Songs of Bright Orange Notes
Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano and violin
Year Composed: 2019
Duration: 12 minutes
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"Songs of Bright Orange Notes" set poetry by Randall Potts, a poet whose ability I admire to craft poignant yet ambiguous imagery through vernacular, almost ritualistic prose. As I assembled the composition, I chose four poems simply because they appealed to me. But after the pieces were finished, I realized a connection. The first poem is an intimate portrait of two lovers falling asleep, comforted by each other's presence (the piece was written for Duo Cortona—a married couple). Following this, the next three poems each comment on the ephemeral beauty and brevity of living things. Thus, as a whole, the piece contemplates the fragility of life, and the entanglement of life and love.
"Songs of Bright Orange Notes" set poetry by Randall Potts, a poet whose ability I admire to craft poignant yet ambiguous imagery through vernacular, almost ritualistic prose. As I assembled the composition, I chose four poems simply because they appealed to me. But after the pieces were finished, I realized a connection. The first poem is an intimate portrait of two lovers falling asleep, comforted by each other's presence (the piece was written for Duo Cortona—a married couple). Following this, the next three poems each comment on the ephemeral beauty and brevity of living things. Thus, as a whole, the piece contemplates the fragility of life, and the entanglement of life and love.
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Songs of Bright Orange Notes
Duo Cortona: Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano, Ari Streisfeld, violin
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