A Set of English Songs (2002)
soprano & piano, soprano & guitar, or soprano and ensemble | 6 mins. | MP3 ("Eternity")
settings of short texts by Shakespeare, Hunt, Rosetti, and Blake
First performed by Sarah Davis and Matt Van Brink
1 March 2002, Boston University
TEXTS
IV. Eternity (William Blake)
He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity’s sun rise.
