Domenica a Filicudi

Opus Number
158
Date
2019
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Commissioned
Joan, Mary, and Cathy Collins
Dedication
in memory of Deborah Collins
Instrumentation
soprano voice, viola, and piano
Duration
5 minutes
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Based on a poem by Deborah Collins

Premiere

May 12, 2019, Christie Lee Gibson-voice, David Wallace-viola, Larry Bell-piano

Text

Sunday on Filicudi (Domenica a Filicudi)

Aeolus frolicking in the fronds,
Caressing the bougainvillea,
Cavorting in the soft ripples of the blue Tyrrhenian
sea.

Swallows dipping, the occasional raven croaking,
All else is quiet.
My world is at peace.

-Deborah Collins, 2016

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