Five Songs on Poems of Robert Herrick

Five Songs on Poems of Robert Herrick (1999) was commissioned by Sinfonia Calcania of Boston for a concert with a Renaissance theme. Herrick was an English Renaissance poet whose work is filled with imagery that lends itself well to musical setting. The five songs contrast in mood, texture, and vocal technique, each creating a different musical atmosphere. This piece is available in piano/vocal score and the string orchestra version from Theodore Presser.

 

Elisa Doughty, soprano
Sinfonia Calcania of Boston
Gary Peterson, Conductor

* Recorded June 20, 1999 at Grace Episcopal Church, Newton, MA