“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