Dawn
AUDIO
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Jean Hatmaker, cello
AUDIO
Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
DURATION
2’15”
POET
Paul Laurence Dunbar
VERSIONS AVAILABLE FOR:
Soprano or Tenor with cello
Soprano or Tenor with piano
Mezzo-Soprano with piano
Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano (duet) with piano
Tenor and Baritone (duet) with piano
Baritone with piano
YEAR COMPOSED
2009
COMMISSIONER
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
ORDERING SCORES
Inkjar Publishing Company
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TEXT
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
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HELIOS • 4’30” • 2 tpts/flugelhorns, hn, tbn, tba
AUDIO
Gaudete Brass Quintet
YEAR COMPOSED
2011
COMMISSIONER
Gaudete Brass Quintet
ORDERING SCORES
Theodore Presser Company
https://www.presser.com/114-41587-helios.html
PROGRAM NOTES
In Greek mythology, Helios was the god of the sun. His head wreathed in light, he daily drove a chariot drawn by four horses (in some tales, the horses are winged; in others, they are made of fire) across the sky. At the end of each day’s journey, he slept in a golden boat that carried him on the Okeanos River (a fresh water stream that encircled the flat earth) back to his rising place. The cyclic journey of Helios is depicted in this short work for brass quintet. The first half is fast-paced and very energetic, while the second half is slow and serene, representing day and night.
-S.G.