Diana Plays the Music of Alec Wilder

          Alec Wilder (1907-1980) was born in Rochester, New York and briefly studied composition at the Eastman School of Music. Much has been written about the technical features and categorization of his musical styles. This collection draws on the harmonic beauty of his compositions which I came admire again recently while playing "Be A Child" 25 years after I first played it. The harmony, voice leading and changes of musical character in Alec's pieces helped inspire these updated arrangements.

          Diana's arrangements and performances were recorded on a Macintosh G5 using Cubase SX, MOTU 896HD, Stylus RMX, Fxpansion's BFD, Miroslav Philharmonic VST, Spectrasonics Trilogy, WAVES, a Kurzweil K2000R and a Yamaha P120.


 

          Click on the song title to start the MP3 file playing.

  1.   Such A Lonely Girl Am I
    Music and Lyrics by Alec Wilder
    © 1964 TRO and 1968 Hollis Music, Inc. 3:46

  2.   Love Among the Young
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
    © 1955 and renewed 1983 Ludlow Music, Inc. and Meridian Music Corp. 4:01

  3.   Lovers and Losers
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by William Engvick
    © 1968 Hollis Music, Inc. 3:38

  4.   The Winter Of My Discontent
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by Ben Ross Berenberg
    © 1955 TRO and 1983 Essex Music, Inc. and Ludlow Music, Inc. 5:59

  5.   I Like It Here
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by William Engvick
    © 1961 TRO and 1968 Hollis Music, Inc. 4:33

  6.   I'll Be Around
    Music and Lyrics by Alec Wilder
    © 1942 and renewed 1970 Ludlow Music. Inc. 4:31

  7.   Crazy In the Heart
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by William Engvick
    © 1956 TRO and 1984 Ludlow Music. Inc. 4:33

  8.   Where Do You Go?
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by Arnold Sundgaard
    © 1959 TRO and 1987 Hampshire House Publishing Corp and Ludlow Music, Inc. 3:42

  9.   Be A Child
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by Loonis McGlohon
    © 1976 and 1982 Ludlow Music, Inc. 3:41

  10.   Where Do You Sleep?
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by William Engvick
    © 1965 TRO (renewed) Ludlow Music, Inc. 4:29

  11.   Octet XXI
    Music by Alec Wilder
    © 2003 renewed Ludlow Music, Inc. 2:57

  12.   Love Is When
    Music by Alec Wilder; Lyrics by William Engvick
    © 1964 TRO and 1968 Hollis Music, Inc. 4:14


 

 

SPECIAL THANKS: To Ron Socciarelli who commissioned Alec's "Entertainment VII" back in 1976, for the Ohio University Wind Ensemble's Alec Wilder Festival. It was there that I did my first Alec Wilder arrangements and had the privilege of meeting him and having him listen to my four-piece group. With his encouragement I moved to New York City and met Marian McPartland whose influence over the years has been substantial.

Thanks to Judy Bell at TRO whose help was immeasurable. Thanks to my husband, Jack for everything.


 

 

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