Chamber Music Soprano
Voice, Piano
SKU:
PR.111403210
A
Song Cycle for Soprano
and String Quartet.
Composed by Nkeiru Okoye.
24 pages. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #111-40321.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.111403210).
UPC:
680160687947.
With
an original text by the
composer, Nkeiru
Okoye’s WE MET AT
THE SYMPHONY is a
monodrama in three songs
for soprano and string
quartet or piano. The
songs tell the story of a
Black woman surprised to
find a Black man in the
sea of white faces at an
orchestra concert, their
subsequent romance, and
her struggle to trust
another Black man after
betrayal and heartbreak.
Okoye’s poignant,
insightful, and
sharp-witted poetry is
set to dramatic and
striking music that
blends sensibilities from
jazz, Broadway, and
contemporary classical
styles, with an
unforgettable solo role
for the soprano.
