This is So Lit Song Lit, where we reimagine the repertoire by introducing less familiar songs through sound clips and lively discussion! Together we’ll be exploring songs by composers that you may or may not have heard of already, showing how they compare to standard works, and giving you a taste of what they sound like. Join us down the rabbit hole as we expand the song canon!
Elinor Remick Warren (1900-1991) was already commissioned by G. Schirmer to compose art songs before she graduated high school. She was also a concert pianist and collaborative pianist who played for such singers as Lawrence Tibbett, and Kirsten Flagstad performed her songs. Her musical language is very accessible, with hints of French expanded harmonies and some very fun Straussian piano moments!
Musical clips performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:
All of these songs can be found in Centennial Album: 16 Songs (high voice (https://search.worldcat.org/title/976813930)) (low voice (https://search.worldcat.org/title/43735169))
Piano
Melody out of my heart
Love’s Riddle
My parting gift
Recorded at Morningstar Studios (https://www.morningstarstudios.com/) in Norristown, PA.
As Season 4 ends, so does the So Lit Song Lit podcast. With some new gigs for both of us this summer, there just isn't enough time for us to continue. We hope you have all enjoyed the past 4 seasons as much as we enjoyed putting them together, and hope that we have inspired you to go digging for more repertoire!
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So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/). You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts).
You can follow Ellen (http://www.ellenrissinger.com/) and The Diction Police on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DictionPolice) and at www.dictionpolice.com (https://dictionpolice.com/).
You can follow Toni Marie (https://tonimariepalmertree.com/) on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano (https://www.facebook.com/tonimariesoprano) and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
This episode is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more about CMU and apply today. (https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/apply/index.html)
5 May 2026
Grażyna Bacewicz
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was a Polish composer of Lithuanian heritage. Her father taught all of his children to play violin and piano, as well as a little music theory, and she went on to become the concertmaster of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. After a serious car accident, she could no longer perform and then concentrated on composing. Another Nadia Boulanger student, her musical language is unique, very modern with a great deal of dissonance that comes out sounding incredibly beautiful!
Musical clips performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:
1st Groteski (from 3 Grosteski (https://www.jwpepper.com/three-grotesques-8602864/p?srsltid=AfmBOoqA5msTUDb813BR9BiUbv2YHvFde_o6kAORWxGlq82wMvTu4NBP))
In her Collected Songs (https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/collected-songs-for-voice-and-piano-21326843.html?srsltid=AfmBOorhXQBAgwg-xZcYQR-zdCeND7NySlRZt7q92XMEhb5HE4pDN7wk)
Róże (Rose)
Nad wodą wielką i czystą
Boli mnie głowa
We also mentioned the resource Singing in Polish. And don't forget to check out our previous episodes on Szymanowski and Wertheim for more Polish repertoire!
Recorded at Morningstar Studios (https://www.morningstarstudios.com/) in Norristown, PA.
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So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/). You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts).
You can follow Ellen (http://www.ellenrissinger.com/) and The Diction Police on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DictionPolice) and at www.dictionpolice.com (https://dictionpolice.com/).
You can follow Toni Marie (https://tonimariepalmertree.com/) on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano (https://www.facebook.com/tonimariesoprano) and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
This episode is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more about CMU and apply today. (https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/apply/index.html)
21 Apr 2026
Margarete Schweikert
Margarete Schweikert (1887-1957) was the daughter of amateur musicians who went on to become a music critic, pianist, and violinist in her own right, as well as a composer. Her music is all collected at the Badische Landesbibliothek in Karlsruhe, Germany, including 160 Lieder!
We also mentioned the composer Clemens von und zu Franckenstein--he has some incredibly beautiful Lieder, but since he was composing around the time of Strauss, his name has been mostly lost. His opera Li Tai Pe was recently performed in Germany, and Eastman Library has collected some of his Lieder.
Musical clips performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, Troy Cook, baritone, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:
Op 3 (https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cc/IMSLP620219-PMLP151070-MScheikert_6_Lieder,_Op.3.pdf)
Rosen
Elfenliedchen
Op 5 (https://imslp.org/wiki/5_Gedichte%2C_Op.5_(Schweikert%2C_Margarete))
Seliger Eingang (in Book 2)
Op 11-Vier Gedichte von Goethe (https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/8/86/IMSLP620220-PMLP996317-MSchweikert_4_Gedichte,_Op.11.pdf)
Es war einmal ein König
Recorded at Morningstar Studios (https://www.morningstarstudios.com/) in Norristown, PA.
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So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/). You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts (https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts).
You can follow Ellen (http://www.ellenrissinger.com/) and The Diction Police on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DictionPolice) and at www.dictionpolice.com (https://dictionpolice.com/).
You can follow Toni Marie (https://tonimariepalmertree.com/) on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano (https://www.facebook.com/tonimariesoprano) and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree
You can find out more about Troy Cook on his website, https://www.troycookbaritone.com/ (https://www.troycookbaritone.com/)
This episode is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more about CMU and apply today. (https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/apply/index.html)
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