Songs of the Moon

Hola, Peeps! Here are a few details about this piece. Enjoy and let me know if there is any mistake or if you want to talk about a different version for your choir.

The ones for the conductor:

Duration: 9

Voicing/Instrumentation: Mix Choir, Soli, and Singing Bowls.

Available Versions:

Language: English

Premiere: Salt Lake Vocal Artists, Dr. Brady Allred conductor (Coming soon)

Listen/ See the Score: 

The ones for your the program:

Program Notes: Tonight
When I arrived at the American Academy in Rome for my two-month residency, I felt a great deal of pressure to create something "amazing." After some days of pretending to be what I was not, I followed the advice of a fellow and started to write Tonight again. I knew I wanted to create something I could sing to my love. That was easy to find in Sara Teasdale's poem. Tonight was so simple. Not trying to be anything else. That's what I want the music to show: simple and honest love.

Beauty Has Filled My Heart
Beauty has filled my heart is the second part of Songs of the Moon. I worked on this piece, based on Sara Teasdale's Stresa, in my final semester at Moores School of Music. During this time, I kept finding myself overwhelmed with support and love from so many people. In Songs of the Moon I found that the titles formed a wonderful line: "Tonight, beauty has filled my heart." This high-spirited and uplifting cycle showed me that living in the moment and acknowledging those who love and support us is where music thrives the most.

Author: Sara Teasdale

Text: I. Tonight

The moon is a curving flower of gold,
The sky is still and blue;
The moon was made for the sky to hold,
And I for you;

The moon is a flower without a stem,
The sky is luminous;
Eternity was made for them,
To-night for us.

II. Beauty has filled my heart
(from Stresa)

The moon grows out of the hills
A yellow flower,
The lake is a dreamy bride
Who waits her hour.

Beauty has filled my heart,
It can hold no more,
It is full, as the lake is full,
From shore to shore.

Other awesome details we tell people 🙂

Year of Composition: 9

Awards:

More Performances!

• <a href=”https://youtu.be/HGCkaPlcPrs“>Tonight - Demo Recording/a>
• <a href=”“>/a>
• <a href=”“>/a