Duration: 12 minutes
Instrumentation: Soprano, Piano
Year: 2022
Program Notes
Set in seven movements, my song cycle “Clouds are the Language of the Sky” weaves the poetry of Edith Yang Qing with music for soprano and piano. In it, the poem evokes seven different states and personifies the clouds through richly expressive vocabulary. The poems are impressionistic yet full of personality and my music seeks to convey and amplify these poetic impulses in a contemporary tonal language.
The piece was commissioned by pianist Jialiang Zhu and was made possible by the generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Performance History
- January 15, 2023
Jialiang Zhu & Emily Lapin
Infiniti Music Hall, Markham
ON, Canada - May 14, 2023
Jialiang Zhu & Emily Lapin
St. Christopher Anglican Church
Burlington, ON, Canada - May 19, 2023
Jialiang Zhu & Emily Lapin
Canadian Music Center
Toronto, ON, Canada
Recording
Score
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