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Solo
2019
3 min.
Mezzo-soprano
Piano
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- Program Notes
- The state motto of Kansas is “Ad astra per aspera,” which roughly translates, “To the stars through hardship.” Per Aspera combines settings of texts by Kansas-based poets that address the challenges of emotional turmoil and mental illness. "Mother Shell" is the 4th song of this cycle.