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2013
Harp
Soprano
Violin
- Program Notes
- "All the world’s a stage…" Thus starts Jacques’ famous soliloquy in As You Like It: And all the men and women merely players. And one man in his time plays many parts. The acts being seven ages. And what about one woman? Doesn’t she have her Seven Ages too? There are parallels, and differences. In parenthood and childhood. In love and in war. In justice and wisdom. And though we all end at the same place. We arrive there. After our own journeys. RICHARD SPARKS (February, 2013) This collaboration with Richard Sparks comes to fruition just weeks before another life begins, that is the life of my first born child. I cannot help but wonder how this pending event worked in my subconscious while setting Richard’s text to music. However it may be, the music came, and in the best way for a composer where it feels like the ideas and words speak the music unto themselves. I’m so grateful to Richard for his artistry in creating such a beautiful text. The most important women in my life: my partner, my mother, step-mother, and grandmothers all speak through this music which is dedicated them in honor of who they are as mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and all women of heart and substance. My love and gratitude goes to them as their influence undeniably resonates in this work. DREW SCHNURR
- Performer Credits
- Jamie Chamberlin (Soprano), Guillaume Sutre, (Violin), Kyunghee Kim-Sutre (Harp)