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Description

Percussion instruments:

  • Water-Phone 
  • Maracas 
  • 2 Wind chimes: 
  • Metal and Bamboo Sleigh bells 
  • Marimba 
  • Vibraphone 
  • Timpani: 29-28 inch

The Sun Will Rise (translation)

Look, I have seen sorrow stirring in the depths,
How it drips, becoming water, drop by drop.
How the shadow of my rebellious black soul
Is captured, surrendered to the sun's command.

Look, everything shatters -
One spark devours me, lifts me to the heights, 
Imprisons me in flames. 
my sky is ablaze with falling stars.

Look, 
You have returned again and again,
Through lands of fragrance and golden light.
Take me now, to a boat carved from ivory,
From clouds and crystals of forgotten dreams.
Take me, beloved hope,
To the city where passion and poetry entwine.
Lead me down that glittering road of stars-
I have risen beyond the heavens.

Look, I am drenched in starlight.
Once, I grew sick of the stars, 
But you, gentle-hearted redfish,
Have made me the star, shining in the ponds of night.
How distant was the earth, before we touched
The shimmering blue domes of the sky.

See how the night melts at our feet,
Turning to water, drop by drop.
The darkness in my eyes sinks deep Into the warmth of your embrace.
The body succumbs, lulled by wine,
Rocked in the cradles of my verse.
Look, your breath fills the skies, and ...
The sun rises.

Details

Categories
Duration
18 minutes
Libretto/text
Forough Farrokhzad
Premiere

Ensemble Dal Niente, with soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw, conducted by Michael Lewanski, at Frequency Festival, Constellation, 3111 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, USA, 23rd February 2024

Scoring
1 Soprano, 1 Flute (=piccolo), 1 Oboe (=Cor anglais), 1 B-flat Clarinet (=A Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Marimba, 1 Harp, 1 Violin 1, 1 Violin 2, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Double bass, 1 Percussion
Composition date
2024

Performances

23 February 2025 Constellation, 3111 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, USA

Ensemble Dal Niente/Carrie Henneman Shaw (soprano), conducted by Michael Lewanski