Aviarium (1994) mixed choir and orchestra
Commissioned by the Concord Chorale
Hope is the thing with feathers (Emily Dickinson)
The Butterfly (Pavel Friedmann)
The Windhover (G. M. Hopkins)
fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 hn, tp, tb, harp, piano, 3 pc, strings
This is one of FIVE pieces the Chorale commissioned in honor of their 25th anniversary,
all performed on the same gala program! The three poems are centered on the theme of hope
in the guise of flight.
Performed by the Concord Chorale, waf conducting.