Paper Wings • 1997/2000

Poetry by Frederica von Stade

Song
Voice

World Premiere: September 20, 1997
Commissioned by Cal Performances

First Performance: mezzo Frederica von Stade and pianist Martin Katz
Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley

Orchestral Premiere: January 9, 2000
Commissioned by The Louisville Orchestra

First Performance: mezzo Frederica von Stade, conductor Uriel Segal and The Louisville Orchestra
Kentucky Center for the Arts

Duration: 8’

Resources

Overview
Recordings
Scores

1. Bedtime Story
2. Paper Wings
3. Mitten Smitten
4. A Route to the Sky

Dedicated to von Stade’s daughter, Lisa Elkus

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