Art Songs Collections

All three songs from Prayers and Blessings are interconnected motivically, yet distinct in meter, tonality and message. Peace and reverence flow throughout. The version for bass-baritone was

The poetry of Emily Dickinson is especially appealing due to the wide range of topics, diversity of mood, and peculiar imagination of the poet. The writings are reflective, passionate, witty, sensuous,

Kohn embarked on discovering and arranging lesser-known folk songs from the American tradition in this set of 15 folk songs. Each is a mini-drama with a story to tell; someone is traveling, working or

The title of the song cycle A World Turned Upside Down comes from an entry in "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank, reflecting the sense she felt of her world being upturned when suddenly the

A collection of nine accessible and delightful songs set for medium-low voice and piano. The dates of composition range from 1978 to 2003. Text authors featured in this collection include E.E. Cummings,

Letters from Edna presents eight letters sent by the great American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay to members of her family, friends, and business associates. The letters describe the people Millay

Originally called hokku, the familiar three-line verse began as the opening of a group improvisation called renga which evolved in Japan in the middle ages. Often creating spontaneously, one poet would

Originally conceived as a set, this collection of songs is based on the writings of Willa Cather and Carl Sandburg. The Sandberg texts are all excerpted from the poem Prairie and fill in the

Emily Dickinson has her tongue firmly in her cheek in these three poems. There is serious purpose under the lyrics, but the surface is pure wordplay. She juggles the terms “forgetting” and

Composed as a wedding gift for friends, Walker chose texts that are mostly 19th-century poems, each exploring love and perpetuity from its own unique lens. Perfect as a set, though each piece works well by

"American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett and premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National

A short song cycle using an unaccompanied solo soprano to vocalize the fanciful and magical poems of E.E. Cummings with glissandi, whistling, ghostly whispered notes and long melismas drawing out the sounds

American composer Juliana Hall has written more than 50 song cycles and works of vocal chamber music for prestigious commissions and artists such as Dawn Upshaw and David Malis. This song cycle is based on

A collection of four songs for high voice and piano, these 'Wing' songs are inspired by the many characters of birds portrayed in poetry and folksongs. The tiny swallow is a mournful bird, weeping in

"Mother to Son" is based on the powerful poem by Langston Hughes. The mother (voice) is a strong woman, one who has persevered and is still climbing, still surviving: "Well, son, I'll tell you: / Life for

A cycle of songs for mezzo-soprano and piano set on texts by Marilyn Kallet. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. Titles include: Why I Wear My Hair Long; Saying

This song cycle is, in part, a mediation on what it means to be a mortal being who exists in time. The first and last movements each present a different take on looking back, and the cycle moves backward in

Emily Dickinson's nature–inspired text has sparked the creativity of many song writers. This newly engraved 2020 version of Perera song cycle is available for mezzo-soprano with piano or with

This is Juliana Hall’s first sacred song, a setting of a hymn text by the great hymn writer of the 19th century, Fanny J. Crosby. The song is suitable for concert performance or for use in a religious

Many attribute this text to to Noah S. ("Soggy") Sweat, a judge and member of the Mississippi legislature, circa 1952. Whether true or not, this piece is an unexpected relief from the formal - or just a