Faces
• written for High Voice and Piano; 5' 00"
• written for High Voice and Piano; 5' 00"
Faces is a setting of a poem of the same name by Sara Teasdale. This setting interprets the text to be filled with sorrow, as if one can see through the glass blockade created in a nervous street-faring stranger's eyes and see the true instability that lies within all of us. This reflects on the speaker, who is also struggling to maintain a façade of security in a crumbling society. The melody is held back, as if reserving one note for each cautious step forward and to not reveal one's true fears and beliefs.
Faces by Sara Teasdale is in the Public Domain.
Cody Pepitone sings Faces, accompanied by Yunyun Ge on piano for Connor's concert "Silhouettes."
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Video Above: Faces starts at 13:18!
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Performances
Premiere: Cody Pepitone (tenor) and Yunyun Ge (piano)
Bowling Green, OH, May 2, 2021
Premiere: Cody Pepitone (tenor) and Yunyun Ge (piano)
Bowling Green, OH, May 2, 2021