{"id":12346,"date":"2023-06-23T06:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T04:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=12346"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:51:08","slug":"episode-202-william-parker-pride-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/23\/episode-202-william-parker-pride-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 202. William Parker [Pride 2023]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading advgb-dyn-f7f84a13\">Episode 202.  William Parker [Pride 2023]<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=846-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-normal-icon-size 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class=\"wp-image-12565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-2.png 763w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-2-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-5a996784\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s episode celebrates the life and legacy of lyric baritone William Parker (05 August 1943 \u2013 29 March 1993), the finest American recitalist of the late twentieth century and one of the most beautiful baritone voices I have ever heard. His mastery of the German, American (and, especially for me, French) song repertoire sends one scrambling back to the earlier days of recorded sound to find suitable parallels. Though we had many friends and colleagues in common, I never met him personally. But this week, at my request as I was preparing this episode, many who loved him have been in touch with me: colleagues, friends, family, lovers, and they have provided me with a wealth of beautiful reminiscences and memories of their beloved Will. I have also compiled a setlist for the episode which displays the full breadth and depth of his artistry. At the end of his life, Will, dying of AIDS, created an initiative called the AIDS Quilt Songbook, to which some of the greatest composers and poets of the day provided songs and texts. Like the AIDS Quilt itself, this is a living legacy which continues to expand and grow. There are numerous works from the Songbook in its various iterations, performed not just by Will, but also by Kurt Ollmann and Anthony Dean Griffey, which serve not only as a painful reminder of an entire generation lost to AIDS, but also as a moving reminder of the LGBTQ+ community\u2019s ability to face down ignorance, hatred, prejudice, even death, and in the end not only to triumph, but to provide an example for present and future generations of our resilience. Particular thanks to Karen Smith Emerson, Drew Minter, Benton Hess, Kamal Khan, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-3c7bf8da\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size advgb-dyn-53284928\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-13857eb0\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stephen-Foster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stephen-Foster.jpg 460w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stephen-Foster-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen Foster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer. William Parker, G\u00e9rard van Blerk. [radio broadcast, 1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/van-Blerk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12570\" width=\"476\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/van-Blerk.png 476w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/van-Blerk-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G\u00e9rard van Blerk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rorem-and-Feet-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rorem-and-Feet-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rorem-and-Feet-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rorem-and-Feet-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rorem-and-Feet.png 1526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ned Rorem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ned Rorem, Witter Bynner: Opus 101 (<em>The Santa Fe Songs<\/em>, No. 2). William Parker, Ned Rorem, Ani Kavafian, Heichiro Ohyama, Timothy Eddy [live broadcast of New York premiere, 1980]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-1-845x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-1-845x1024.png 845w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-1-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-1-768x931.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Headshot-1.png 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"939\" data-id=\"12573\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-Wheelock.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-Wheelock.png 857w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-Wheelock-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Donald-Wheelock-768x841.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Wheelock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"843\" data-id=\"12574\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Susan-Snively.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Susan-Snively.png 613w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Susan-Snively-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Susan Snively<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Wheelock, Susan Snively: Fury. William Parker, Alan Marks [1992]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Alan-Marks-2-1024x821.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Alan-Marks-2-1024x821.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Alan-Marks-2-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Alan-Marks-2-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Alan-Marks-2.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alan Marks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nic-McGegan.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas McGegan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (<em>Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen<\/em>, Cantata BWV 56). William Parker, Nicholas McGegan, The Arcadian Academy [Elizabeth Blumenstock, David Bowles, David Tayler, Lisa Weiss, Anthony Martin, Steven Lehning, Marc Shachman, Gonzalo Ruiz, Sarah Davol, Bruce Lamott] [1992]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Souzay-Baldwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Souzay-Baldwin.jpg 489w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Souzay-Baldwin-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dalton Baldwin and G\u00e9rard Souzay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Francis Poulenc, Guillaume Apollinaire: Rosemonde, FP 158. William Parker, Dalton Baldwin [1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duparc-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duparc-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duparc-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duparc-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duparc.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henri Duparc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Henri Duparc, Robert de Bonni\u00e8res: Le manoir de Rosemonde. William Parker, Rudolf Jansen. [radio recording Amsterdam 15.I.79]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen-694x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rudolf-Jansen.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rudolf Jansen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ives2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ives2.png 552w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ives2-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Ives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Charles Ives, Helmine von Ch\u00e9zy [translated Pierre Jean de B\u00e9langer]: Rosamunde. William Parker, Dalton Baldwin [1979]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Debussy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12581\" width=\"554\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Debussy.png 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Debussy-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claude Debussy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Claude Debussy, Charles d&#8217;Orl\u00e9ans: Le temps a laissi\u00e9 son manteau [Rondel I] (<em>Trois Chansons de France<\/em>, L 115\/1). William Parker, Rudolf Jansen [radio recording 15.I.79]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jansen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jansen.png 558w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jansen-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rudolf Jansen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Finzi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Finzi.png 597w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Finzi-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gerald Finzi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gerald Finzi, Thomas Hardy: Before and After Summer (<em>Before and After Summer<\/em>, Op. 16\/2). William Parker, G\u00e9rard van Blerk [radio recording 1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hardy.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Hardy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes.png 630w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Tomlinson Griffes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Charles Tomlinson Griffes, John B. Tabb: The First Snowfall. William Parker, William Huckaby [1980]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffes.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Jacob-Niles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12587\" width=\"564\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Jacob-Niles.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Jacob-Niles-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Jacob Niles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>John Jacob Niles, Thomas Merton: Love Winter When the Plant Says Nothing. William Parker, William Huckaby [1980]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Merton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Merton.jpg 469w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Merton-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Merton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brahms-Young-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brahms-Young-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brahms-Young-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brahms-Young-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brahms-Young.jpg 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johannes Brahms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Johannes Brahms, Ludwig H\u00f6lty An die Nachtigall, Op. 464. William Parker, William Huckaby [1987]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"856\" data-id=\"12591\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lee-Hoiby.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lee-Hoiby.png 532w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lee-Hoiby-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lee Hoiby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"12590\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tennessee.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tennessee.png 468w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tennessee-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tennessee Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Hoiby, Lanford Wilson [after Tennessee Williams]: Anatomy Lesson (<em>Summer and Smoke<\/em>). William Parker, William Huckaby [1980]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argento.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argento.png 813w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argento-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argento-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dominick Argento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dominick Argento, Salomon August Andr\u00e9e: Hallucinations (<em>The Andr\u00e9e Expedition<\/em>, No. 10). William Parker, William Huckaby [1988]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Andree-Exposition.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12593\" width=\"642\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Andree-Exposition.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Andree-Exposition-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Andr\u00e9e Expedition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ollmann-Rorem-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ollmann-Rorem-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ollmann-Rorem-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ollmann-Rorem-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ollmann-Rorem.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kurt Ollmann accompanied by Ned Rorem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ned Rorem, David Bergman: A Dream of Nightingales. Kurt Ollmann, Ned Rorem [1994]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ned-Rorem-James-Holmes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ned-Rorem-James-Holmes.png 929w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ned-Rorem-James-Holmes-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ned-Rorem-James-Holmes-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ned Rorem and James Holmes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Musto-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Musto-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Musto-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Musto-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Musto.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Musto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>John Musto, Melvin Dixon: Heartbeats. William Parker, William Huckaby [1992]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Melvin-Dixon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Melvin-Dixon.png 663w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Melvin-Dixon-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melvin Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12598\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Drew-Hemenger.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drew Hemenger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"845\" data-id=\"12599\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rafael-Campo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rafael-Campo.png 846w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rafael-Campo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rafael-Campo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rafael-Campo-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafael Campo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drew Hemenger, Rafael Campo: Her Final Show. Anthony Dean Griffey, Thomas Bagwell [2017]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"805\" data-id=\"12600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffey.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffey.png 672w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Griffey-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Dean Griffey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12601\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell-649x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell-768x1212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thomas-Bagwell.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Bagwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel Faur\u00e9, Jean de La Ville de Mirmont: Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aim\u00e9s (<em>L&#8217;horizon chim\u00e9rique<\/em>, Op. 118\/4). William Parker, Rudolf Jansen [radio recording, 1979]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Poulenc-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Poulenc-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Poulenc-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Poulenc-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Poulenc.png 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francis Poulenc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Francis Poulenc, Guillaume Apollinaire: Voyage (<em>Calligrammes<\/em>, FP 140\/7). William Parker, Dalton Baldwin [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Apollinaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Apollinaire.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Apollinaire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Apollinaire-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guillaume Apollinaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copland-Britten.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copland-Britten.png 905w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copland-Britten-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copland-Britten-768x551.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Shaker, arr. Aaron Copland: Simple Gifts (<em>Old American Songs<\/em>, Set I, No. 4). William Parker, William Huckaby [1987]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-in-NYT-article.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-in-NYT-article.png 1018w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-in-NYT-article-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-in-NYT-article-768x705.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-1536x917.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave-1600x955.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Parker-Grave.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot-1121x1536.jpg 1121w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Will-Last-Headshot.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 202. William Parker [Pride 2023] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today\u2019s episode celebrates the life and legacy of lyric 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Tabb<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">John Jacob Niles<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">John Musto<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kurt Ollmann<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">L\u2019horizon chim\u00e9rique<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lanford Wilson<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lee Hoiby<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lisa Weiss<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ludwig H\u00f6lty<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Marc Shachman<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Melvin Dixon<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ned Rorem<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Nicholas McGegan<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Old American Songs<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Pierre Jean de B\u00e9langer<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Rafael Campo<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Robert de Bonni\u00e8res<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Rudolf Jansen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Salomon August Andr\u00e9e<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/twentieth-century-opera\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Sarah Davol<\/a>","<a 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