Musing – Episode September 14, 2026

Program: Musing

Length: 60 minutes

Put your hard hats on! Composer Neil Weisensel joins host Janna Sailor to talk about his newest commercial recording of his opera "City Workers in Love" and his longstanding partnership with the late librettist Michael Cavanagh.

Tracklist

  • "Dream" from Tableau for Organ
    Sarah Svendsen • Tableau for Organ
  • What a Fine High-Spirited Bunch
    Christopher Dunn, baritone, Neil Weisensel, piano • City Workers in Love
  • I Know What Love Is
    Joanna Loepp Thiessen, Neil Weisensel, piano • City Workers in Love
  • Every Day I See Her
    Nolan Kehler, tenor, Neil Weisensel, piano • City Workers in Love
  • "Snark" from Tableaux for Organ
    Sarah Svendsen • Tableaux for Organ
  • That Is Truly a Sad Story
    Christopher Dunn, baritone, Neil Weisensel, piano • City Workers in Love
  • Excerpt from "Gisela in her Bathtub"
    Rob Herriot, Karen Ydenberg • Gisela in Her Bathtub
  • Excerpt from "The Master's Stroke"
    Gregory Dahl, Phoebe MacRae • The Master's Stroke
  • "Mending of Violence Aria" from Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North
    Julie Lumsden, soprano • Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North
  • "Chanson Des Contrabandiers" from Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North
    Neil Weisensel • Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North
  • "Dream" from Tableau for Organ
    Sarah Svendsen • Tableau for Organ
  • We Met Last Year
    Grace Buldoloski, soprano, Neil Weisensel, piano • City Workers in Love
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