WILDERWORLD

Alec Wilder and  his friend Joe Schiff having fun in the studio  ACETATE TITLES (as written on labels):    01 City Nights    02 Dad     03 Italian Song German Song French Song  04 [Untitled]    05 [Untitled part 2]   06 It’s So Peaceful in the Country  07 Nancy Bogle First Part    08 Peaceful II  09 Nancy Bogle Second Part  10 Happy Valley    11 Georgian Bay    12 Opera   13 Crossword Puzzle Part...

The final show, # 40, originally broadcast March 30, 1978 Host  Alec Wilder  Co-host  Loonis McGlohon Yes, that's Alec singing on If I'd Only Done What Mother Told Me To

Sometimes there is just one thing you can say about the world around you, and in that spirit Wilderworld now unleashes upon the world the mythical and hilarious If You See Kay, with words by Alec Wilder and music by Morty Palitz. This recording is from an acetate, privately waxed by Jimmy Carroll and Orchestra in 1950. It has rarely, if ever, been heard over the past 70 years. In 2011, we asked le...

Music by Alec Wilder, from the film Open the Door and See All the People by Jerome Hill Orchestra conducted by Samuel Baron SIDE A - 1. I See It Now 2. 5/4 Dance 3. Love Is When 4. Bill’s Theme 5. Taylor Mead Theme 6. Hat In Sky 7. Potted Palm #1 8. Potted Palm #2 9. Gypsy Theme 10. Recorder and Bass Duet 11. Steak Chase 12. Vespa Waltz SIDE B – 1. Platform Dance (Two Versions) 2. Astroillogical P...

Performed by the Eastman Orchestra, Rochester, New York Don't miss the 34th annual FRIENDS OF ALEC WILDER CONCERT on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 3 p.m. at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue in New York City See photo for details See you there!

Recorded in early April 1976, with a broadcast date of October 3, 1976, it's American Popular Song Show #1! This is the first show NPR listeners heard, and, for many, their first exposure to Alec Wilder Singer Barbara Lea joins Alec and Loonis for a lively exploration of the pastoral songs of Willard Robison (1894-1968), "a strange, indigenous talent" All songs by Willard Robison, except Plenty Go...

A rare example of Alec Wilder singing his own song, accompanied on piano by Loonis McGlohon, recorded October 8, 1975 Words by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder From the musical play Western Star, originally titled The Wind Blows Free and based upon the Book of Job Photo of Alec and Loonis taken February 1970 by Elmer Horton

Words and Music by Alec Wilder (and, on this record only, "S. Murphy") The 33rd annual Friends of Alec Wilder Concert will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place in Brooklyn, New York at 3 p.m. Be there!

Words by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder. By Jimmy Boyd with the Norman Luboff Choir. This is an acetate of a never-released Columbia Records recording featuring child singing star Boyd, and produced by Mitch Miller. Very timely tune! Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the day I started the Wilderworld podcast! Thank you to all who have come here over the past decade to enjoy Alec's music....

A Cantata for The Theatre Text by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder Miss Chicken Little was broadcast on CBS' Omnibus television program on December 27, 1953 Jo Sullivan as Miss Chicken Little, with Charlotte Rae and Jim Hawthorne Recording is from a live soundstage air check acetate disc At 7:29 the missing line is, "It was just an acorn," sung by one of the hens The late, great wordsmith of...

Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1952 Performed May 16 & 17, 1963 in Dolton, Illinois at the Thornridge High School Spring Musicale Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of John Pearce Betty Smith as Dorie Davis, Paul Maddux as Johhny Dee "The Lowland Sea was written as a remembering of the sea and sea songs - of dunes, of harbors, of voyaging, of loneliness, of...

All music and words by Alec Wilder unless otherwise indicated Octets introduced by Mike McGinnis and played by the Four Bags Such a Tender Night Dance Man Buys a Farm Little Girl Grows Up Jack, This is My Husband The Four Bags are Brian Drye trombone, Jacob Garchik accordion, Sean Moran guitar and Mike McGinnis clarinet Popular songs by Hilary Kole piano and vocal with Gene Bertoncini guitar While...

New York City April 14, 2013 Honorary Host and piano Aaron Gandy All music by Alec Wilder and words by William Engvick, except as noted Mimosa and Me Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart), music by Georges Auric I See It Now So Long to All That, from the unproduced musical Chance of a Ghost 'Tain't a Fit Night Out The Long Way Walking Home in Spring It's a Fine Day for Walkin' Country Style...

