The Chicago Voices Student Songwriting Workshop offered a selective group of nine high school students an incredible opportunity to hone their songwriting skills and strengthen their performance artistry. In only 12 hours (over the course of one week), these talented songwriters crafted a new original song, collaborated with each other, and recorded their work in a professional studio. We invite you to sit back, relax, and listen to these future Chicago Voices.

All songs are Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

VOICES: Student Songwriting Workshop

Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, featuring pianist Paul Lewis

April 10-12, 2014

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:44 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, I. Maestoso
00:27:08 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, II. Adagio
00:39:38 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
00:52:38 - Intro to Schumann
00:54:34 - Schumann: Symphony No. 2, I. Sostenuto assai; Un poco piu vivace
01:07:39 - Schumann: Symphony No. 2, II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
01:14:47 - Schumann: Symphony No. 2, III. Adagio espressivo
01:24:34 - Schumann: Symphony No. 2, IV. Allegro molto vivace
01:33:12 - Closing Credits

Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Brahms and Schumann

Jay Lucas Chacon - Baritone
Mikhail Hallak - Piano

Largo al factotum from Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini

Dedications: Solitude (For Yehudi Menuhin) by Nigel Kennedy

Armoni Taffe, vocals, piano & bass; Mike Przygoda, drums

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

Songwriting Workshop

Viewer's Discretion (by: Armoni Taffe)

Emma Rose, vocals & ukulele; Mike Przygoda, shaker

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

Lyric Songwiting Workshop

Shoes and I Love You's (by: Emma Rose)

Iris, vocals; Megan Elk, piano

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

This Song is for the Both of You (by: Iris)

Adam Nimer, vocals & guitar

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

Distinctive Moments (by: Adam Nimer)

Shannon Baker, vocals & guitar; Mike Przygoda, bass & drums

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

Mr. Right (by: Shannon Baker)

Kat, vocals & piano; Shannon Baker, guitar & backing vocals; Emma Rose, Armoni Taffe, Megan Elk, & Mike Przygoda backing vocals

Co-Produced by Mike Przygoda, Megan Elk, and Sam Fishkin. Recorded and mixed by Sam Fishkin at MixKitchen in Chicago, IL.

Cheers to That (by: Kat)

Fabrizio Paterlini - Fragments Found

"Col suo flebil mormorio" by countertenor Dominique Corbiau, "Profano e Sacro", operatic and sacred arias from Alessandro Scarlatti with "La Cetra d'Orfeo" conducted by Michel Keustermans, Avanti Classic.

Cheers to That (by: Kat)

Lyric Opera of Chicago

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