A Celebration in Song

Please contact us if you would like a complimentary copy of this CD. An article about it has appeared in the June 2006 issue of news from Hope College. You can listen to parts of eight tracks by clicking below.


Handel, New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • Care selve (Atalanta) Listen
  • Bel piacere (Agrippina)

Schumann, Holland MI, 1965, Pianist: Anthony Kooiker

  • Ihre Stimme

Schumann, New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • Die Meerfee
  • Aufträge

Debussy (Ariettes Oubliées): Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover NH, 1968,
Pianist: Noël Lee

  • Il pleure dans mon coeur
  • L'Ombre des Arbres Listen
  • Chevaux de Bois

Debussy: Holland MI, 1965, Pianist: Anthony Kooiker

  • Fleurs des Blés
  • Fantoches (Fêtes Galantes)

Poulenc (Douze Mélodies): New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • Air champêtre
  • Air vif
  • Il vole

Barber (Hermit Songs): Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 1981,
Pianist: Christopher Czaja Sager

  • The Monk and His Cat Listen
  • The Praises of God
  • Promiscuity

Barber (Despite and Still): Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 1981,
Pianist: Christopher Czaja Sager

  • In the Wilderness
  • Solitary Hotel
  • Despite and Still

Duke, New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • The Bird
  • Just-Spring

Persichetti, Holland MI, 1965, Pianist: Anthony Kooiker

  • Out of the Morning Listen
  • I'm Nobody

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • Recuerdo

Thomson, New York, 1966, Pianist: Diane Richardson

  • Let's Take a Walk

Webern (Opus 12): Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover NH, 1968,
Pianist: Bonnie Bogle

  • Der Tag ist vergangen
  • Die geheimnisvolle Flöte
  • Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne
  • Gleich und Gleich Listen

Berlioz (Les Nuits d'Eté): Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 1976

  • L'Absence

Bizet (Les Pêcheurs de Perles): Opera Forum, The Netherlands, 1976

  • "Ainsi que toi je me souviens" Listen
  • "Zurga, Je viens demander grâce"

Donizetti (L'Elisir d'Amore): Opera Forum, The Netherlands, 1977

  • "Della crudele Isotta"
  • "Odimi...Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera", Tenor: David Palmer
  • "Io son ricco e tu sei bella", Bass: Giorgio Taddeo
  • "Prendi, per me sei libero"
  • "Quanto amore!", Bass: Hubert Waber Listen

Machiboke (Japanese Children's Song) Listen


CD cover Photo of Sakiko as Manon
Printed from Sakiko Kanamori's website at www.sakiko.org/cd.html