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Winter Came Early : Song Cycle for Two High Female Voices and Piano : Song Cycle for Two High Female Voices and Piano
by Linda Kouvaras (2022)
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Winter Came Early : Song Cycle for Two High Female Voices and Piano / music by Linda Kouvaras, text by Catherine Lewis and Georgina Lewis.
Library shelf no. 782.6542/KOV 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
My "brief" was to write a song cycle for two high female voices and piano, setting poetry from a Melbourne poet, Catherine Lewis, and her daughter, Georgina Lewis. The texts to songs "I. The World Is So Beautiful"; "II. In the Garden of Makomp"; "IV. My Anger, My Friend"; "V. Hope", and "VI. Coming Home", were written by Catherine; the commissioning pianist, Georgina, is the author of "III. Winter Came Early." "Epilogue: To David" is a private note from Catherine to her husband, David, just before she passed away. In this song cycle I have attempted to capture something of the life - cut short, cruelly prematurely - of a remarkable woman, as expressed through her writing and gleaned from my conversations with her daughter (represented by the Soprano part), and that daughter's response to losing her mother (represented by the Mezzo Soprano).
Work Details
Year: 2022
Instrumentation: Soprano, mezzo soprano, piano.
Duration: 33 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — "Traditional" demanding aspects at times
Dedication note: Dedicated to Georgina Lewis and her family
Commission note: Winter Came Early was written to a private commission from curator/concert pianist Coady Green and concert pianist Georgina Lewis, in 2021
Performances of this work
20 Mar 22: MC Showroom, Prahran, Melbourne VIC. Featuring Jane Magão, Karen Van Spall, Georgina Lewis.
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