Completed in August, 2013.

Commissioned by the Staunton Music Festival. World premiere on August 20, 2013 by John Taylor Ward (baritone) and Zachary Wadsworth (piano).
Also performed at the Pianohaus Hermes & Weger in Augsburg, Germany, by Thomas Florio (baritone) and Gabriel Dobner (piano).

Text: from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed (1914) by Amy Lowell (1874-1925)

Audio Sample

This excerpt is from the world premiere performance by John Taylor Ward (baritone) and Zachary Wadsworth (piano) on August 20, 2013 at the Staunton Music Festival.