Guitarias | Doug MacNaughton
Released - February 2014!
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MacNaughton’s first self-produced album is an intimate, poetic journey. Guitarias includes compositions for voice and guitar (hence the name: guitar/arias) all performed by the singer accompanying himself: John Beckwith's Beckett Songs (three songs to poems of Samuel Beckett), Leslie Uyeda's Flower Arranger (a single song to a poem of Joy Kogawa), and William Beauvais' The Truth of Matter (four songs to poems of Linda Hogan), which were all commissioned by Doug MacNaughton. Guitarias also features John Rutter's Shadows (eight songs to various poets of the 16th and 17th centuries), which were published in 1997.
This is MacNaughton’s fourth recording as a singer, but marks
his
debut recording as a guitarist. “I am fascinated by the artistic effect
of playing and singing at the same time”, explains MacNaughton. “The
guitar’s portability makes it possible to perform in intimate and
unusual acoustics. There's a deeper connection between the voice part
and the accompaniment, because the singer is the accompanist.” For this
recording project, Doug teamed up with sound engineer Paul Hodge and
producer Sung Chung. “We considered recording the voice and guitar
separately”, he adds, “but in the end, we decided to record both
together at the same time in the welcoming, resonant acoustic of St.
George the Martyr Church."
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Talisker Players at Massey College
Released 2010
Available from CMC | iTunes
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Avowals
Released 2007
Available from CMC | iTunes
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Serinette
| Harry Somers
Performed by SoundStreams
Released 2001
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More Audio Samples
Oratorio
Why do the Nations?
from MESSIAH; music by George Frederick Handel, libretto by Charles Jennens
MP3The People that Walked in Darkness
from MESSIAH; music by George Frederick Handel, libretto by Charles Jennens
MP3
Betrachte, meine Seel'
from Saint John Passion; music by Johann Sebastian Bach
MP3
Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder
from Saint Matthew Passion; music by Johann Sebastian Bach, libretto by Christian Friedrich Henrici
MP3
Guitar and Voice
A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square
music by Manning Sherwin, lyrics by Eric Maschwitz.
MP3Love is Here to Stay
music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin
MP3Five O'Clock Bells
music and lyrics by Lenny Breau
MP3
You can also listen to Doug on his Artist's Page at CBCMusic.ca.