“Leaves of the Butterfly Tree: The Poetry of Linda Pastan and Jeffrey Greene”

Mirror Visions Ensemble

SubCulture, NYC

 

“All three singers—Vira Slywotzky, soprano; Scott Murphree, tenor and Mischa Bouvier, baritone—brought healthy voices and unquestionable commitment to the material”
Opera News

Mirror Visions Ensemble
Vira Slywotzky, soprano
Scott Murphree, tenor
Mischa Bouvier, baritone
Jennifer Grim, flute
Margaret Kampmeier, piano

April 2014


Program
Excerpts from Secrets (Tom Cipullo)
Weather Forecast
The Dogwoods

The Octopus (Francine Trester)

Mouse Song (Trester)

Three Greene Songs (Richard Lalli)
Fearsome Wonder
Recovering
Presence

Excerpts from The Months (Christopher Berg)
April
May
June
July
August
September

Three Greene Songs (Russell Platt)*
Extended Night Song
Quiet Storm
Château de Chambord

The Butterfly Tree (Richard Pearson Thomas)*
In the Garden
Why are your poems so dark?
The Death of the Bee
Threshold

*North American premiere