To a Skylark
This song was composed in memory of my Grandmother, Dorothy Merriman, who passed away in May of 2014. This was her favorite poem and the two stanzas selected project an image of the journey to the “other shore.” The setting is simple—a bittersweet reverie and farewell.
DATE
2014DURATION
3 minutesINSTRUMENTATION
VoicePiano
PREMIERE
June 21, 2014Eugene Christian &Missionary Alliance Church, Eugene, OR
Rachel Carlson (mez. sop.), Luke Carlson (pno.)
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES
September 2, 2014Squires Recital Hall, Lee University, Cleveland, TN
David Tahere (bar.), Susan Hadden (pno.)