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THE CRONE SPEAKS (2024) - for mezzo-soprano and piano

Premiere: May 31, 2024, Edward H. Pickman Hall at Longy School of Music of Bard College

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Text by Katharyn Howd Machan

 

Program Note:

 

The Crone Speaks was commissioned by Catalyst New Music and Boston Singer's Resource FUSE: Collaborations in Song, which pairs singers, pianists, composers, and poets in a unique program of new art song. ​

The text is written by Ithaca College professor of poetry Katharyn Howd Machan, with input from mezzo-soprano Perri di Christina and pianist Brendon Shapiro. The song cycle consists of six brief poems that reinterpret, challenge, and combine well known fairy tales and storytelling archetypes for a modern audience.

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Full text available in the score.

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