O city of ships / Ricky Ian Gordon (Martha Guth, soprano ; Jesse Blumberg, baritone ; Thomas Bagwell, piano) (3:33) -- F from DUMBO / Glen Roven (David Adam Moore, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano) -- Breakfast in New York / Lisa Bielawa (Mireille Asselin, soprano ; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; Javier Abreu, tenor ; Scott Dispensa, baritone ; Harumi Rhodes, violin) (6:31) -- The city's love / Martin Hennessy (David McFerrin, baritone ; Jocelyn Dueck, piano) (2:39) -- rapid transit / Gilda Lyons (M. Guth, soprano ; Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano) (4:48) -- Coney Island Avenue / Gabriel Kahane (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:32) -- On leaving Brooklyn / Yotam Haber (M. Asselin, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; J. Abreu, tenor ; S. Dispensa, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin) (4:40) -- OuLiPo in the Bronx / Christopher Berg (Alex Richardson, tenor ; T. Bagwell, piano) (3:47) -- Fresh kills / Christina Courtin (M. Guth, soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:56) -- G is for grimy : an ode to the G Train / Tom Cipullo (M. Guth, soprano ; B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; D. McFerrin, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:08) -- City of orgies, walks, and joys! / Jorge Martín (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; H. Rhodes, violin ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:47) -- Refugee blues / Mohammed Fairouz (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; T. Bagwell, piano) (9:05) -- The Avenue (II) / Russell Platt (A. Richardson, tenor ; T. Bagwell, piano) (2:45) -- Days afield on Staten Island / Matt Schickele (M. Guth, soprano ; Keith Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; T. Bagwell, piano) (5:43) -- The New Yorkers / Daron Aric Hagen (M. Guth, soprano ; A. Richardson, tenor ; J. Dueck, piano) (5:31) -- Looking west on a humid summer evening / Renée Favand-See (B. Gaissert, mezzo-soprano ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:57) -- At home in Staten Island / Scott Wheeler (M. Guth, soprano ; H. Rhodes, violin) (5:48) -- 8:46 AM, five years later / John Glover (J. Blumberg, baritone ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:14) -- Secret assignation / Christopher Tignor (M. Guth, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; K. Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin ; J. Dueck, piano) (5:44) -- The center of the universe / Richard Pearson Thomas (M. Guth, soprano ; M. Bragle, mezzo-soprano ; K. Jameson, tenor ; J. Blumberg, baritone ; H. Rhodes, violin ; J. Dueck, piano) (3:33).
Note
Songs, principally for 1-4 voices and piano; the 3rd, 7th works for 4 voices and violin; the 5th for 2 voices; the 11th for 2 voices, violin, and piano; the 17th work for voice and violin; the 19th-20th works for 4 voices, violin, and piano.
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Title
Five borough songbook.
Publisher
[New York, New York] : GPR Records, [2012]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Various performers.
Event
Recorded 2011 October-November Sound Associates, New York, N.Y.