09 Jan

Posted at 21:28h in vocal music, voice + piano, works

mezzo-soprano & piano [3’]; words Mansour Noorbakhsh; 2023. Commissioner: George Elliott Clarke Premiere: Laura Swankey and Juliet Palmer, The Canadian Music Centre, December 15, 2023. https://vimeo.com/903080740 Oh, Rain! Mansour Noorbakhsh from Vital Signs Oh, Rain! I would continue my rain dance in the rain. I would pray within my prayer. I would wish within my wishes. I would stop running in zigzags. I would drop and...

21 Dec

Posted at 03:16h in voice + piano, works

baritone & piano [4’]; words Richard Sanger, 2021. Performers: Alex Samaras and Gregory Oh Video: Juliet Palmer   Skating with Jane (on Grenadier Pond) by Richard Sanger Skates and toddlers piled in with hockey stick, we galumph sled down slope to see how thick the ice is, take a step and test our weight. Our boys can hardly walk, let alone skate, but the pond is a dare we can't resist, an...