Ahead of All Parting explores the emotions of life, death, and what lies beyond as told through the lush sounds of the harp and the dark, sonorous qualities of the mezzo-soprano and bassoon.
Debussy wrote these two short dances on a commission from the instrument-making firm Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly developed chromatic harp. The dances are also
Liebermann's Music for Harp was commissioned by the American Harp Society in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding. The world premiere took place July 30, 2012 at the AHS National