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The Singing of the Waves: Nereid’s Lyre (2011)

for solo voice
1 minute

Commission/Premiere Info: Commissioned and premiered by Beth Griffith for her Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame project, featuring 15 1-minute works. She premiered it on October 14, 2012 at the Jan Hus Church, New York City.

This work is from a collection of pieces based on images and sounds of imagined seductive Sea Nymphs (Nerieds) inspired by sounds collected during a visit to Luciano Berio's birthplace: Oneglia, Italy--a small fishing village on the sea.

Sunk Lyonesse by Walter de la Mare
In sea-cold Lyonnesse
When the Sabbath eve shafts down
On the roofs, walls and belfries
Of the foundered town

The Nereids pluck their lyers
Where the green translucency beats
And with motionless gaze
Make mintrelsy in the streets.

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

October 14, 2012 | Beth Griffith at Jan Hus Church, New York City