AMICHAI SONGS for mezzo soprano, oboe/English horn, viola da gamba and harpsichord (1985)
PROGRAM NOTE In the spring of 1984, two happy moments in my life converged together to bring about the creation of Amichai Songs. First, I was commissioned by the Eastman School of Music to write a work for the great mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani (1933–1989). Ms. DeGaetani, as it turned out, had just formed an ensemble…
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