for soprano and Pierrot ensemble

Composed June - July 2019

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I. Scarcely do we choose life

II. I won't tell God

III. I cling to the thought of you

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Moments (Of Beauty and Depravity) is a song cycle in three movements, set to my own poetry.  Each poem is a portrait of a lover in various stages of her infatuation.  The first, Scarcely Do We Choose Life, depicts the her in the carefree "honeymoon phase".  In the second, I Won't Tell God, she is obsessed - nearly manic - by her desire.  And the final song, I Cling to the Thought of You, shows her at her most vulnerable, after the loss of her love.  

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The piece was premiered at Brevard Music Center in July 2019, featuring soprano Sydney Windham and members of the Itch New Music Ensemble.