On Wings of Song: The Performance Recordings of Josephine A. Estill 1939–1974

On Wings of Song: The Performance Recordings of Josephine A. Estill 1939–1974 is a compilation album on four CDs featuring performances by Jo Estill. The album is taken from original live recordings by Charles M. "Bud" Edmonds of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The album was remastered at Banquet Studios, Sebastopol, California, USA during 2008–2009, with sound engineer Darryl Webb and produced by Alice Estill Miller. The album sleve notes credit special thanks to Zana Timroth, Donald P. Jenkins, Kim Steinhauer and Steven Chicurel.^[1]

(It is also the name of an album released in 1973 by the Aer Lingus Musical Society, by ARA Records, Dublin, and distributed by EMI Records(Dublin) ARA1003 Stereo, Arranged by Dr. Tadhg de Brún, and produced by Jerry Hughes.)

Track listing

Disk 1 (The Early Years 1939–1950)

#	Title	Writer(s)	Musician(s)	Notes	Year	Length
1.	"KQV - Theme - Cuban Love Song"		Tipton, piano	Pittsburg Radio Station Show	1939	1:24
2.	"Begin the Beguine"			Inglewood Park Cemetery Assn., Inglewood Park, Los Angeles, CA	1944	3:30
3.	"Don't You Know"					2:06
4.	"Sophisticated Lady"					2:15
5.	"On Wings of Song"	Felix Mendelssohn	Inglewood Park quartet		1945	3:08
6.	"Adele's Laughing Song"	Johann Strauss II				3:35
7.	"Oft in the Silent Night"	Sergei Rachmaninoff				2:38
8.	"Adazietto"	Georges Bizet				4:03
9.	Ourvre Ton Coeur	Georges Bizet				2:22
10.	"Dance a Cachuca"	Gilbert and Sullivan	Inglewood Park Quartet			1:35
11.	"The Moon and I with Intro"	Gilbert and Sullivan	Earl Towner, conductor			3:03
12.	Stairway to Stardom - Interview			Stairway to Stardom, Columbine Network, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO	1947	1:42
13.	"Un Bel Di"	Giacomo Puccini			1947	1:43
14.	"Starke Scheide" (Götterdämmerung)	Richard Wagner	Max Lanner, piano	Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO	1950	4:00
15.	"Brunhilde's Immolation"					3:44
16.	"Mein Erbe" (Götterdämmerung)					4:14
17.	"Immolation Finale"					1:47
18.	"Du Bist der Lange"					9:47
19.	"Mild und Heise Liebestad"					4:52

Disk 2 (Classical Repertoire 1960–1969)

#	Title	Writer(s)	Musician(s)	Notes	Year	Length
1.	"Kyrie" (Great Mass in C minor)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		Colorado Springs Chorale	1965	5:42
2.	"Laudamus Te" (Great Mass in C minor)					4:17
3.	"Et Incarnatus Est" (Great Mass in C minor)					7:42
4.	"Messiah 14, 15, 16" (Messiah)	George Frideric Handel			1964	2:31
5.	"Messiah 18 - Rejoice!" (Messiah)					4:42
6.	"Messiah - Lullaby" (Messiah)					4:19
7.	"C'est l'extase" (Ariettes oubliées)	Claude Debussy			1963	2:35
8.	"Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleut sur la ville" (Ariettes oubliées)					1:45
9.	"L'ombre des arbres" (Ariettes oubliées)					2:18
10.	"Chevaux de bois" (Ariettes oubliées)					2:54
11.	"Green: Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles" (Ariettes oubliées)					2:07
12.	"Spleen: Les roses étaient toutes rouges" (Ariettes oubliées)					2:03
13.	"Bachianas Brasileiras #5" (Bachianas Brasileiras)	Heitor Villa-Lobos	8 cellos	Colorado Springs Symphony		6:37
14.	"Psalm 100"	Ned Rorem			1964	1:36
15.	"Echo's Song"					2:13
16.	"Silver Swan"					3:35
17.	"Spring"					2:03
18.	"What If Some Little Pain"					2:12

Disk 3 (Religious Repertoire 1970–1974)

#	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Year	Length
1.	"The 23rd Psalm"		Church solos with organ	1970	3:14
2.	"The 91st Psalm"				4:00
3.	"God So Loved the World"				3:56
4.	"Thine Is The Greatness and the Power"				3:29
5.	"Whither Shall I Go Forth"				3:38
6.	"What Manner of Love"				5:29
7.	"How Beautiful Upon the Mountains"				5:36
8.	"So Near to God Am I"				2:29
9.	"The Lord Is My Light"				3:23
10.	"Love Is of God"				3:51
11.	"Think On These Things"				3:11
12.	"Sanctus, Benedictus" excerpt (Missa Solemnis)	Ludwig van Beethoven	Colorado Springs Chorale	1974	7:39
13.	"Agnes Dei" (Missa Solemnis)	Ludwig van Beethoven	Colorado Springs Chorale	1974	15:39

Disk 4 (Opera 1970–1974 & Comments 2007)

#	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Year	Length
1.	"4th Movement" (Requiem For Rossini)	Giuseppe Verdi	Colorado Springs Chorale & Symphony	1964	14:36
2.	"Senza mamma: Sister Angelica" (Suor Angelica)	Giacomo Puccini	Colorado Springs Opera Association	1963	4:47
3.	"Sister Angelica Finale" (Suor Angelica)	Giacomo Puccini		1963	3:42
4.	"Duet: Santuzza-Mamma Lucia" (Cavalleria rusticana)	Pietro Mascagni		1964	2:20
5.	"We Will Sing of the Lord Victorius" (Cavalleria rusticana)				4:31
6.	"Now You Shall Know" (Cavalleria rusticana)				5:36
7.	"Beat Me - Insult Me" (Cavalleria rusticana)				3:29
8.	"Trio" (Cavalleria rusticana)				2:51
9.	"Love Me Again" (Cavalleria rusticana)				5:01
10.	"Santuzza and Alfio" (Cavalleria rusticana)				3:21
11.	"For Them There is No Ransom" (Cavalleria rusticana)				1:50
12.	Act 1 Duet (Tosca)	Giacomo Puccini		1965	3:34
13.	"Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)	Giacomo Puccini		1965	3:21
14.	Comments on Voice Training		At the Estill Institute, Boulder, Colorado	2006	10:22

References

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