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PressSONGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
Movements:
I. Invocation (A Summoning) II. The Snow Light (A Rapture) III. A Light Left On (A Quietude) IV. The Fear of Angels (A Beatitude) V. Evening Walk in France (A Gymnopedie)
I. Invocation (A Summoning) II. The Snow Light (A Rapture) III. A Light Left On (A Quietude) IV. The Fear of Angels (A Beatitude) V. Evening Walk in France (A Gymnopedie)
Instrumentation:
soprano and chamber ensemble (English horn, marimba, and strings)
soprano and chamber ensemble (English horn, marimba, and strings)
Text: May Sarton
Duration: 19 minutes
Commissioned By:
Benita Valente, The Network for New Music
Benita Valente, The Network for New Music
Premiere:
Premiered by Benita Valente, soprano, and Network for New Music Ensemble, Jan Krzywicki, conductor in Philadelphia, PA on April 17, 1998.
Premiered by Benita Valente, soprano, and Network for New Music Ensemble, Jan Krzywicki, conductor in Philadelphia, PA on April 17, 1998.
Available From:
Oxford University Press, rental dept.
Oxford University Press, rental dept.
Composer's Notes:
"Songs of Light and Love" sets five poems by May Sarton whose poetry addresses the inner landscapes of human existence. Each of the five poems explores love and commitment with an almost sacred sense of wonder. And each also uses the metaphor of light ever-present even in darkness. In each piece light illuminates love and love is in turn accepted.
- Oxford University Press