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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/23/2008 Rating: R

Director:  Michael Patrick King
DVD:  Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Company: New Line Home Video  (2008-09-23)
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Fancy Nancy is back! And when her family decides to get a dog, she's certain she can be fancier than ever. After all, a papillon�a small, delicate, fluffy dog�is the ultimate accessory. But her family wants a large, plain dog. How unglamorous! With Fancy Nancy's trademark humor and warmth, Nancy discovers that real fanciness does not depend simply on appearance but more on a genuine joie de vivre, which is a fancy phrase for having lots of fun.

Author: Jane O'connor
Hardcover:  32 pages
Company: HarperCollins  (2007-04-01) (2007-03-27)
ISBN: 0060542136
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Great fit for any of today's most popular vehicles. Convenient pull-tab zippers. Perfectly sized to hold the essentials while not obstructing movement. 3 pockets to hold driver's essentials: cell phone, iPod, pocket change. Easy to access and keeps driver's seat free of clutter. Attaches to the passenger seat side panel. 16.25" x 5.75" x 2" Product Instructions

Sports:  3 Pockets to hold driver's essentials, cell phone, iPod, pocket change, Easy to access and keeps driver's seat free of clutter, Attaches to the passenger seat side panel 16.25" x 5.75" x 2", Easy to access, keeps the driver's seat free of distracting clutter, Attaches to the passenger seat side panel, measuring only 5.75 x 16.25 x 2 inches (W x D x H)
Company: Thule  (2007-08-04)
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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/23/2008 Rating: R

Director:  Michael Patrick King
DVD:  Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: New Line Home Video  (2008-09-23)
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Show off cute and colorful stripes with this Hue Multi-Stripe Sock!

Unknown Binding:  60% Combed Cotton, 37% Nylon, 3% Spandex, Comfort wide band, Comfortable cotton, Made in Korea, Machine wash cold, no bleach. Tumble dry.
Company: Hue 
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A Swiss Army knife with 33 distinct features

Sports:  Complete set of Swiss Army tools to use while camping, hiking, fishing, and more, Contains 32 stainless-steel tools including blades, can oppener, small screwdriver, can opener, bottle opener, corkscrew, large screwdriver, wire stripper, scissors, and pliers, Also features a wire cutter, wood saw, magnifying glass, fish scaler, hook disgorger, ruler, metal saw, and more, Precision crafted in Switzerland; measures 3-1/2 inches long, Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects
Company: Victorinox 
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Our Popcorn for a Movie Gift Set from Fireworks Popcorn is perfect for every popcorn lover who enjoys a relaxing movie night. Included are three 15 ounce bottles of gourmet popcorn and three popcorn seasonings. Enjoy Wisconsin White Birch, Starshell Red, and Savanna Gold - three of our most popular varieties of naturally grown and microwaveable popcorns. Season to your taste with White Cheddar Seasoning, Butter Burst Seasoning, or Popcorn Salt. The theme Popcorn and a Movie box makes a great gift idea. Note: All popcorn pops up white.

Misc.:  A delightful gift idea for those who enjoy a movie and popcorn!, Includes three 15 ounce bottles of popcorn - Wisconsin White Birch, Savanna Gold, and Starshell Red, Three delicious popcorn seasonings - White Cheddar, Butter Burst, and Popcorn Salt, A tasty gift idea for any occasion!
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Fireworks Popcorn features their top four varieties of Natural Gourmet American Popcorn and four tasty popcorn seasonings in the Gourmet Popcorn and Seasoning Gift Set. Enjoy Wisconsin White Birch, Starshell Red, Savanna Gold, and High Mountain Midnight gourmet popcorn complemented by four natural popcorn seasonings. Developed exclusively for Fireworks Popcorn, the seasonings satisfy every craving from salty to sweet, from zesty to mild. They spice up more than just popcorn. Add a dash to your favorite dish, dressing, or sauce. The seasonings included with this gift set are White Cheddar, Caramel Pecan, Butter Burst, and Popcorn Salt. This gift set makes a great gift for a birthday, thank you, or special occasion for any popcorn lover! Note: All popcorns pop up white.

