Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. León, Tania.
2. Babbitt, Milton, 1916-2011.
3. Rands, Bernard.
4. Wuorinen, Charles.
5. MacDermot, Galt.
6. Farnum, Elizabeth.
7. Kolor, Thomas.
8. Bettina, Judith.
9. Goldsworthy, James.
10. Nessinger, Mary.
11. Sherry, Fred.
12. Ferguson, William (Tenor)
13. Han, June.
14. Kirk, Keith Byron.
15. Walcott, Derek
16. Sieger, Gary.
17. MacDermot, Galt
18. Cronson, Mary Sharp.
19. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (69 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program includes a discussion of Derek Walcott's life and poetry, interspersed with readings by the poet and performances of musical settings to four of his works, as well as a song from O Babylon, a Galt MacDermot musical with lyrics by Walcott. Walcott talks about his Caribbean roots, his love of travel and painting, his embrace of poetry's past and traditions, and the need for more public performances of poetry. The composers each explain their approach to working with Walcott's words.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 198

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Readings
2. Music
3. Poetry
4. Video
5. Walcott, Derek > Musical settings

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Music.
3. Readings.

Contents

1. Love after love / setting by Tania León ; sung by Elizabeth Farnum ; marimba, Tom Kolor -- Now evening after evening / setting by Milton Babbitt ; sung by Judith Bettina ; piano, James Goldsworthy -- The fist / setting by Bernard Rands ; sung by Mary Nessinger ; cello, Fred Sherry -- Pentecost / setting by Charles Wuorinen ; sung by William Ferguson ; harp, June Han -- In my youth [excerpt from O, Babylon] / music by Galt MacDermot ; sung by Keith Byron Kirk ; guitar, Gary Sieger ; piano, Galt MacDermot.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1201

Credits (note)

1. Poems and lyrics by Derek Walcott.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 10 and 11, 2002. (Viewer copy is Nov. 11, 2002.)

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Title

1. A celebration of Derek Walcott [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 2002.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 198
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Poems and lyrics by Derek Walcott.

Performer

1. Musical settings and songs performed by vocalists Elizabeth Farnum, Judith Bettina, Mary Nessinger, William Ferguson, and Keith Byron Kirk, and by instrumentalists Tom Kolor, James Goldsworthy, Fred Sherry, June Han, Gary Sieger, and Galt MacDermot. Panelists: Derek Walcott, Tania León, Galt MacDermot, Milton Babbitt, Charles Wuorinen, and Bernard Rands. Moderator: Fred Sherry.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 10 and 11, 2002. (Viewer copy is Nov. 11, 2002.)

Funding

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Added author

1. León, Tania. Composer
2. Babbitt, Milton, 1916-2011. Composer
3. Rands, Bernard. Composer
4. Wuorinen, Charles. Composer
5. MacDermot, Galt. Composer
6. MacDermot, Galt. Instrumentalist
7. Farnum, Elizabeth. voc
8. Kolor, Thomas. Instrumentalist
9. Bettina, Judith. voc
10. Goldsworthy, James. Instrumentalist
11. Nessinger, Mary. voc
12. Sherry, Fred. Instrumentalist
13. Ferguson, William (Tenor) voc
14. Han, June. Instrumentalist
15. Kirk, Keith Byron. voc
16. Walcott, Derek, interviewee.
17. León, Tania. Interviewee
18. Babbitt, Milton, 1916-2011. Interviewee
19. Rands, Bernard. Interviewee
20. Sieger, Gary. Instrumentalist
21. Wuorinen, Charles. Interviewee
22. MacDermot, Galt, interviewee.
23. Sherry, Fred. Moderator
24. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
25. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1201