Description
Published by Boosey & Hawkes.
Based on poetry by Sara Teasdale, this work, in the composer’s words, is “a passionate roller-coaster ride, surprising and exhilarating, and over before one knows it.” Commissioned for the Minnesota All-State Women’s Choir and accompanied by piano and violin, this piece will be a striking showcase for concert and festival performances.
Premiered August 9, 2008, Moorhead, MN SSA women’s choir, violin, and piano.
Commissioned by ACDA of Minnesota and MMEA
Performed by University of Kentucky Women’s Choir, Dr. Lori Hetzel director.
Text
I am wild, I will sing to the trees, I will sing to the stars in the sky, I love, I am loved, he is mine, Now at last I can die!
I am sandaled with wind and with flame, I have heart-fire and singing to give,
I can tread on the grass or the stars, Now at last I can live!
~ Sara Teasdale (Public Domain)
This text has been adapted by the composer in this piece.