A Prayer for my Daughter (2022)

from Why Women Went West

for soprano, violin, cello, and piano

Video

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Program Notes

Prayer for My Daughter reveals Mary’s difficult decision to leave her absent husband and give up her disabled daughter and place her in an institution, showing Mary’s growing distance from her family and her past–to press on, survive, on her own.

Purchase

To purchase the scores and parts, email Pamela Madsen directly at pmadsen@fullerton.edu.

Performances

February 22, 2024 | Brightwork newmusic at Cal State Fullerton
January 6, 2024 | Brightwork newmusic at Monk Space, Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2023 | Brightwork newmusic at California Festival, Monk Space, Los Angeles, CA

Press

“the best-sounding piece of the night” - Chrysanthe Tan, San Francisco Classical Voice