2016

Broken Stars That Go Dark

for voice and piano

Premiere

1 June 2017

John Lee, baritone | Chester Biscardi, piano

Wadham College Antechapel
Oxford University, UK

Work Details

Duration:

ca. 2 minutes

Publisher:

Biscardi Music Press
No. B48-16-1

Distributor:

Theodore Front Musical Literature

Vocal Range:

B3 – B4

Text:

Lyrics by Shirley Kaplan

Text

Roll Night
Catch
Silence
A secret
In a
Covered
Heart
        Slowly changing
Jumping
On
Broken stars
That
        Go dark
And
Move on
To recreate
Oneself
        into huge cities
Shadows of birds
Music plays
Beyond
Tumbled
Rooftops
       What a moment
What a life

Shirley Kaplan
October 25, 2015
Brooklyn

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