When the Dawn
Kevin McCarter
About this work:
The lyrics of When the Dawn are drawn from five poets. The piece opens with (and takes its title from) Emily Dickinson's short poem Dawn. The second section uses a large portion of William Wordsworth's Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802, which celebrates the quiet beauty of early morning. The third section of the piece is a complete setting of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Afternoon on a Hill. Two lines from Longfellow's Evangeline provide a transition to the final section, a complete setting of Sara Teasdale's Stars.
Year composed: 2015
Duration: 00:10:30
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 S, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B
Instrumentation notes: No divisi required