A setting of five poems from Todd Boss' critically lauded debut volume, Yellowrocket. It was commissioned by Arthur Jacobson and Peninah Petruck for bass-baritone Benjamin de la Fuente and pianist Jocelyn Dueck, and it was premiered on March 6, 2016 as part of the Hot Air Music Festival in San Francisco, with the composer singing, and Kevin Korth at the piano. The cycle was shortly thereafter announced as winner of the 2017 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Art Song Composition Competition. Duration: 13:05

 

1. Ruin

2. My House Is Small and Almost

3. The Wallpaper

4. What Yesterday Appeared a Scar

5. Another hand