Bill Engvick delivered this speech at the annual Alec Wilder Concert in New York on April 22, 2001 While We're Young performed by Melinda Dillon from the soundtrack to Staying Together, a Hemdale film, 1989 Pictured are Engvick and Wilder in Stony Point, NY, March 1952 Photo by Fran Miller Happy Birthday Alec Wilder, who was born 106 years ago on February 16 Be sure to attend the 28th Annual Frien...

Words by Bill Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder Performed by Mabel Mercer with Buddy Barnes, piano From An Evening with Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short, broadcast on PBS Television December 1972 Thank you Mark Walter See also wilderworld 68

Words by William Engvick (pictured), Music and Orchestration by Alec Wilder Performed by Eileen Farrell with Mitch Miller conducting the CBS Symphony, August 29, 1946 My love took wings and flew away In the morning In the morning Said "I'll be back on Saturday In the morning" He wore his suit with wings of gold In the morning In the morning And three big coats for up there it's cold In the morning...

Sonata No. 3 for Bassoon and Piano in Five Movements, played by Carl Rath, bassoon and Jeongwon Ham, piano I Like It Here words by Bill Engvick, The Sounds Around the House words by Johnny Mercer, Photographs words by Fran Landesman, The Winter of My Discontent, Moon and Sand words by Engvick, Where Is the One? music by Eddie Finckel words by Alec Wilder, I See It Now words by Engvick, Blackberry...

New York City April 15, 2012 All words and music by Alec Wilder unless otherwise indicated Bob Levy introduces Honorary Guest Host Joe Wilder If Someday Comes Ever Again words by Johnny Mercer, Ellen and Lovers and Losers words by Bill Engvick, arranged by Roger Wesby and performed by The Salvatones Suite for Piano I Movement 3, Suite for Piano III Movement 3, Hardy Suite Movements 1 and 3, Suite...

All music by Alec Wilder except as indicated Love Among the Young, Walk Pretty, Night Talk, Blue Fool, It's a Fine Day for Walking Country Style - John Carlson trumpet, John Dirac guitar, Douglas Yates bass clarinet Photographs (words by Fran Landesman), Whistle Stop (music by Hugh Martin, developed by Alec Wilder), While We're Young (words by William Engvick, music by Alec Wilder and Morty Palitz...

April 10 in New York brought another rich and varied presentation of the extraordinary music of Alec Wilder Air for Oboe and Strings oboe Rita Mitsel, piano Maria Dessena When You Are Old (poem by W. B. Yeats), The Moon (Percy Bysshe Shelley), Suddenly (based upon the poem Everyone Sang by Siegfried Sassoon) vocal Carla Wesby, piano Barbara Lee Sonata No. 1 for Tuba and Piano tuba Michael Salzman,...

Composed by Alec Wilder for a production of the play Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelderode at Jerome Hill's 3rd Annual Festival de Cassis in Cassis, France, August 1966 Performed by the New York Woodwind Quintet: Samuel Baron flute, Ronald Roseman oboe, Ralph Froelich french horn, David Glazer clarinet and Arthur Weisberg bassoon Alec's notes to Jerome: “I wrote a suite keeping in mind your point of...

All music by Alec Wilder 1 Song for Carol written 1968 2 Suite No 2 for Tuba and Piano (Jesse's Suite) 1964 3 Suite No 3 for Tuba and Piano (Little Harvey Suite) 1966 4 Suite No 4 for Tuba and Piano (Thomas Suite) 1968 5 Suite No 5 for Tuba and Piano (Ethan Ayer Suite) 1963 All Suites contain four movements Harvey Phillips, tuba; Bernie Leighton, piano From LP Harvey Phillips: Alec Wilder's Tribut...

All words and music by Alec Wilder except as indicated Milwaukee words by Marshall Barer, performed by Kitty Kallen (Mercury 5315 1949) Walkin' Sad music by Loonis McGlohon, sung by Mark Murphy from LP Songs of Alec Wilder (JJA 19795 1979) Walk Pretty words by Fran Landesman, performed by Jackie and Roy recorded in 1976 from CD Echoes (Jazzed Media 2007) Will You Come for a Walk with Me? words by...

aka Barbara Composed by Alec Wilder Performed by Mitch Miller on English Horn with Percy Faith and his Orchestra from the LP Music Till Midnight (Columbia CL 551) wilderworld is saddened by the death last week of Mitch Miller at the great age of 99. No one was more important to the success of Alec Wilder than Mitch, who championed and sustained Alec and his music from day one

Words by Bill Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder I See It Now, Ellen and I Like It Here sung by Jack Carroll The April Age and The Lady Sings the Blues by Elaine Delmar from LP Elaine Sings Wilder (Columbia Records SX 6044 1966) Lovers and Losers sung by Marlene VerPlanck The full title of this LP, produced in a small quantity by The Richmond Organization, publishers of much of the music of Alec Wilder...