AS PERFORMER:
NEWLY RELEASED CD:
The Persistence of Song – songs of Jonathan David
Centaur CRC 3723
Featuring:
“Gitchee Gumee”, a song cycle with text by Daniel Neer, with Trudy Chan on piano
“The Persistence of Song”, a song cycle with texts by Muriel Rukeyser, Howard Moss, Bonnie Phelps, and Thomas Merton, with Trudy Chan on Piano and Elizabeth Derham on violin.
March 30, 2020
Water Music
Art Song in Recital
Daniel Neer, baritone and Suzanne Newcomb, piano
Riley Auditorium at the Battelle Fine Arts Center
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Featuring songs by John Ireland, Charles T. Griffes, John Duke, Chandler Carter, Karen Tanaka and Charles Ives. Also featuring “Gitchee Gumee”, a song cycle by Jonathan David and Daniel Neer, and the World Premiere by Sara Graef with text by Daniel Neer.
Daniel Neer, baritone
Suzanne Newcomb, piano
Monday, March 30, 8pm | FREE
Riley Auditorium at the Battelle Fine Arts Center
Otterbein University
170 W. Park Street
Westerville, Ohio
For more information, visit Otterbein University.
AS LIBRETTIST / LYRICIST:
Independence Eve (second production)
January 24 & 26, 2020
An American Opera in Three Scenes
Music by Sidney Boquiren, Libretto by Daniel Neer
Opera Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Lucky Dragon Number Five
April 18, 2020 (anticipated premiere date)
A Chamber Work for Lyric Baritone and Percussion Ensemble
Music by Spencer Stern, Libretto by Daniel Neer
Otterbein University | Westerville, Ohio
Hopper Haiku
Twenty-One Songs for Voice and Piano
Inspired by America’s Premiere Realist Painter
Music by Ellen Mandel, Haiku by Daniel Neer
Dona nobis pacem
An American Oratorio for Men’s Chorus
Music by Jonathan David, Lyrics by Daniel Neer
Polar Bear
Chamber Work for Baritone and Trombone
On Themes of Global Warming
Music by Sara Graef, Poetry by Daniel Neer
The Can Best Be Described As Wings
Monodrama for Male Voice and Piano
Music by Jodi DiPiazza, Libretto by Daniel Neer