Lori Laitmans humorous treatment of the poetry of Thomas Lux resonates widely with�baritones, especially with Andrew Garland, who reprises the cycle Men with Small Heads in�two upcoming recitals titled Living American Composers. The recitals will take place in New�York City and Cincinnati and will also feature songs by Rorem, Paulus, Kohn and Cipullo.�

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Garland's November 2008 Weil Recital Hall performance of Laitmans cycle with pianist Donna�

Loewy garnered high praise from the press: Garland thoroughly owned these quirky settings of�

child's-eye-view poems by Thomas Lux ...Whether as the perspective-challenged six-year-old of�

the title song, a youth lusting after a jar of maraschino cherries, the proud owner of a tin parrot�

pin whose charm is lost on others or a deliciously sibilant snake warning swimmers out of his�

lair, Garland was utterly engaging. Laitman's sense of humor enhances her considerable skill as a�

text-painter, and this set was easily the highpoint of the concert.(Opera News). The cycle won�

Best American Art Song by the 2004 San Francisco Song Festival and appears on Laitmans 2003�

CD Dreaming.�

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