Foursquare Cathedral

Foursquare Cathedral is a setting of five poems from Todd Boss's critically lauded debut volume, Yellowrocket. It was commissioned by Arthur Jacobson and Peninah Petruck for bass-baritone Benjamin de la Fuente and pianist Jocelyn Dueck, and it was premiered on March 6, 2016 as part of the Hot Air Music Festival in San Francisco, with the composer singing and Kevin Korth at the piano. Shortly thereafter, the cycle was s announced as winner of the 2017 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Art Song Composition Competition. Songs include: 1. Ruin; 2. My House is Small and Almost; 3. The Wallpaper; What Yesterday Appeared a Scar; 5. Another Hand.