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Façade
• written for Soprano and Piano; 3' 30"

Façade sets Are You The New Person, Drawn Toward Me? by Walt Whitman in the voice of a woman instead of a man. One line change toward the end allows for a modern context of this song: are the first impressions we make of people legitimate, and do successful flirtations amount to promising romance? Many questions like these are asked, including the final one: “Have you no thought, o’ dreamer, that it may all be an illusion?” In a modern day of interactions which often place women into unfair disadvantages, may we accept that sometimes we see, or need, a façade?
Are You The New Person, Drawn Toward Me? by Walt Whitman is in the Public Domain.
Edith Grace Dull sings Connor's song, accompanied by Chad Spears.
Edith Grace Dull sings the premiere of Façade, accompanied by Chad Spears on piano.
Recording From Premiere:

Performances
Premiere: Edith Grace Dull (mezzo-soprano) and Chad Spears (piano)
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Boise, ID, July 26, 2019
Opera Elect 2nd Annual New Music Series

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