Sonority of a Soprano: The Graduate Voice Recital of Jaclyn Urban, Soprano Leggiero

The repertoire constituting this Graduate Recital is made up of a varied collection of oratorio, arias, Lieder, chanson, and art songs, which range from Baroque up until the Contemporary era. Inspired by George Newton�s, Sonority in Singing, I have chosen material of varying styles and techniques, inviting a historical study of the vocal sonorities intended by the composer, appropriate to the compositional styles of vocal writing at the time. A necessary disclaimer is that, due to the natural evolution of technology in music and human perceptions of beautiful sound, re-creating the music to v be exactly as the composer intended is unlikely to succeed, even to the musicians who subscribe to Purism, though it certainly will come close and pay a valuable homage. The intention, when pure in nature, is the most honest and honorable gift a vocalist can offer to the composers and sonorities of the past.