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Three Poems of Adele Graf is a choral trilogy set to the evocative poetry of Canadian poet Adele Graf. Suitable for both large and smaller ensembles, the work is ideal for advanced amateur through professional choirs. The piano serves as an equal partner to the choir, offering active interplay and generous harmonic support throughout.
"Summer morning" captures the peace of a secluded lakeshore, beginning with airy stillness that rises to a radiant choral ascent. "Memory" explores the mechanism of speaking while, in grief, the poet remembers a sister who died after forgetting how to breathe. "Crescent" paints a vivid seascape of a shrieking girl on a runaway mare, thundering through the froth of a windswept Nova Scotia Beach. The song’s music is inspired by Schubert’s “Erlkönig,” Scottish dance, and epic film music.
The songs may be performed individually or as a set.
The maximum divisi for each song is:
1 . "summer morning": SS AA TT BB (mostly homorhythmic)
2. "memory": SS AA TT BB (mostly homorhythmic)
3. "Crescent": SSSS AAA TTTT B (Melody fans out to a 12-note cluster. This happens several times throughout piece, always the same. All other divisis max out at SS AA TT BB.
