"The Tyger"

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"The Tyger"Krista Rivers, mezzo-soprano; Linda Osborn, piano

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"The Tyger" was written for the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of WordSong Boston in the Circus of Tygers. The text is by William Blake; as part of the celebration of the tenth anniversary of WordSong, co-founders Thomas Schnauber and Howard Frazin returned to "The Tyger," which was the first text used in a WordSong concert.

Instrumentation

Medium Voice

Piano

Performance History

Workshop: NEC Circus of Tygers WordSong Symposium (December 3, 2018), NEC Pierce Hall

Premiere: WordSong Tenth Anniversary "Circus of Tygers" (April 26, 2019), First Church Boston