“divinations from the birds"
1. red-bellied woodpecker (2023)

for mixed chamber ensemble (mezzo-soprano, clarinet, percussion, piano, harp)

Premiered by fellows at the Cortona Sessions 2023

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text by Claire Jussel:

red-bellied woodpecker:

there was a terrible storm — there are softer woodlands ahead — you are in the window between a dark and light time —

do not despair in the blank feeling — to be enshrouded by fog is to be guided through to the next place

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Contact Erika for score inquiries. 

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