My new SATB/piano piece, Standing at the Edge, is a setting of Mary Oliver’s poem You Are Standing at the Edge of the Woods. The piece was commissioned by the Washington National Opera Chorus under the direction of Steven Gathman. The premiere is March 2, 2025 at 3 pm St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 4001 Yuma Street, NW, Washington, DC. Admission is free but donations are accepted as this is a benefit concert for the AGMA Relief Fund.
Mary Oliver only granted permissions to set her poetry to a handful of composers. I still have a number of outstanding permissions to use.