2017, Revised 2018 | soprano/soprano saxophone/piano.
Song 4 of the song cycle The Ocean of Eternity. Poem from Four Stanzas on Mortality from Poems ©Anne Ranasinghe (1925-2016).
Poem used by permission of Anne’s daughter, Shanti Conly.
Commissioned by Michael Couper, ChoEun Lee and Yungee Rhie.
Premiere: February 9, 2019 with soprano Yungee Rhie, saxophonist Michael Couper and pianist ChoEun Lee.
Video of premiere available here, starting at 54:54.
PDF download below.