by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
The Soul of Ra has two contrasting movements: In Memoriam and Phoenix Rising. In Memoriam portrays all our lost loves, loved ones and the many war dead. The throbbing pulse of pain alternates with the soaring melody of hope and heart’s ease. Phoenix Rising personifies...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote Lilia Polka for her daughter to play on the piano which was published by H. H. Rollman in St. Louis, Missouri. Polkas were quite popular in the German and German American communities in St. Louis in 1899. Lilia Polka is a lively, spirited...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
Echoes of Our Youth begins the suite with lush sonorities and bold statements. Its range of emotions such as insecurity, joy, and nostalgia, are all feelings associated with childhood. Echoes is loosely based on the duet that Marie and Emil sing to each other in the...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
Barbara Harbach has always been fascinated with early American hymn tunes and has set many of them throughout her compositions. The first movement, I. The Morning Trumpet is based on the melody, “The Morning Trumpet,” 1844, composed by Benjamin Franklin White (1800...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
In Memoriam: Turn Round, O My Soul, To Your Rest is a eulogy and elegy remembering the friends and loves that have passed through our lives. Strings evoke the feelings that words cannot express – sadness, beauty, mournfulness, grief, sorrow, and nobleness. The...
