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Performance by Helen Zhibing Huang, Jane Bishop, James Larsen, Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery from the CD Songs for a Day |
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Work Overview
Songs for a Day is an atmospheric collection of three songs for soprano and small chamber ensemble. The songs are fragile and intimate in nature, and seek to explore the emotions of an anonymous female protagonist throughout a 24 hour cycle.
Suddenly, the first song, was composed as part of the first annual Ritsos Project - a festival founded to celebrate the legacy of the Greek poet, Yannis Ritsos. The second and third songs in this collection, Morning and Afternoon were commissioned in 2014 by Ossia New Music.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Duration: 16 min.
Poems by Yannis Ritsos, translated by Kimon Friar.
Analysis
Resonate article: Songs for a Day by Aristea Mellos
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Art song
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
10 Sep 2022: at After Dark (Summer Hill Church).
9 Jul 2022: at First Stones (Various venues). Featuring Jenny Duck-Chong, James Larsen.
13 Oct 2019: at Songs for a Day (SCEGGS Great Hall). Featuring Helen Zhibing Huang.
11 Mar 15: Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Featuring Zach Sheets, Daniel Ketter, Daniel Pesca, Madeline Cain.
1 Dec 14: Kilbourn Hall, The Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. Featuring Madeline Cain, Ian Greenberg, Daniel Pesca, Caroline Sonett.
9 Jul 14: Karlovasi Town Hall, Karlovasi Samos
4 Jul 14: National Library of Greece, Lilian Voudouri, The Megaron, Athens. Featuring Daniel Pesca, Emlyn Johnson, Sophie Burgos.
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