For Your Consideration
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Were I With Thee
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Dana Brown, piano
Producer: Aaron Gottl
Mix engineer: Shelby Lock
Recording engineer: Matthew Peckham
"One of the finest art song CDs ever" -Artsong Update
"Five Stars: A fascinating idea, brilliantly realized both in terms of programming and of execution" -Fanfare
"Soprano Michelle Areyzaga is one of those treasured singers who creates gold out of everything she touches, conceiving compelling projects and executing them with exceptional skill." -NATS Journal of Singing
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Dana Brown, piano
"One of the finest art song CDs ever." -Artsong Update
"Five Stars: A fascinating idea, brilliantly realized both in terms of programming and of execution" -Fanfare
"Soprano Michelle Areyzaga is one of those treasured singers who creates gold out of everything she touches, conceiving compelling projects and executing them with exceptional skill." -NATS Journal of Singing
Contemporary American art songs with words by women
Were I With Thee by soprano Michelle Areyzaga and pianist Dana Brown is an album of contemporary American art songs all featuring words by women including Emily Dickinson, Dorothy Parker, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Gabriela Mistral. Many tracks are world-premiere recordings and/or by women composers Patrice Michaels and Gwyneth Walker. Were I With Thee is conceived as a female-uplifting project in every way.
If short on time, we suggest starting with Gwyneth Walker's Emily! From New England (track 20-end).
Produced by Aaron Gottl, Were I With Thee was recorded in Ganz Concert Hall in Chicago by engineer Matthew Peckham, and mixed and mastered by Shelby Lock.
Were I With Thee has been entered into the categories Best Classical Solo Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Classical.
"At Last! to Be Identified," by Richard Pearson Thomas, words by Emily Dickinson
"My Letter to the World," from Gwyneth Walker's Emily! From New England, words by Emily Dickinson
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Michelle and Dana in Ganz Concert Hall
Meet the Team
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Dana Brown, piano
Aaron Gottl, producer
Shelby Lock, mix and mastering engineer
