldenhoven

Angel on Ivories by GRAMMY Award Winner Darlene Koldenhoven, assoluta soprano, is a timeless collection of 17 of Darlene’s favorite classical ‘songs’ from 1546-1958 performed throughout her career since age sixteen; recorded January 2011. Darlene produced her fifth album in recital format, accompanying herself on piano, allowing the aesthetics of the musical architecture of these classical masterpieces to shine through. Singing in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, Darlene chose to spotlight a variety of classical Art Songs, German Lieder, Early Italian, Late Renaissance, Twentieth Century, with a scattering of best-loved arias from Oratorio and Light Opera along with a lush 6-part a cappella vocal arrangement of the Irish Folksong "Tis the Last Rose of Summer" arranged by Darlene. Composers include Mozart, Faure, Haydn, Jobim, Rodrigo, R. Strauss, Liszt, Rorem, Caccini, Orff, Gershwin, Hageman, Gluck, Garcia, Loewe. Rarely does one find such a beautifully balanced combination of vocalist and pianist in one artist as expressed in this album. Delicate peace to stunning bravura!

"What an amazing program...I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone's record with so much music...and challenging material to boot. It's like a primer for concert singers' encore chops.  Fantastic! You are truly amazing."

 –Dave Grusin, Grammy & Oscar Winning Composer, Pianist

"I have so much respect and admiration for Darlene that it’s almost ridiculous. Listening to her is like getting a check in the mail that you think is made out for $10,000 only to realize that it really says $100,000. Angel on the Ivories is Darlene exposing the souls of a number of beautiful tunes, written by some very famous composers, unimpeded by the operatic technique that very often prevents the singer from getting at the soul of the music and because of that, she can actually put you in a trance."

–Ira Newborn, Filmcomposer - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Naked Gun 33 1/3, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; Guitarist/Musical Director for Manhatten Transfer; Professor of Filmcomposing NYU

Track Titles and Album Credits
1. Amor, Op.68 No.5 - Richard Strauss (1918) 2:48
2. With Verdure Clad - The Creation - Joseph Haydn (1798) 5:30
3. Oh! Quand je dors - Franz Liszt (1842) 5:13
4. Laudate Dominum Vesperae solennes de confessore K.339 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1780) 3:20
5. Amarilli, mia bella - Le nuove musiche - Giulio Caccini (1546) 2:15
6. Cuerpo bueno, alma divina - El criado fingido - Manuel Garcia (1779) 1:38
7. Early in the Morning -14 Songs on American Poetry - Ned Rorem (1958) 1:40
8. Alleluia - Ned Rorem (1946) 3:06
9. Modinha - Antonio Carlos Jobim (1958) 3:03
10. Nell, Op.18 No.1 - Gabriel Faure (1878) 2:14
11. O del mio dolce ardor - Paride ed Elena - Christoph Willibald von Gluck (circa 1750) 3:24
12. Niemand hat's geseh'n, Op.9 No.4 - Karl Loewe (circa 1850) 2:29
13. In trutina - Carmina Burana, Cour d'amours III - Carl Orff (1935-36) 1:57
14. De los alamos vengo, madre - Cuatro madrigales amatorios - Joaquin Vidre Rodrigo (1901) 2:08
15. Summertime - Porgy and Bess, Act 1 - George Gershwin (1935) 2:46
16. At the Well - Richard Hageman (1913) 2:36
17. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer - Martha, Act 2 - Irish Folksong (circa 1800's) arranged by Darlene Koldenhoven 3:16
Total Time: 49:55

Voice, Piano and Production by Darlene Koldenhoven
Recorded by Steve Shepherd at TimeArt Studio, Los Angeles
Tracks 1,3,7,8,14,15 Recorded by Gary Van Pelt at Haven Studio
Mixed by Steve Shepherd at Extreme Mixing & TimeArt Studio
Mastered by Ron Boustead at Resolution Mastering
Graphics by TimeArt Productions • Cover Photo - Doug Dobransky
Back Photo - Darlene Koldenhoven (her studio & Baldwin piano)
Publishing info & Liner notes at www.darlenekoldenhoven.com
© & p 2011 TimeArt Recordings • All Rights Reserved
TimeArt D10911 • info@timeart.us • ISBN 978-0-9789562-7-1• UPC 7-65181-10911-8

Publisher Information

All songs on this album are public domain except:

Alleluia – Ned Rorem ©1949 Boosey & Hawkes, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Amor – Richard Strauss, music & Clemens Brentano, lyrics ©1919 Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., GEMA. All rights reserved.

At the Well – Richard Hageman ©1919 Renewed 1947 G. Schirmer, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Early in the Morning – Ned Rorem, music & Robert Hillyer, lyrics ©1958 C.F. Peters Corp., ASCAP. All rights reserved.

De los Alamos vengo, madre (Cuatro madrigals amatorios) – Joaquin Vidre Rodrigo ©1965 G. Schirmer % Music Sales Corp., ASCAP. All rights reserved.

In Trutina (Carmina Burana) – Carl Orff ©1996 Schott Music, GEMA All rights reserved.

Modinha – Antonio Carlos Jobim, music & Vinicius DeMoraes, lyrics ©1958 Editors Musical Arapua Ltd., BMI & Peer Music Ltd., SGAE. All rights reserved.

Nell Op. 18 No.1 – Gabriel Faure, music & Leconte de Lisle, lyrics ©1945 Carl Fischer LLC, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Summertime (Porgy and Bess) – George Gershwin, music & Heward DeBois, lyrics ©1935 Warner/Chappell Music Inc., ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Tis the Last Rose of Summer – Irish Folksong arranged by Darlene Koldenhoven ©2011 DarSongs Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

ISBN 978-0-9789562-7-1

UPC 7-65181-10911-8