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American composer Craig Bohmler has an extensive list of musicals as well as operas, art songs, concerti, etc. He has at least ten song cycles to his credit, and his music is highly accessible for audiences while still giving musicians as fun challenge to perform!
His cycles Love Letters and Quatre Petites Chansons pour le Petit Déjeuner are available from Sheet Music Plus as well as many other outlets.
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
Love LettersUnconditional LoveQuatre Petites Chansons pour le Petit DéjeunerI. À Monsieur FauréIII. À Monsieur PoulencIV. À Monsieur DebussyRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
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You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/

Another student of Nadia Boulanger, Louise Talma was an American composer who taught at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau as well as Hunter College. She was the first American female composer to have a full-scale opera performed in Europe. Terre de France uses traditional harmonies, but in the 1950s Talma started experimenting with serial techniques.
The score to Terre de France is available at Sheet Music Plus. We also mention her cycle Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird several times on the episode.
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
1. Mère, voici vos fils (mistranslated in the episode! "Mother, here are your sons")3. Ballade4. Ode5. Adieux à la MeuseRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
You can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.
You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/

Laura Kaminsky is the composer of the opera As One, which has become one of the most performed operas since it premiered in 2014. Her music is many-faceted, with dissonance and harmony, as well as rhythmically interesting moments.
Laura's works can be purchased through Bill Holab Music.
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
Whitman SongsTo a StrangerFive Songs of Fauset and GrimkéYour HandsWords! Words!FragmentRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
You can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.
You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/

Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks studied composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Nadia Boulanger, among other teachers. In addition to  songs, she also composed several operas and orchestral works, and worked as a music critic for the New York Herald Tribune for a time.
Mimic Heaven, or 5 Songs to texts by A.E. Housman, is available through the Australia Music Center or through Inter-Library Loan (OCLC number is 1850131) in case the other company doesn't ship to the U.S.
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
Mimic HeavenStarsUnlucky LoveRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about  their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
You can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.
You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/

Augusta Holmès was a French composer of Irish descent in the 19th century. Her music was received negatively by many famous male composers of the time as being "too virile", so she published some early works under a pseudonym. The songs in this episode are in French but with a distinct Spanish flair to them.
A huge shout-out to Allen Armstrong, Nicole Asel, and Deborah Popham for researching and bringing attention to Holmès!
The book Augusta Holmès: Selected Songs (from the Women Composers Series by Da Capo Press) seems to be out of stock at Amazon, it would be worth seeing if they can get a copy - however it is easily available through Inter-Library Loan (OCLC number is 10452732) at MANY libraries, check your local/school library because they may already have it (it's listed in 157 libraries)! 
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, Zachary Dean Smith, tenor, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
La haineLe vinGarci PerezRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about  their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
You can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.
You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/

American composer David del Tredici is considered a pioneer of neo-Romanticism, and his art songs definitely show that. With many art songs, song cycles, vocal chamber works, and compositions for voice and orchestra, it is well worth perusing his website (which also lists clips to hear the pieces!) to check out the rest of his output.
His volume Songs for Baritone and Piano (with 11 songs, including the cycle Gay Life) is available at Sheet Music Plus.
Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Troy Cook, baritone, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:
Ballad in Yellow2. In the Temple (Gay Life)5. Here (Gay Life)Recorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
***So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about  their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.
You can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.
You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Zach on his website, https://www.zacharydeansmith.com/
You can find out more about Troy Cook on his website, https://www.troycookbaritone.com/