To Music
Word painting of a raw, intense poem by Paul Cummings is the essence of this homage to the miracle of music, which begins: Your harmony invades my being; / my body is captured by the embrace / of a melody that leads me out of dark places.
Te cubrirá
A flowing Spanish setting from Psalm 90 (91): The Lord will overshadow you with his pinions, and you will find refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will encompass you with a shield.
I Think of Thee
This marvelous love poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is dynamically dressed with a rich palette of word painting.
Talented young Serbian musicians (soprano Kristina Martać, clarinetist Đorđe Popović, and pianist Andrea Simonović) performed my companion piece to Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock in November 2023 in Belgrade. You can see their performance on YouTube.