Misc.:  A great gift to sit down, watch movie, enjoy popcorn, and relax!, Enjoy 4 - 15 ounce bottles of natural gourmet popping corn, Try all 4 popcorn seasonings - white cheddar, caramel pecan, butter burst, and popcorn salt, A unique gift idea that satisfies all cravings from salty to sweet to zesty and mild!, All popcorns pop up white.
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Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite. And that is why she can't wait for her friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday. It's going to be the fanciest birthday party ever! But when Nancy finds out she can't go because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is furious. (Mad is way too plain for how she feels.) Will Nancy be able to overcome her disappointment? In this magical new story from bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, everybody's favorite fancy girl gets a surprise lesson in fancy from her grandparents. Looks like fancy runs in the family after all!

Author: Jane O'connor
Hardcover:  32 pages
Company: HarperCollins  (2008-02-01) (2008-02-05)
ISBN: 0061235881
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Brainiac and his villain cronies have developed a master plan to conquer the world and eliminate the Justice League forever. Using the extraordinary super powers and expertfighting techniques of the Justice League, players must save humanity from Brainiac's destruction and the even darker forces that are lurking in the universe. Features Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Zatanna. Key voice talent and engaging storyline, with in-game banter and 3D cinematic cut scenes

Video Game:  Play as 10 heroes - including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and other famous members of the Justice League, Customize each superhero by advancing your favorite super powers, Team up two heroes, in single or two-player co-op gameplay modes, Engaging combat system featuring both hand-to-hand and air-to-ground moves, Multiple gameplay levels, with rich&diverse visual styles and interactive, destructible environments
Company: Eidos Interactive  (2006-10-17)
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Author: Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Paperback:  288 pages
Company: Moody Publishers  (2002-04)
ISBN: 0802472966
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Why is it that women, who are so competent in all other areas of their lives, cannot find the same competence when it comes to matters of money?

Suze Orman investigates the complicated, dysfunctional relationship women have with money in this groundbreaking new book. With her signature mix of insight, compassion, and soul-deep recognition, she equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they make. At the center of the book is The Save Yourself Plan—a streamlined, five-month program that delivers genuine long-term financial security. But what’s at stake is far bigger than money itself: It’s about every woman’s sense of who she is and what she deserves, and why it all begins with the decision to save yourself.


Author: Suze Orman
Hardcover:  272 pages
Company: Spiegel & Grau  (2007-02-27) (2007-02-27)
ISBN: 0385519311
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Covering new ground, bestselling author and expert Dr. Laura Berman shows how it is possible to combine the reality of everyday life with fantastic sex. Sex in real life is not the sex we see in the media, and this book's images and advice reflect life and sex naturally. This book helps the reader to connect with her own sexuality, looking at physical and emotional health, and how she feels about herself and sex. Dr. Laura then provides information on techniques and tips on how to maximize your sex life, including how to express your needs and explore new positions. AUTHOR BIO: Best-selling author and renowned sex therapist, Dr. Laura Berman is America's leading expert in female sexual health. She is the founder and director of the Berman Center in Chicago, which specializes in sexual health and therapy, and she is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and obstetrics/gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.

Author: Laura Berman
Hardcover:  256 pages
Company: DK ADULT  (2008-11-03) (2008-10-17)
ISBN: 0756639808
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What’s going on in a man’s mind? From their early days, every woman has struggled to understand why males behave the way they do. Even long-married women who think they understand men have only scratched the surface. Beneath a man’s rugged exterior is an even more rugged, unmapped terrain. What bestselling author Shaunti Feldhahn’s research reveals about the inner lives of men will open women’s eyes to what the men in their life—boyfriends, brothers, husbands, and sons—are really thinking and feeling. Men want to be understood, but they’re afraid to “freak out” the women they love by confessing what is happening inside their heads. This book will guide women in how to provide the loving support that modern men want and need.

The Truth About His Inner Life

He Desperately Wants You to Know

What's going on in there? Ever been totally confused by something your man has said or done? Want to understand his secret desires and fears, his daily battles that you know nothing about?

In a woman-to-woman conversation you’ll never forget, Shaunti Feldhahn takes you beneath the surface into the inner lives of men. This book is about the things we just don’t ‘get’ about guys. With findings from a groundbreaking national survey and personal interviews of over one thousand men, For Women Only is full of eye-opening revelations you need to not only understand the man in your life, but to support and love him in the way he needs to be loved. Grounded in biblical hope, you will discover how to love your man for who he really is—not who you think he is.

Story Behind the Book

I had no idea how clueless I was about men until I interviewed a bunch of them for my last novel. Initially, I just wanted a little insight so I could write my main (male) character. But pretty soon I found myself astonished, over and over again blurting out, “That’s what you’re thinking?” So I did more interviews. After the novel hit shelves, dozens of women told me they also had been astonished by what I included. Clearly I wasn’t the only one who needed more insight on this!

