On Thursday, January 21, 2010, I attended a concert that was held at Xavier University's Music Building in their recital hall. The concert featured tenor vocalist Chauncey Packer, soprano Dara Rahming, and pianist Dr. Wilfred Delphin who accompanied him throughout the performance. .
The first two songs Mr. Packer sung, were "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" and "La vie en rose." These were songs that were sung in German and in Italian. Their tempos were moderately paced. His next song "Granada" was more of an andante tempo. You can hear where phrases began and end and dynamics were sung from piano to forte. His range was from the middle to the lower registers and the song had mostly consonance in it with a hint of dissonance. .
After "Granada" were three pieces called "Che gelida manina", "Mi Chiamano Mimi", and "O soave fanciulla." These three works featured Ms. Rahming as well as Mr. Delphin. Thorough out these works there were times where Mr. Packer and Ms. Rahming would each take a turn singing. I believe they were doing the call-and-answer technique where melodies are sung by one and the melody is picked up, altered, and answered back. Taken in a slow duple meter, you can hear the very contour ranges of Mr. Packer and the very disjunct ranges for Ms. Rahming. Towards the end, it becomes a very beautiful duet. The next couple of works Mr. Packer sung were pieces that sounded very religious to me. Most of these works were consonant in their melodies and were very profound in their dynamics. .
The key differences between them were the tempo, the timbre, and the rhythm. "Here's One" and "Couldn't Here Nobody Pray" were works that really focused on the contour of Mr. Packer's middle and lower ranges and was held at a largo tempo. "Good News" was colorful within its timbre that constantly switched dynamic markings and tempo indications.
