To Music
Word painting of a raw, intense poem by Paul Cummings is the essence of this homage to the miracle of music, which begins: Your harmony invades my being; / my body is captured by the embrace / of a melody that leads me out of dark places.
Te cubrirá
A flowing Spanish setting from Psalm 90 (91): The Lord will overshadow you with his pinions, and you will find refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will encompass you with a shield.
I Think of Thee
This marvelous love poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is dynamically dressed with a rich palette of word painting.
Franziska Kuba led the world premiere of my Laus Trinitati—on a text by Hildegard—at the Alte Börse in Leipzig on May 20, 2022, at an a cappella concert that also featured music by Kent Carlson, as well as by women and BIPOC composers. See score-video on YouTube.
