River of Song (2002)
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River of Song (2002)
approx. 22 minutes
Music by Chris Brubeck
Song cycle commissioned by Tassajara Symphony Orchestra, featuring Frederica von Stade and Rachel LuxonPremiered May 4, 2002Featured on Chris Brubeck’s recording “Convergence” on E-One Classics, available for purchase HEREInstrumentation:
Scored for Mezzo-Soprano & Chamber Orch.
Press for “River of Song”
“Best of all is “River of Song” (2002), an ecological song cycle based on award-winning poems by children and commissioned by mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade. The six songs (the last is a jazzy setting of an e.e. cummings poem) are the work of a composer with a real flair for lyrical melody–a 21st Century Lenny Bernstein. The delicate scoring allows the words and images to waft through the textures. It’s an utterly charming cycle, sung here with great sensitivity by Von Stade with soprano Rachel Luxon.”
Chicago Tribune: "Chris Brubeck: Convergence, River of Song, Prague Concerto"