<![CDATA[Steve Marking: From the Archives]]>https://riverlorian.substack.com/s/from-the-archiveshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Ii4!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7f6c573-a3c8-4750-8d2e-1e662aaf1081_1280x1280.pngSteve Marking: From the Archiveshttps://riverlorian.substack.com/s/from-the-archivesSubstackSun, 21 Jun 2026 15:17:41 GMT<![CDATA[A little Priest]]>https://riverlorian.substack.com/p/a-little-priesthttps://riverlorian.substack.com/p/a-little-priestThu, 18 Jun 2026 14:33:51 GMTShortly after moving back from the East Coast to Wisconsin in 2010, I played Sweeney Todd at the Muse Theatre in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was a fabulous experience. Vickie and Don Elwood have dedicated much of their lives to providing opportunities for local actors to get onstage and hone their craft. I am grateful to them for the opportunity to bring this musical theatre piece to life, after all those years of singing high opera. This scene is a great scene, and probably one of the best-known numbers from the show. Emily Bourland was fantastic to work with. I don’t know what she is doing now, but whatever it is, I am sure she is doing it well.

]]><![CDATA[River Chanty]]>https://riverlorian.substack.com/p/river-chantyhttps://riverlorian.substack.com/p/river-chantyFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:01:41 GMTThis is from a live performance of Our Mighty Mississippi at the Muse Theatre in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2012. The song is from Kurt Weill's unfinished musical, Huckleberry Finn. While I prefer my studio recording of this song, both the arrangement and the video remind me that some of my early efforts had merit, and I am so glad I continued to develop.

]]><![CDATA[The Trumpet Shall Sound]]>https://riverlorian.substack.com/p/the-trumpet-shall-soundhttps://riverlorian.substack.com/p/the-trumpet-shall-soundTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:58:29 GMTI am going through some of my early efforts to combine my recordings with my images. The recording is The Trumpet Shall Sound from The Messiah by George Frederic Handel. This was a performance that my friend Dan Foster invited me to be a part of in Cooperstown, New York. It must have been in 2008 or so. The trumpeter was exceptional, and we played off each other in a joyous exclamation.

While there may be some Trumpeter swans in the video, they are mostly Tundra Swans that I filmed on Lake Onalaska and at the Overlook by Brownsville, Minnesota. This is different from what I usually post, so let me know if you think I should be digging into the archivesfor extra content to publish in between my newly created material.

]]><![CDATA[River of Love]]>https://riverlorian.substack.com/p/river-of-lovehttps://riverlorian.substack.com/p/river-of-loveThu, 04 Jun 2026 14:56:27 GMTRiver Of Love

This is from a concert version of Our Mighty Mississippi at the Muse Theatre in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Paul Leithold put the band together for me, and Steve Arenz sang backup vocals. It is an early video of mine, but I think it is worth sharing rather than letting it sit on outdated hard drives. Let me know what you think.

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