To lay the groundwork for this nonfiction book, I wrote out the half-dozen things from these interviews that had most surprised me—things that appeared to be universal to most men—that women desperately needed to know. I conducted a professional national survey of men to test my findings. Yep—the survey substantiated every single one. These findings are fascinating—and they have already changed my life and marriage. I can’t wait to share them!

Author: Shaunti Feldhahn
Hardcover:  208 pages
Company: Multnomah Books  (2004-07-28) (2004-07-28)
ISBN: 1590523172
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Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets.

Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. Now viewed as a modern classic, this phenomenal book has helped men and women realize how different they really are and how to communicate their needs in such a way that conflict doesn't arise and intimacy is given every chance to grow.

Author: John Gray
Paperback:  368 pages
Company: Harper Paperbacks  (2004-01-01) (2004-01-06)
ISBN: 0060574216
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Author: Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Dannah Gresh
Paperback:  192 pages
Company: Moody Publishers  (2008-02-01)
ISBN: 080247294X
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Author: Jim Fergus
Paperback:  320 pages
Company: St. Martin's Griffin  (1999-02-15)
ISBN: 0312199430
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The relationship classic hailed by Erica Jong as "life-
changing" -- now updated with a new introduction
and resource section!

The #1 New York Times bestseller that asks
ARE YOU A WOMAN WHO LOVES TOO MUCH?

• Do you find yourself attracted again and again to troubled, distant, moody men -- while "nice guys" seem boring?
• Do you obsess over men who are emotionally unavailable, addicted to work, hobbies, alcohol, or other women?
• Do you neglect your friends and your own interests to be immediately available to him?
• Do you feel empty without him, even though being with him is torment?

Robin Norwood's groundbreaking work will enable you to recognize the roots of your destructive patterns of relating and provide you with a step-by-step guide to a more rewarding way of living and loving.

If being in love means being in pain, you need to read Women Who Love Too Much.

Author: Robin Norwood
Paperback:  352 pages
Company: Pocket  (2008-04-08)
ISBN: 1416550216
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Author: David Zinczenko, Ted Spiker
Paperback:  416 pages
Company: Rodale Books  (2008-06-10) (2008-06-10)
ISBN: 159486912X
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A groundbreaking book on women's physical and emotional well-being, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom has become a classic, with more than 270,000 copies in print in the four years since its initial publication. Now it has been completely revised, offering the most up-to-date information available on women's health issues.

Christiane Northrup's vision of mind-body wellness has received an extraordinary response from women all over the world. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom powerfully demonstrates that when women change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they heal faster, more completely, and with far fewer medical interventions.

Now Dr. Northrup brings us vital new information about the best techniques of Western medicine and the best alternative therapies, showing how to incorporate both into a complementary whole. She guides readers through the entire range of women's health problems, and offers strikingly new, positive perspectives on normal processes, such as menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. This edition includes:

• An all-new nutrition chapter emphasizing individual dietary needs and body chemistry

• New information on improving fertility after age 35—and how to cut the risk of C-section by 50 percent

• A completely updated program for menopause, including how to decide whether natural hormone replacement is right for you

• Holistic ways to prepare and heal faster if surgery is necessary

• Plus dozens of new natural treatments and a wealth of hard-to-find health care resources

Filled with dramatic case histories from the famed Women to Women health care center, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is contemporary medicine at its best, combining new technologies with natural remedies and the miraculous healing powers within the body itself.

Author: Christiane Northrup
Paperback:  944 pages
Company: Bantam  (2006-10-31) (2006-10-31)
ISBN: 0553384104
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Companion DVD to Celtic Woman, The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection (CD) includes a very special intimate behind-the-scenes documentary.

Director:  David Downes (Musical Director)
DVD:  Best of, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Manhattan Records  (2008-10-28)
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Track: 10: Panis Angelicus,

Track: 11: Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithail That Night In Bethehem,

Track: 12: O Comes All Ye Faithful,

Track: 13: The Little Drummer Boy,

Track: 14: The Wexford Carol,

Track: 15: Let It Snow Bonus Tracks,

Track: 1: O Holy Night,

Track: 2: Away In A Manger,

Track: 3: Ding Dong Merrily On Hight,

Track: 4: White Christmas,

Track: 5: Silent Night,

Track: 6: Christmas Pipes,

Track: 7: The Christmas Song,

Track: 8: Carol Of The Bells,

Track: 9: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Media Type: CD
Artist: CELTIC WOMAN
Title: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Street Release Date: 10/03/2006
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL

Atists:  Celtic Woman
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Atists:  Various Artists
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This debut touches upon Velvet Underground, Swell Maps, or This Heat while not really having any obvious precursors. A lo-fi masterpiece cloaked in layers of vibrato and guitar wash.

