dark water; air stirs

Instrumentation:

Unaccompanied mezzo-soprano

Year composed:

2015

Duration:

5:00

Commissioned by:

Premiere:

October 2015. Iowa City, IA

dark water; air stirsAkiko Kazako

00:00 / 04:51

Program Note:

Two haiku for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano.

"In these dark waters
drawn up from my frozen well
… glittering of spring"

- Ringai

"April’s air stirs in
willow-leaves … A butterfly
floats and balances"

- Basho

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