“Kathleen Roland made a fine impression, with neatly sculpted phrases and suitably tart Germanic declamation, all delivered with a bold tone.”
Los Angeles Times

“…beauteous, haunting and contrasting songs, here performed poignantly by Roland and her sensitive colleagues.”
Los Angeles Times

Look for Kathleen’s upcoming anthology of Swedish art song, which will include composer and poet information, phonetic and word for word translations, and selections from some of Sweden’s greatest composers of 19th and 20th century romanser, or art song.

Read my  article, “Romancing the Romanser: Exploring the Art Song of Sweden”, in the November issue of The Journal of Singing, the official journal of the National Association of the Teachers of Singing.  Romancing the Romanser: Exploring the Art Song of Sweden

Upcoming concerts:

Jacaranda-Music on the Edge concert series, January 2012

Boston Court, October 2012

University of Santa Barbara, May 2012

Southwest Chamber Music, May 2012

and in Stockholm, Sweden!

Licorice Stick

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“Songs from Letters: Calamity Jane to her daughter, Janey” can be found on Licorice Stick, along with “Licorice Stick” and “Mephisto Rag”, played by clarinettist Stefan Harg. Pianist Katarina Harg is the excellent pianist on this recording, made with the composer Libby Larsen in Stockholm.

Aura and Still Life After Death

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This 2008 release from Southwest Chamber Music and Cambria Master Recordings features music of Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Chinary Ung. The recording includes Aura, Oracle and Still Life After Death. Sopranos Elissa Johnston, Kathleen Roland and Grammy Award-winning members of Southwest Chamber Music are featured in this dazzling recording. Aura is a major 45-minute work celebrating the enlightenment of Buddha. At its Southwest Chamber Music world premiere in February of 2006, Aura
was described by the Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed with sweeping accolades:  “with music this enthralling, there is no need to hold back. Musically, Aura unfolds like radiating light.”- CDBaby