Bonds is well known for the melodic richness and emotional intensity of her works, and these Millay settings are no exception. Remarkable for their symphonic textures and sense of drama, the music renders the compelling and occasionally heart-wrenchingly painful beauty of feminist thinking. Published for the first time, these settings are poised to assume their rightful position as milestones in 20th-century art song. Titles include Women Have Loved Before as I Love Now; Hyacinth; and the song cycle Four Songs, which includes Even in the Moment; Feast; I Know My Mind and What Lips My Lips Have Kissed.