Silence
“Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our striving cease; take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace.”
-John Greenleaf Whittier
This work is one of three works from Songs of Isolation, a project aimed at illuminating important voices in this immensely challenging time across the globe. The three composers writing solo cello works for this project are Andrea Casarrubios, Stephanie Ann Boyd, and Carlos Simon.
Commissioned by Astral Artists through its Micro-Commissioning Program for Thomas J. Mesa, cellist
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Silence
6 minutes
Solo Cello
Astral Artists for Thomas J. Mesa
“Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our striving cease; take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace.”
-John Greenleaf Whittier
This work is one of three works from Songs of Isolation, a project aimed at illuminating important voices in this immensely challenging time across the globe. The three composers writing solo cello works for this project are Andrea Casarrubios, Stephanie Ann Boyd, and Carlos Simon.
Commissioned by Astral Artists through its Micro-Commissioning Program for Thomas J. Mesa, cellist
Perusal Score: