Doris Hays
Voicings For Tape / Soprano / Piano
LabelSmithsonian Folkways, Folkways RecordsGenreExperimental
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2024 stock. Voicings for Tape/Soprano/Piano is a collection of performances by composer, educator, and pianist Sorrel Doris Hays that reflect her Southern roots and feminist themes. The first of four tracks, “Southern Voices for Tape” consists of random spoken conversations interwoven with music from a 1979 Sacred Heart concert. “Blues Fragments” is an excerpt from “Southern Voices for Orchestra” featuring soprano Daisy Newman. “Celebration of NO” is from a larger work titled “Beyond Violence” and contains recordings of women saying “no” in different languages. Finally, in “Exploitation” Hays responds to women musicians who in her view exploit other women by expecting them to “play for free.” Hays and her music are featured in the George Stoney documentary Southern Voices: A Composer’s Exploration.
Release notes
Tracks 1-2 published by Henmar Press (C. F. Peters Corporation), ASCAP Tracks 3-4 published by Tallapoosa Music, ASCAP Track 2 recorded at Pyramid Studio, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Ⓟ© 1983 Folkways Records & Service Corp. / 2007 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings This is a CDR version (produced on-demand) of the original LP issued on Folkways Records FTS 37476 in 1983. Includes an on-disc PDF file containing original artwork and liner notes by composer.
| 1 | Southern Voices For Tape | 15:59 | |
| 2 | Blues Fragments From Southern Voices For Orchestra | 8:12 | |
| 3 | Celebration Of No From Beyond Violence | 16:45 | |
| 4 | Exploitation | 4:04 |
- Ronald Clyne
- Design [Cover]
- David Barnes
- Engineer [Remix]
- Andreas Buttman
- Photography By
- Doris Hays
- Producer, Liner Notes
