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