20th / 21st Century Song Collections

Bonds is well known for the melodic richness and emotional intensity of her works, and these Millay settings are no exception. Remarkable for their symphonic textures and sense of drama, the music renders

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

William Carpenter's prose poem expresses the longing of a group of widows as they reunite with their husbands in memory. This musical setting for soprano and baritone duet with flute, viola, and piano

The monodrama Ahab is the third that Hall has created with librettist Caitlin Vincent. This ten-minute work takes an imaginary approach to the final moments in the life of Herman Melville's

This poem by John Keats has been set into a cycle of eight songs for baritone and piano by modern American composer Ben Moore. Songs include: My heart aches; O, for a draught; Fade far away; Away!