Friday, March 2, 2012 at 9:06PM Friday, March 2, 2012 at 9:06PM 2006, Revised 2017 | soprano/piano
Poem by James Wright
Song 2 of River of Horses
Commissioned by Jean del Santo, University of Minnesota.
Premiere recording of this cycle, with soprano Jennifer Check and pianist Warren Jones, is expected to be released December 2019 on the Naxos label.
Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:02PM 2013, rev. 2017 | countertenor/piano
Poem by Countee Cullen (1903-1946). Poems used by permission of the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA. Premiere: December 13, 2013, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, with Darryl Taylor, countertenor and Kathryn Goodson, piano.
Song 1 of Sable Pride
Commissioned by Darryl Taylor.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 9:02AM 2003 | soprano and piano
Poem by Annie Finch
Song 2 of Fresh Patterns
Commissioned by Steven Jordheim for Alisa Jordheim.
Some newer editions may already have these corrections.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 11:20PM 1998 | mezzo-soprano and piano trio
Poem by Anne Ranasinghe
Song 3 of Daughters
Commissioned by pianist Kirsten Taylor.
Some newer editions may already have these corrections.
in the score, the tremolo marking was not correct -- there were 2 lines instead of 3 going across the stem of the note, which was confusing in the cello part in measures 21, 22 and 30, and similarly for all the violin measures with tremolo indication. It is now corrected.
piano part, measures 1, 2, 3, and 4 should have an F natural in the right hand chord, not an F sharp
in measures 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146 the right hand piano chord should also contain an F natural, not an F sharp.
m. 147 - the chord should be the same as the previous chord in the right hand, namely, a C sharp, F natural, G sharp and another C sharp on top.
m. 148, this chord is actually correct - the F sharp here really is an F sharp.
INSTRUCTIONS for converting this vocal line to a soprano line (although tessitura will still remain low)
The low Bb in m. 23 could be taken up an octave.
the B in m. 104 and first quarter D in m. 105 could be taken up an octave.
m. 120 last note and m. 121 and first two beats of m. 122 can be sung an octave up.
m. 138-139: take up an octave
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 8:43PM 2004 | baritone or mezzo-soprano/cello/piano
Poem by Vilna Ghetto survivor Abraham Sutzkever,translated by C.K. Williams
Song 2 of The Seed of Dream
Commissioned by Music of Remembrance, Seattle, WA.
To purchase Erich Parce, Amos Yang and Mina Miller performing this song, please click here
Click here to see a YouTube video from a live performance at St. Katerine Catheral in Vilnius, Lithuania on Jan 27, 2009. The video features baritone Stein Skjervold (Norway), cellist Tom Collingwood (UK) and pianist Sonata Zuboviene (Lithuania).
Some newer editions may already have these corrections.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 7:57AM 2010 | boychoir/mezzo-soprano/tenor/clarinet/violin/cello and piano
Libretto by David Mason
From the Vedem oratorio
Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 12:32PM 2020 | soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano
Poem by Susan de Sola (1962)
Commissioned by Lyric Fest of Philadelphia for a premiere in March 2021 (either live or virtual).
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 7:27PM 2007 | baritone/piano or mezzo-soprano/piano or countertenor/piano
Poem by John Wood.
Song 2 of cycle And Music Will Not End
Commissioned by the Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations.
To purchase the recording with Randall Scarlata and Lori Laitman, please click here
Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 10:49PM 2000 | countertenor, mezzo-soprano or baritone/piano
Poem by Thomas Lux
Song 3 of Men with Small Heads
Commissioned by Dr. Adelaide Whitaker.
To purchase Randall Scarlata and Lori Laitman performing this song, click here
To purchase Andrew Garland and Donna Loewy performing this song, click here
Some newer editions may already have these corrections.
