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"Clara" an opera in two acts with music by Victoria Bond, and libretto by Barbara Krieger. Published by Theodore Presser. |
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Coquí is the common name for several species of small frogs found in Puerto Rico, onomatopoeically named for the loud sound the males make at night, sometimes reaching as high as 100 decibels!
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Coquí is the common name for several species of small frogs found in Puerto Rico, onomatopoeically named for the loud sound the males make at night, sometimes reaching as high as 100 decibels!
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A story for children based on a Mayan folktale that tells how Coyote steals corn from all the other animals and how they work together as a team to get it back.
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Cyclops is based on Episode 12 of James Joyce’s Ulysses. |
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Based on the Chinese folksong Liu Yang River, a favorite of street musicians who often sang it accompanied by a drum.
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"A tuneful pastiche of ragtime, blues and gospel traditions with a dash of modern dissonance." -The Courier-Journal |
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Based on frescoes and mosaics in Pompeii |
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From an Antique Land - Song Cycle on poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Gerard Manley Hopkins |
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Using the text from Susan Roth's children's book, this oratorio tells the story of Guido d'Arezzo who discovered a better way than the tradition of learning music by rote. He invented a system of music notation, which, though modified, is still in use today. The music is based on the original Gregorian chant which was the first piece of music Guido notated.
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An exploration of musical material from Bond's first opera Travels, based on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Hot Air reflects Gulliver's restless energy, his constant hunger for adventure, his eagerness for the journey, impatient to begin.
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The text comes from the Brer Rabbit stories collected by Joel Chandler Harris as part of his Uncle Remus' African American folk tales.
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Psalm 84 has appealed to me ever since I encountered it in the Brahms Requiem when I sang in the chorus during my undergraduate years at the University of Southern California. It expresses the profound appreciation I feel for the natural world and the exaltation that sweeps over me during walks when I contemplate the beauty of our planet. When I was commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria to compose a psalm setting as part of the organization’s psalms project, I immediately thought of #84. |
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Illuminations on Byzantine Chant (2021)
This work represents over twenty years of creative collaboration with pianist Paul Barnes. I wanted to select byzantine hymns that reflected the wide emotional range and spiritual message of Judaism and Christianity. The musical roots are very similar and this piece highlights those similarities. |
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Three Illuminations on Byzantine Chant (2021)
This work represents over twenty years of creative collaboration with my dear friend Victoria Bond. Chanting in Orthodox churches for the last quarter of a century, I wanted to select byzantine hymns that reflected the wide emotional range and spiritual message of Orthodox Christianity. I’m thrilled with the final result and excited to give the world premiere tonight here at Symphony Space on Victoria’s beloved series Cutting Edge Concerts. |
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Using a traditional Chinese folksong, Moli Hua or Jasmine Flower as a point of reference, the piece contrasts the pure, simple flowing melody with a desire to break free of the orderly and explore the complex, asymmetrical, chaotic elements that contrast the song.
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The text of Leopold Bloom’s Homecoming comes from James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and is the pentultimate episode. |
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A Jewish prayer that emphasizes the importance of names.
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