Three Sonnets of George Santayana (2001)
Winner, De Lorenzo Prize in Music Composition
A short song cycle for soprano, piano, clarinet and cello. The songs are composed on three ecphrastic sonnets: the first a description of a tapestry, the second a cathedral, and the third a statue of Achilles. The settings attempt to embody Santayana's startling naturalism.
Karen Hall, soprano
Marika Hughes, cello
Matt Ingalls, clarinet
Hadley McCarroll, piano
Recorded live at Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, May 2nd, 2001
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