Hilary Gardner - Beyond Romance - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Composer, trumpeter, arranger and bandleader Ben Bierman releases a collection of his music, Beyond Romance, that is a deeply personal statement and an amalgam of his wide breadth of musical experience. His song cycle Beyond Romance reflects influences from jazz, Broadway, cabaret and art song, and sets poignant lyrics about midlife relationships by Earl Shuman, performed elegantly by Broadway and jazz notables Hilary Gardner, Matthew Scott, and pianist Jeb Patton. Bierman's instrumental version of his Six Songs rounds out the disc, tying together his rich background accrued through years as a New York freelancer. Album Tracks 1. Beyond Romance No. 1. We're on Our Own Now 2. Beyond Romance No. 2. Nothing Happened 3. Beyond Romance No. 3. Share 4. Beyond Romance No. 4. 2 RMS for 2 in Luv 5. Beyond Romance No. 5. We're a Family 6. Beyond Romance No. 6. Wake Up and Worry 7. Beyond Romance No. 7. He's Busy at the Office 8. Beyond Romance No. 8. If You Can 9. Beyond Romance No. 9. Come Back and Be Forgiven 10. Beyond Romance No. 1. We're on Our Own Now (Reprise) 11. 6 Songs No. 1. Don't You See? 12. 6 Songs No. 2. Walking with a Lilt 13. 6 Songs No. 3. Too Tender Now 14. 6 Songs No. 4. Riverside Waltz 15. 6 Songs No. 5. Once I Thought I Knew You 16. 6 Songs No. 6. We Don't Really Know Too Much