Message in the Snow
Libretto by Kendra Harder
Instrumentation: Contralto (E3 - C5), piano
Duration: 3'
2020, 2023
Instrumentation: Contralto (E3 - C5), piano
Duration: 3'
2020, 2023
It was a beautiful January morning in 2017 as I walked towards the Broadway Bridge on my way to work. It had just snowed, and I mentally remarked how perfectly serene everything looked. As I approached the bridge and saw the river below, I noted a curious pattern of footprints on the ice.
The early snowy morning scene has sat with me ever since, demanding an art song.
The early snowy morning scene has sat with me ever since, demanding an art song.
This work has been created through two 24-hour Compose-a-thons. It's first iteration was for sopano and piano, but when picking it up to finish it, I decided I wanted to write it for my voice. So this work is catered to a vocal range of E3 - C5. If you have these notes, please feel free to sing this song.
Sheet Music will be made available in 2024.
Sheet Music will be made available in 2024.
After finishing the work officially, it took 10 months to organize a recording of the project. Then it took 2 months to get around to posting. Here, at last, is the finished product.
Recording from the 24CE2020/1 - first and partial draft of Message in the Snow