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