A bold and adventurous work inspired by a poem of the same name by Scandinavian poet Edith Sodergran (1892-1923), it guides us on a journey into unknown lands revealed by the coming dawn.
Wood Song for solo oboe (2019) was inspired by the Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) poem of the same name. It tells of the wood thrush bird as well as the poet's honesty of kissing life "scars and