SKU: GI.G-9833
The Lyric Poetry of
Charles Anthony
Silvestri. Composed
by Charles Anthony
Silvestri. Music
Education. 220 pages. GIA
Publications #9833.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9833).
ISBN
9781622773541.
A
poem is a powerful
thing—it can touch
the heart in ways that
mere words cannot. But
a lyric poem has the
benefit of a custom
soundtrack, so listeners
get to experience the
words with the added
emotional power of music.
The choral art is a
magical synergy: the
poet's heart, borne aloft
by the genius of the
composer's music,
expertly interpreted by
the director,
internalized and brought
to life by the singers,
and then carried as a
gift into the spirit of
the listener. When it all
works like it's supposed
to, it is wondrous.
— Charles Anthony
Silvestri, from the
Preface A Silver
Thread is a
comprehensive collection
of Silvestri's lyric
poetry, written between
2001–2018,
including texts
commissioned by choral
composers and ensembles,
as well as many new and
unset poems available
here all together for the
first time. Lyricist,
poet, clinician, artist,
and educator, CHARLES
ANTHONY SILVESTRIÂ is a
lecturer in Ancient and
Medieval History at
Washburn University. He
currently lives with his
family in Lawrence,
Kansas. For more, visit:
www.charlesanthonysilvest
ri.com.
