James Dargan, baritone

This post comes quite late because I had forgotten to take the concert program with me to Memphis.

My friend, James Dargan, gave a voice recital last Saturday, August 1. It was a lovely evening of beautiful music amongst friends. It was also his last recital before he leaves for post-graduate study at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, where he will pursue a Master's degree in vocal performance.

Accompanined by J. Samuel Hammond on piano, James presented works by Bach, Fauré, Bellini, Tosti, Schubert, Butterworth, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, and Head.

With that, the program.

• Betrachte, meine Seel (from St. John's Passion; BWV 245)

  J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

• Rêve d'amour

  Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

• Lydia

  Fauré

• Vanne, o rosa

  Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

• Non t'amo più

  F.P. Tosti (1846-1916)

• L'ultima canzone

  Tosti

• Gute Nacht

  Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

• Gefrorne Tränen

  Schubert

• An die Musik

  Schubert




• When I was one-and-twenty

  George S.K. Butterworth (1885-1916)

• Look not in my eyes

  Butterworth

• I got me flowers

  Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

• Fear no more the heat o' the sun

  Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

• When I set out for Lyonesse

  Finzi

• Channel Firing

  Finzi

• O, fair to see

  Finzi




• The Singer

  Michael Head (1900-1976)

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James did a brilliant job! I wish best of luck to him in all his future endeavours!