A Creeley Collection was commissioned and premiered in 1984 by the Piedmont Chamber Singers, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Donald Armstage, conductor. The texts are drawn from the poetry of Black Mountain poet Robert Creeley. Rather than select poetry concerned around a single theme, the composer has collected a grouping designed to illuminate Creeley’s multifaceted personality. The economical texts range from simple lyric statements — “Love Comes Quietly” —to puckish wit— “Cheap Thrill.”