VOICE
· Home(land)
Song set for soprano and piano.
I. February is Here
February is here…
It has arrived, and slowly drifts past my window And whispers a sigh…
I’m lost between, the northern chills, half melted snow
Oh how I miss home
The luring pale blue sky
Draws me close
Ripples and swirls in the sky make me wonder
Long and morose, the wind cries
helplessly, without a ship in sight
And yet, these days are both lost and won.
I dream of another coast
While February sails by my window.
· Shall We Reveal (What's Underneath the Shadows)
Premiere performance by Exaudi Chamber Vocal Ensemble.
Shall We Reveal contains six miniature movements, each with its own character and placement formation. The soundscape constructed from the formations aims to create an illusion of space. Within this space, the music loosely mimics the interactions between light and shadow.
· Just Watching
Song set for soprano and piano.
I couldn't wake you up
you had too much whiskey
I had a bad dream
I wanted to say something
I wanted to say…
I was in a kindergarten
Lying on my back like a baby.
He looked like my dad.
The same eyes
we heard a noise
So we crept towards a room.
the door, it was slightly ajar,
looked in, saw you
And another woman.
You were both naked.
We just stood there looking into the room.
The door was slightly ajar.
I wanted to say something.
I wanted to say,
what are you doing?
He had covered my mouth and eyes
He couldn't cover my ears.
I could still hear…
And then I opened my eyes
And I wanted to tell you so much
But you had drunk too much whiskey
May Sumbwanyambe, text
Premiered in Wigmore Hall in 2017
Sian Dicker, soprano
Krystal Tunnicleffe, piano
· Sonnet XVII
For mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, and percussion.
· Alma Apretada—Pablo Neruda
SATB Chorus. Premiered by Boston University Academy Chamber Choir in Marsh Chapel, May 2013.
· Song Cycle No. 1 “Torch Songs”
Bass-Baritone and Piano. Premiered in Boston University, March 2013.
· “The Silver Moon is set…” - Sappho
Soprano and Piano