Matt Van  Brink, composer, pianist, 

accordionist

Kiss the Stars Goodnight (2010)

song cycle for voice(s) and chamber ensemble | 35 mins. | Video, MP3 & Score
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory with support from the ASCAP Foundation
Settings of poems by Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Karla Kuskin, Carl Sandburg, Charlie Sohne and Douglas Evans.
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory
7 May 2010, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY

I. Very Early (Karla Kuskin)
II. Tomorrow (Charlie Sohne)


III. She Looks to the West (Charlie Sohne)
IV. The Noise Expert (Douglas Evans)
V. A Dance (Karla Kuskin)
VI. The Tree and Me (Karla Kuskin)


VII. The Encounter (Lilian Moore)
VIII. Interlude: Going to Town
IX. Where are You Now? (Mary Britton Miller)
X. Cricket (Deborah Chandra)
XI. Summer Stars (Carl Sandburg)
XII. A Dance (reprise) (Karla Kuskin)


Score

"The Noise Expert"


"The Tree and Me"


"Tomorrow"


"A Dance"

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August 7, 2010 2:00 PM
The Animal Estates Home Buyers' Tour @ Aldrich Museum
September 12, 2010 3:00 PM
Tristan Perich @ Noguchi Museum
September 19, 2010 8:00 PM
DuoSolo @ Oklahoma State University | Dal Dosai
October 22, 2010 8;00 pm
October 23, 2010 8;00 pm
October 24, 2010 8;00 pm
Sybarite5 @ The Cell | Turceasca
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