RECORDINGS

Lori's third CD is Becoming a Redwood (Amazon, iTunes), released in October, 2006 by Albany Records. The songs on the recording are compositions in partnership with contemporary poets Mary Oliver, Thomas Lux, Dana Gioia, Paul Muldoon, Anne Ranasinghe, Karen Gershon and C.G.R. Shepard. The CD features sopranos Jennifer Check, Sari Gruber and Barbara Quintiliani; mezzo-soprano Patricia Green; tenor Robert McPherson; baritones Lee Poulis, Randall Scarlata and William Sharp; bass Gary Poster; cellists Thomas Kraines and Marcy Rosen; violinist Juliette Kang; and pianists Warren Jones and Lori Laitman.

Lori's second CD - Dreaming - The Songs of Lori Laitman (Amazon, iTunes), was released on May 1, 2003 on the Albany Records label. The CD features singers Jennifer Check, Patricia Green, Sari Gruber, Randall Scarlata and William Sharp; doublebassist Gary Karr; and pianists Warren Jones and Lori Laitman.

The first cd comprised entirely of Lori's compositions, Mystery - The Songs of Lori Laitman (Amazon, iTunes) was released August 1, 2000 on the Albany Records label, and features singers Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Lauren Wagner, and William Sharp.

Also, soprano Lauren Wagner's cd features several Laitman songs, along with the work of other American composers.  Soprano Janeanne Houston's 2004 cd So Much Beauty features three songs by Lori as well as works by other 20th and 21st Century composers, and her 2006 cd The Shining Place includes two songs from Lori's The Metropolitan Tower.  Mezzo-soprano Virginia Dupuy includes two Laitman settings, "If I..." and "They might not need me," in her cd Emily Dickinson in Song. Sonya Baker's cd includes five of the six songs from the Days and Nights cycle. Melanie Mitrano's cd Songs in Transit: An American Expedition (Capstone Records, iTunes) includes the premiere recording of "Money" and a new recording of "The Hour".

SHEET MUSIC

Distributor

The primary distributor of Lori Laitman's music is Classical Vocal Reprints (CVR), headed by Glendower Jones at 1-800-298-7474 or NYC 718-601-1959.

Publishers

Please see the song list for detailed information about the available songs and cycles.

• Published by ARSIS PRESS http://www.instantweb.com/a/arsispress/Vocal.html.
  • I Never Saw Another Butterfly
    Glendower Jones of Classical Vocal Reprints carries all versions (1-800-298-7474).
• Published by ENCHANTED KNICKERS MUSIC and distributed by CLASSICAL VOCAL REPRINTS: http://classicalvocalrep.com/ 1-800-298-7474 or NYC 718-601-1959. Glendower Jones.

All other compositions are published by ENCHANTED KNICKERS MUSIC and are available or will be available soon from http://classicalvocalrep.com/.