Atists:  Women
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Company: Jagjaguwar  (2008-10-07)
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Second only to Riverdance as an international Irish showbiz phenomenon, previous installments of this Platinum-selling extravaganza have become beloved PBS standards. The original buxom quartet of female singers, Lisa, Maev, Orla, and Chloe, have duly been joined by Hayley and are, as usual, backed by a full symphony orchestra and choir, plus enough traditional instruments (the house fiddler, Mairead, is a powerhouse) to keep things legit. The material ranges from folkloric ("Dúlaman" is best known from Clannad's legendary rendering), to a standard from another Celtic nation ("Caledonia," Dougie McLean's love letter to his native Scotland), to classical lite (Handel's poignant "Laschia Ch'io Pianga"), to movie hits ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow" in a delicately lovely, a cappella, close-harmony treatment), to homegrown New Age (Enya's "Newgrange"). Most tracks are produced to turn, presented in the aural equivalent of Technicolor or day-glo, in which colors pop while diverging ever so slightly from nature. In short, although the album offers fresh material, it covers old ground -- but this is exactly what the act's target audience expects and desires. Fans of acoustic folk would likely find the prevailing aesthetic a touch garish, but fans of Sarah Brightman and Il Divo will be diverted and thrilled. The deluxe package offers four bonus tracks, three of them live, plus a silver claddagh charm. --Christina Roden

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Atists:  Celtic Woman
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Company: Manhattan Records  (2007-01-30)
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Under the musical direction of David Downes, The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection captures the stunning voices of Lisa, Méav, Chloë, Órla, Lynn & Alex and the inspired fiddle playing of Máiréad. This essential collection of their most beloved and memorable songs also includes four new songs ("The Call","Pie Jesu", "Ave Maria", "You Raise Me Up" backed with a gospel choir) and two previously unavailable songs on CD, "Somewhere" from the Live at Slane Castle DVD and "Shenandoah" from the deluxe CD of A New Journey. The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection (DVD) is also available.

Atists:  Celtic Woman
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Company: Manhattan Records  (2008-10-28)
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An unprecedented all-star lineup of contemporary female music icons.

Atists:  Various Artists
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Company: Rhino / Wea  (2006-08-08)
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Lovemaking techniques between women. Learn new and highly pleasuring ways to kiss, caress, gently touch, and actively extensive variety of techniques.

DVD:  Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Pacific Media  (2005-04-26)
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Produced by Jagged Films (Mick Jagger's production company), and directed by Diane English (EMMY Award-winning creator of Murphy Brown), this romantic comedy features an all-star cast: Meg Ryan, Eva Mendez, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Candace Bergen, Bette Midler, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Mazur and Cloris Leachman.

The soundtrack features an impressive list of artists including: Feist, Goldfrapp, KT Tunstall, Annie Lennox, The Bird and the Bee, newcomer Lucy Schwartz and Verve Forecast's own Jessie Baylin.

Atists:  Original Soundtrack
Audio CD:  Soundtrack
Company: Verve Forecast  (2008-09-09)
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The debut album by Women was recorded over 4 months on ghetto blasters and old tape machines in Chad Van Gaalen's basement, an outdoor culvert and a crawl space. Sometimes light and spacious, at other times eerie and dense with an ominous weight, this self-titled album touches upon Velvet Underground, Swell Maps or This Heat while not really having any obvious precursors - a lo-fi masterpiece cloaked in layers of vibrato and guitar wash. Noisy and claustrophobic songs smash through junkyard trash brawls while others lift and soar across the landscape of 50's-informed pop; a contradiction and an enigma, the debut album by Women will find its way onto summertime pool break-in boombox mixes and the turntables of record store devotees.

Atists:  Women
Audio CD:  Import
Company: Phantom Sound & Vision  (2008-01-01)
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Choral works by American composer Gwyneth Walker for women's voices. Contains works for unaccompanied chorus, chorus with piano, and chorus with brass quintet, percussion, and poet.

