A clear midnight

aclearmidnightA clear midnight 2008
high voice, piano (4’)

Text: Walt Whitman (1819–92)

Developed for The Knack Singers as part of the Adopt-a-Composer scheme, funded by the Performing Rights Society Foundation (PRSF) and run by the Society for the Promotion of New Music (spnm) in association with Making Music.  Forms part of the complete song cycle The Dalliance of the Eagles.

First performance: St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London, 30/04/2008
Elena Kokka soprano | Gavin Roberts piano