Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17
Introduction - Prologue. "Since the birth of the earth" (Trees, Wild Geese)
Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
First Ballad Interlude. "The Cold Wind Blew Through the Crooked Thorn" (Narrator)
Philip Brunelle, Pop Wagner, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
Bunyan's Greeting. "It is a spring morning" - Call of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)
Philip Brunelle, James Lawless, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
Lumberjacks' Chorus. "My birthplace was in Sweden" - Bunyan's Welcome. "Welcome and sit down" (Lumberjacks, Bunyan)
Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
Quartet of Swedes. "Swedish Born and Swedish Bred" (Four Swedes, Bunyan, Chorus)
Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Lawrence Weller, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Tim Dahl, Phil Jorgenson, Philip Brunelle, Thomas Shaffer, James Lawless
Western Union Boy's Song. "A Telegram from Oversea" (Western Union Boy, Chorus, Bunyan, Hel, Sam, Ben)
James Westbrock, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Vern Sutton, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle, James Bohn, James Lawless, Merle Fristad
Cooks' Duet. "Sam for Soups, Ben for Beans" (Sam, Ben, Inkslinger, Bunyan)
Philip Brunelle, Dan Dressen, Merle Fristad, James Lawless, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Vern Sutton
Animal Trio. "Ah! Miaou! The Single Creature Lives a Partial Life" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)
Sue Herber, Janis Hardy, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle, Maria Jette
Bunyan's Goodnight. "Off to supper and to bed" - Exit of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)
Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle, James Lawless
The Blues. "Gold in the North Came the Blizzard to Say" (Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)
James Lawless, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Philip Brunelle
"Hello Mr Inkslinger" - Bunyan's Goodnight. "Good Night, Johnny, and Good Luck" (Bunyan, Inkslinger)
Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, James Lawless
Second Ballad Interlude. "The Spring Came and the Summer and Fall" (Narrator)
Pop Wagner, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
"Nothing but Soups and Beans" - Food Chorus. "Do I Look the Sort of Fellow" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Sam, Ben)
Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Vern Sutton, Philip Brunelle, Merle Fristad
Accusation Chorus. "There Now Look What You Have Done" (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)
Tim Dahl, Phil Jorgenson, Lawrence Weller, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Thomas Shaffer, Dan Dressen, Philip Brunelle
"In Fair Days and in Foul" - Slim's Song. "I Come from Open Spaces" (Slim, Inkslinger, Poppet, Fido, Moppet, Four Swedes)
Dan Dressen, Clifton Ware, Sue Herber, Tim Dahl, Philip Brunelle, Maria Jette, Lawrence Weller, Thomas Shaffer, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Janis Hardy, Phil Jorgenson
Bunyan's Return. "Look, the Chief Is Back" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Fido)
Dan Dressen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Maria Jette, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle
"Hello, Fido" - Inkslinger's Song. "It Was out in the Sticks" (Inkslinger, Fido)
Philip Brunelle, Maria Jette, Dan Dressen, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
Entrance of Chorus. "I Never Knew He Had a Daughter" (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross)
Tim Dahl, Philip Brunelle, Lawrence Weller, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer
Tiny's Entrance. "Look at Me, Miss Tiny, I’m Six Feet Tall" (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, Shears)
Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Vern Sutton, Phil Jorgenson, Merle Fristad, Philip Brunelle, James McKeel, Lawrence Weller
"Leave Her Alone, You Fools" - Tiny's Song. "Whether the Sun Shine Upon Children Playing" (Tiny, Inkslinger, Chorus, Slim)
Dan Dressen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Elisabeth Comeaux, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Soloists of the Plymouth Series, Minnesota
Inkslinger's Regret. "All the Little Brooks of Love" (Inkslinger, Bunyan, Chorus)
James Lawless, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Philip Brunelle
Bunyan's Goodnight. "Now Let the Complex Spirit Dissolve in the Darkness" (Bunyan)
Philip Brunelle, James Lawless, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series
Bunyan's Good Morning. "The Songs of Dawn Have Been Sung" (Bunyan, Chorus)
James Lawless, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series
"What does he want to see us for?" - Shear's Song. "It has always been my dream" - Bunyan's Warning. "If there isn’t a flood, there’s a drought" (Bunyan, Hel, Shears, Farmers)
Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless, James McKeel
Farmers' Song. "The Shanty-Boy Invades the Wood" (Shears, Farmers, Cronies)
Jay Ramos, Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Benjamin Allen, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, James McKeel, Richard Allison, Stanford Felix
The Mocking of Hel. "Heron, Heron Winging By" (Hel, Heron, Chorus, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Moppet, Poppet, Fido)
Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, James Bohn, Philip Brunelle, Sue Herber, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series
"Did You Really?" - Fido's Sympathy. "Won't You Tell Me What's the Matter?" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Hel)
Janis Hardy, Sue Herber, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Philip Brunelle, James Bohn, Maria Jette
Cats' Creed. "Let Man the Romantic in Vision Espy" (Moppet, Poppet, Bunyan, Cronies, Hel)
Richard Allison, Jay Ramos, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James Lawless, Stanford Felix, Janis Hardy, Benjamin Allen, Sue Herber, Philip Brunelle
"Helson, Helson" - The Fight - Love Duet - Mock Funeral March - Hymn. "Often thoughts of hate conceal" (Bunyan, Hel, Cronies, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)
Stanford Felix, Richard Allison, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Jay Ramos, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, Philip Brunelle, Clifton Ware, Benjamin Allen, James Lawless
Third Ballad Interlude. "So Helson Smiled and Bunyan Smiled" (Narrator)
Pop Wagner, Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Soloists of the Plymouth Series, Minnesota
The Christmas Party. "Another Slice of Turkey" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, Tiny, Slim, Hel, Shears, Western Union Boy)
Maria Jette, Dan Dressen, Janis Hardy, Philip Brunelle, James Westbrock, Clifton Ware, Sue Herber, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James McKeel, Elisabeth Comeaux
Bunyan's Farewell. "Now the Task That Made Us Friends" (Bunyan)
Philip Brunelle, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless
Litany. "The Campfire Embers Are Black and Cold" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Bunyan, Hel, Inkslinger)
Dan Dressen, Clifton Ware, Sue Herber, Philip Brunelle, Elisabeth Comeaux, Orchestra Of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Janis Hardy, James Bohn, James Lawless, Maria Jette
Production
- Steve BarnettProducer