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Mary Badarak (1946- ) |
Of Being (2009), world premiere
The Showings: Lady Julian of Norwich (2001)
From Believers, a song cycle for soprano, choir and piano with poems by Denise Levertov (1923-1997)
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Adrienne Albert (1947- ) |
Imaginings (of Joseph and Lear), world premiere
- One that Got Away (2002)
- The Owl and the Pussycat (2010)
- The Sun that Burst the Sky (2002)
A song Cycle for voice and piano with lyrics by Jenny Joseph (1932- ) (One That Got Away and The Sun has burst the sky) and Edward Lear (1812-1888) (The Owl and the Pussycat)
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Mary M. Boyle (1948- ) |
Maternity (version of 2010), World premiere
Song for soprano, clarinet and piano with lyrics by Alice Meynell (1852-1948)
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Carol Worthey (1943- ) |
Lament (2009), Vocalise for soprano and piano, world premiere
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Lydia Busler-Blais (1970-) |
Moon Lilies for horn and piano, New York City premiere
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Lera Auerbach (1973- ) |
Songs of No Return (2007), American Premiere
A song cycle for soprano and piano on words by Lera Auerbach ("Diary of the Unknown Self"), Sylvia Plath ("Lady Lazarus" from "Ariel") and Maxine Kumin ("Revisionist Dream").
Part I - Diary of the Unknown Self
- I am only a Shadow of my Words (Andante)
- Writer's Block (Allegro agitato)
- A Childhood Memory (Andante sognando)
- First Kiss (Allegro ma non troppo, molto marcato)
- The Darkness (Allegro assai)
- Time and its Mirror (Moderato energico, marcato)
Part II - Lady Lazarus (Con brio, energico marcato)
Part III - Revisionist Dream
(She Didn't Kill Herself that Afternoon) (Andante)
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Deon Price (1934- ) |
Yellow Jade Banquet, Duo for Clarinet and piano (2009) , New York premiere
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Chen Yi
(1953- ) |
Bright Moonlight for Soprano and piano (2000)
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Dr. Sharon Willis (1949- ) |
Love Ritual (2009), World Premiere
A song cycle for soprano and piano
- Rapture
- Daydreaming
- Promise
- Bitterness
- Reconciliation
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Mary M. Boyle (1948- ) |
Adagio (2001), World premiere
for clarinet and piano
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Thea Musgrave (1928- ) |
"The Slave" from the Harriet Tubman section of Three Women (1997), New York premiere
Queen, Mistress, Slave for soprano, narrator and piano (reduction)
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Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) |
Three Dream Portraits (1959)
Song cycle for soprano and piano with lyrics by Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
- Minstrel Man
- Dream Variations
- I, too
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hand
An arrangement by Margaret Bonds for voice and piano
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