In the Theatre of Night
Judith Lang Zaimont
About this work:
In the Theatre of Night: Dream Songs on Poems of Karl Shapiro (1983)
For high voice and piano (28')
Publisher: Galaxy Music (E.C. Schirmer)
Commissioned for the First International Petit Jean Art Song Festival
* Theodore Presser Publication Award
* On repertoire list for Carnegie/Rockefeller competition: vocal music
First Performance: Conway, Arkansas, May 1983
Other Performances: Peabody Conservatory; Sounds from the Left Bank series (NY); Baldwin Studios; Manhattan School of Music; St. Louis Conservatory; Arizona State University; Adelphi University
"These reflections on the war and the Holocaust, characterized by the contrast of little, lyrical interludes with angular settings of longer texts, are moving."
-- The Baltimore Sun
Year composed: 1983
Duration: 00:28:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Soprano