Soprano and piano
Program notes:
The musical seed for “Love’s Philosophy” was a melodic fragment that held the devotion of a hymn. The fragment transforms throughout the piece and grows segments that bloom like flowers, but the music retains a strong sense of familiarity.
Text:
“Love’s Philosophy”
Percy B. Shelley
The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?
Written for Elizabeth Vogel’s performance in the 2016 Conrad Art Song Competition.
Please contact me if you are interested in performing this work.
