2004 | Solo versions for soprano/piano; mezzo-soprano/piano; tenor/piano; baritone/piano.
Duet versions for mezzo/baritone (or bass)/piano OR tenor/baritone (or bass)/piano.
Poem by John Wood (1947-2022). Used by permission. Premiere: February 14, 2005, Banners Series, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA with soprano Carol Lines and pianist Lori Laitman.
PDF downloads available below. Hard copies available through Classical Vocal Reprints.
The premiere solo recording was on the Centaur release In My Memory — with Kerry Jennings, tenor and Amanda Asplund Hopson, piano. To purchase, please click here.
The premiere duet recording was on the Naxos release Living in the Body — The Songs of Lori Laitman, with mezzo-soprano Margaret Gawrysiak, baritone Randall Scarlata and pianist Andrew Rosenblum. To purchase, please click here.