Program Notes
It is difficult for me to find something insightful to say about a piece that is so close to my heart. I think Rilke’s text says it best.
Recording
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Hyewon Kim, violin; David Fung, piano
recorded at CSMT, Yale School of Music – 12.4.2009
Fabiana Gonzalez, alto; Ismail Degani, violin; Reena Esmail, piano
Text
Everything that touches us, me and you,
Takes us together like a violin’s bow
Which draws one voice out of two separate strings
Upon what instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand?
Premiere/Performances
This piece was premiered in April 2011 at Yale University, in New Haven CT.