Solo Voice, Flute (movement 3), and Piano

NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER

I have always had a strong affinity for the solo voice, and in fact, two of my degrees are in vocal performance.  Though most of my compositional output is directed toward ensemble writing, I feel an anchor – certainly in writing choral works – in the study and knowledge of the idiosyncrasies of the human voice.  Love’s Waning Seasons is a set consisting of four movements for voice and piano.  Movement three additionally involves the flute.  My dear friends, Marian Stieber (Soprano) and Jon Garrison (Tenor) recorded these four works, and I served as piano collaborator.  Each of these songs is a solo vocal work, and they are often done by only one singer in a recital format.  But in this case, I thought it a lovely contrast to include both of my colleagues in this recording.

1) Autumn
2) A Winter Night
3) I So Liked Spring (with flute)
4) Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?

Texts by Charlotte Mew, Sara Teasdale, William Shakespeare, and Walter de la Mare

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OTHER SOLO WORKS
Amor de mi alma – High or Low Voice and Piano
I Am Not Yours – High Voice or Mezzo and Piano