SEEKER OF TRUTH

SEEKER OF TRUTH
14 Songs for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor,
Alto & Baritone Saxophones (one player), Cello, and Piano
on poems by E. E. Cummings

Publisher
in manuscript

Availability
planned for publication in 2024

Description
text

Text
1 – everybody happy?
2 – plant Magic dust
3 –why
4 – ev erythingex Cept:
5 – n/
6 – old age sticks
7 – seeker of truth
8 – what Got him was Noth
9 – a total stranger one black day
10 – you no/
11 – who are you,little i
12 – jack’s white horse(up
13 – now is a ship
14 – If you can’t eat you got to

Vocal Range : Soprano A 3 : A-sharp 5	Duration 28′ 00″
Vocal Tessitura : Soprano G 4 : E 5

Vocal Range : Mezzo-Soprano A 3 : G 5
Vocal Tessitura : Mezzo-Soprano D 4 : B 4

Vocal Range : Tenor C-sharp 4 : F-sharp 5
Vocal Tessitura : Tenor G 4 : E 5

Year of Composition 2006	First Performance May 3, 2008 Eno Memorial Hall Simsbury, Connecticut
	First Performers Cherie Caluda, soprano Judy Bowers, mezzo-soprano Paul Rudoi, tenor Carrie Koffman, saxophones David Sims, cello Sam Sims, piano