Instrumentation: voice and piano

Poems by: Sara Cooper, Herschel Garfein, Clementine von Radics, Robert Richardson (adapted by Mark Twain), Christina Rossetti, Sara Teasdale, and Elinor Wylie

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1. Song

2. But Not to Me

3. The Wind

4. Little Elegy

5. A Prayer

6. One Child

7. Warm Summer Sun

8. Lullaby

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The right words can clarify and define our experiences in ways that give them heightened and more lasting meaning. It’s exhilarating to find those words conveyed so eloquently, so poignantly, so perfectly in the works of Clementine von Radics, Sara Teasdale, Elinor Wylie, and others. These poets speak to me. They speak for me. They make me feel that I’m not alone. Setting their words to music has deepened my connection to the extraordinary work of these poets. I hope that this music speaks to you.