A Silver Thread

A poem is a powerful thing - it can touch the heart in ways that mere words cannot. But a lyric poem has the benefit of a custom soundtrack, so listeners get to experience the words with the added emotional power of music. The choral art is a magical synergy: the poet's heart, borne aloft by the genius of the composer's music, expertly interpreted by the director, is internalized and brought to life by the singers and then carried as a gift into the spirit of the listener. When it all works like it's supposed to, it is wondrous. A Silver Thread is a comprehensive collection of Silvestri's lyric poetry written between 2001 and 2018, including texts commissioned by choral composers and ensembles as well as many new and unset poems - available all together for the first time.