Program Notes:
In 1988 I wrote to May Sarton asking for permission to use several of her poems as song texts. She responded immediatey, granting me permission to use any of her poems, as she said that she very much enjoyed hearing the resulting songs. In 1989 I had completed a cycle for soprano and piano, Three by May Sarton. For that cycle I assembled three poems, “Definition” from In Time Like Air (1953-58), “Lullaby” from The Leaves of the Tree (1948-50) and “Canticle” from The Lion and the Rose (1938-48).
For this second project, I worked from May Sarton: Collected Poems (1930-1993), published by W.W. Norton. After enjoying so many of Sarton's poems, and many dog-eared pages, I eventually selected the following poems for this song cycle, Where Dream Begins.
“Where Dream Begins” from In Time Like Air (1953-1958)
“Understatement” from Inner Landscape (1936-1938)
“The Other Place” from In Time Like Air
“Composition” from A Durable Fire (1969-1972)
“Kinds of Wind” from The Land of Silence (1950-1953)
“Now Voyager” from The Lion and the Rose (1938-1948)
In 1988 I wrote to May Sarton asking for permission to use several of her poems as song texts. She responded immediatey, granting me permission to use any of her poems, as she said that she very much enjoyed hearing the resulting songs. In 1989 I had completed a cycle for soprano and piano, Three by May Sarton. For that cycle I assembled three poems, “Definition” from In Time Like Air (1953-58), “Lullaby” from The Leaves of the Tree (1948-50) and “Canticle” from The Lion and the Rose (1938-48).
For this second project, I worked from May Sarton: Collected Poems (1930-1993), published by W.W. Norton. After enjoying so many of Sarton's poems, and many dog-eared pages, I eventually selected the following poems for this song cycle, Where Dream Begins.
“Where Dream Begins” from In Time Like Air (1953-1958)
“Understatement” from Inner Landscape (1936-1938)
“The Other Place” from In Time Like Air
“Composition” from A Durable Fire (1969-1972)
“Kinds of Wind” from The Land of Silence (1950-1953)
“Now Voyager” from The Lion and the Rose (1938-1948)