Jocelyn Pook’s Hearing Voices was commissioned by BBC3 for the BBC Concert Orchestra who gave the first performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London on 3 December 2012 with Melanie Pappenheim mezzosoprano conducted by Charles Hazlewood.The text for Hearing Voices was written by Emma Bernard. It also uses the words of artists Bobby Baker and Julie McNamara Jocelyn's relatives PhyllisWilliams and Mary Pook and the seamstress Agnes Richter inmate in a German asylum in the 1890s who covered her straightjacket with densely embroidered text. Instrumentation:2 Flutes (I/Alto II/Piccolo)2 Oboes (II/Cor Anglais)2 Clarinets (II/Bass Clarinet)2 Bassoons (II/Contrabassoon)4 Horns2 Trumpets3 TrombonesTubaTimpaniPercussion (2 players):Hi-Hat Cymbals Splash Cymbal Sleigh Bells Side Drum Bass Drum Temple Blocks Crotales Glockenspiel Vibraphone Xylophone Tubular BellsHarpSampler (recorded voices)StringsSolo mezzo-sopranoDuration: circa 35 minutes

for solo voice and orchestra-An intense reflection on romantic passion and loss Anders Hillborg?s ?lontano in sonno? for Voice (Mezzosoprano/Soprano) and orchestra sets sonnets by Petrarch. Originally written for Anne Sofie von Otter this 15-minute work unfolds slowly the Voice floating over a gleaming unearthly soundscape lit from within by glass Harmonica. ?Hillborg has never shied away from the heavenly and the dazzling and once again has developed a singular musical space... The text (taken from Petrarch?s Sonnets) revolves around the conflict between pleasant memory and the painfulabsence? A blisteringly beautiful work!? - Dagens Nyheter (Martin Nyström) 20 December 2003.

Performed by Irena Petkova mezzo-soprano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov A beautiful collection of mezzo-soprano arias from Mozart's most beautiful operas. Includes selections from Così Fan Tutte Le Nozze di Figaro Idomeneo and La Clemenza di Tito. These are among the most beautiful works in the mezzo repertoire. Includes a printed vocal score on high-quality ivory paper with informative liner notes; and a CD G graphics-enabled compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo orchestral accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist.

Loven for Video Voice/Narrator Mezzo-Soprano and Symphony Orchestra by Henrik Hellstenius with text by Øyvind Rimbereid. 1st performance by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra November 27 2014.

For Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra.Vocal Score.Piano reduction by Christopher Brown.Adriana Songs was commissioned by the Auftakt Festival Alte Oper Frankfurt the New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel MusicDirector and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.It was first performed on 17th September 2006 with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie conducted by Marc Albrecht and Patricia Bardon mezzo soprano.Duration:c. 20 minutes

Dichterliebe by Robert Schumann transcribed for Mezzo-soprano/Alto and small Orchestra by Henrik Hellstenius (2014). Commissioned by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Offred Suite by Poul Ruders - for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra (2001). Arias Interludes and Postlude from the opera The Handmaid's Tale. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood.

Riduzioni canto-pianoforte e CD con basi orchestrali-Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing performing or simply singing opera arias sacred pieces songs standards. The editions include a vocal s

This unique and exciting series gives you the chance to learn some of the greatest arias of the Opera tradition with full orchestral backing tracks. 8 operatic showstoppers have been selected from works as diverse as Orfeo Et Euridice Il Trovatore and Marriage Of Figaro presented in full notation with concert accompaniments for Piano. Furthermore a professionally recorded CD is included that features the full-scale orchestral arrangement of each aria so you can experience the power and magic of a grand-scale performance. There's even a version of each featuring an established singer so you can hear the piece in full.An excellent rehearsal tool orthe ideal way to introduce your voice to the wonders and rigors of the Opera.

Contains three arias 'Habanera' and 'Seguidilla' from Carmen and 'Mon Coeur S'oeur A Ta Voix' from Samson Et Dailila. Includes notes on each aria plus English translations of the lyrics. Companion CD includes full orchestra accompaniments plus performances by professional singers.