Description
Perusal Score
Duration
5 min
Premiere
December 17, 2006
Andrea Clearfield's Salon, Philadelphia, PA
Jane Foster, soprano
Cynthia Folio, flute
Jeffrey Solow, cello
Michael Sheadel, piano
Andrea Clearfield's Salon, Philadelphia, PA
Jane Foster, soprano
Cynthia Folio, flute
Jeffrey Solow, cello
Michael Sheadel, piano
Commissioner
Jane Foster
Instrumentation
soprano, flute, cello, piano
Text
Jane Foster :
L is for Laughter
Program Notes
L is for Laughter is a light encore piece that plays with an acrostic text and it’s corresponding musical representation (A=A, B=B etc.). The vocal part includes declamatory, lyrical and coloratura passages. The text was written by soprano, Jane Foster, who premiered and commissioned the work. It is also arranged for soprano and piano.
–Andrea Clearfield