Cloudscapes
Gerald Starlight
About this work:
Cloudscapes is a poem composed by Gerald Starlight with narration by Mona Golabek, set to music of composer William Grant Still (1895/1978), the music titled Serenade performed by The Manhattan Chamber Music Orchestra consisting of flute, clarinet, harp and string quintet conducted by Richard Auldon Clark. Cloudscapes was premiered on radio station WQXR.org in New York City on March 4th, 2002 at midnight as a special tribute to New York City in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001. "Wonderful poem" - Mona Golabek. Cloudscapes was produced by Gerald Starlight in a commemorative CD edition marking the 10th anniversary in 2011. The piece was broadcast on radio station WPRB.com, Princeton University, New Jersey on October 19th, 2011 and also broadcast on WJFFradio.org, on the program Gift Of Peace on November 3rd, 2013 in the Catskill, New York.
Cloudscapes
Myriad formless formations
grace the firmament
at junctures of light and darkness,
divine shapes shuffled,
they converge and are conveyed
in constant rebirth,
once born and all too soon
gradually disappear,
within silence returning,
these white wispy vessels sail again
over the ethereal blue canvas of sky.
Version: From the CD/single Cloudscapes - Gerald Starlight, Mona Golabek, William Grant Still, The Manhattan Chamber Music Orchestra conducted by Richard Auldon Clark
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:07:10
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Voice (narration), flute, clarinet, harp, string quintet. Originally broadcast in New York City.