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Atists:  The Choir of Benedictine Nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis
Audio CD:  Import
Company: Sounds True Direct  (1997-10-21)
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Atists:  Women of Sodom
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Company: The Orchard  (2000-04-24)
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What makes this recording so special is that it's the choir's first opportunity to showcase their virtuoso vocals in a finely recorded setting where solos rebound in sorrowful echoes and the ethereal power of the 20 women resounds. The new songs from Eddie Jobson melt into the Bulgarian folk tradition seamlessly and though a complex melancholy permeates the album, Voices of Life ends up being just what its title says. --Karen K. Hugg

Atists:  Bulgarian Womens Choir
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Company: Globe Music Media  (2000-10-10)
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Atists:  Anonymous, Guillaume Dufay, Tylman Susato, Christmas Traditional, Vincent Lubeck, Johannes Brahms, Franz Xaver Gruber, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Zoltan Kodaly, Gustav Holst, Jacques Arcadelt, Johann II Strauss, Arnold von Bruck, Unspecified, John Francis Wade, George Frideric Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, Malle Babbe Women's Choir, Leny van Schaik
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Mark Adamo's transfer of the Louisa May Alcott novel to the opera stage is an artistic and commercial success. It's been scheduled by numerous opera companies, and this Houston Grand Opera production drew a large audience to its PBS broadcast. The success is due to Adamo's sense of the lyric theatre--his sharply focused libretto that clarifies both story line and the narrative's meaning, and his accessible yet sophisticated music.

Little Women is about change and letting go of the past. This theme and the dramatic conflict it engenders are beautifully encapsulated in two fine Act I scenes: Jo's "Look at us, Laurie: we're perfect as we are," and Meg's aria, "Things change." Adamo's music is equal to the challenge of his ambitious agenda. The 18-piece orchestra sounds bigger than it is, perhaps because it's always active, moving the story along on its own or commenting on the characters and action. Adamo writes big arias and unapologetically includes expressive coloratura passages. He even dares to write a Schubertian aria on the text of Goethe's "Kennst du das Land," repeating it (with variations) in English. And he injects some humor into the opera, as heard in the delightful scene of Brook's proposal to Meg, an arch snippet about surtitles, and Jo at the offices of a trashy tabloid. The singers are all first-rate, but the opera rises or falls on Jo, the kind of meaty part singers would kill for. Stephanie Novak is marvelous here, singing with passion and projecting Jo's innocence as well as her journey to self-knowledge. Patrick Summers leads a definitive performance of the opera. The recording is drawn from live performances in March 2000. Ondine, a Finnish company, has done American music proud with this release. --Dan Davis

Atists:  James Maddalena, Daniel Belcher, Joyce DiDonato, Stephanie Novacek, Patrick Summers
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Company: Ondine  (2001-08-28)
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Music by African-American Women. Total Time 72:27. Unabridged bios in 12-page CD booklet. Violinist/composer Gregory Walker holds degrees in Music and English from Indiana University, Computer Music from the University of California at San Diego, and Composition from Mills College. He completed his doctorate in composition at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Walker is Assistant Professor and Director of Ensembles at the University of Colorado at Denver and concertmaster of the Boulder Philharmonic.

Helen Walker-Hill, pianist, holds degrees from the University of Colorado, Smith College, and the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where she studied as a Fulbright scholar with Nadia Boulanger. Formerly on the piano faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Walker-Hill has also served as a visiting faculty member. She has been a member of the Walker Duo with her son, Gregory Walker, since 1983 and has been engaged in research and performance of music by black women since 1987.

Irene Britton Smith earned degrees from the American Conservatory and DePaul University and also attended Juilliard, Eastman, and the Conservatory in Fontainebleau. She taught elementary school in Chicago for 40 years while continuing to compose.

Dorothy Rudd Moore graduated from Howard University and continued studies with Nadia Boulanger. She taught at the Harlem School of the Arts, New York University, and Bronx Community College.

Recording, mastering, graphic design: Marnie Hall. Recorded in Marshall Auditorium at Haverford College, 1993 and 1994. DDD. This recording was supported in part by public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts and The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding provided by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music and The University of Colorado at Denver. Cover Painting, "Sengalese Woman" © Malkia Roberts, 1972. © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1995. All rights reserved

Atists:  Lena Johnson McLin, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Undine Smith Moore, Julia Perry, Irene Britton Smith, Dolores White, Gregory Walker, Helen Walker-Hill
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Company: Leonarda Productions  (1997-11-25)
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