The Eye of Heaven

Three famous Shakespeare poems from the plays and Sonnets for SATB, composed 2022 by Corey Field and recorded by The Hollywood Film Chorale: I: Orpheus With His Lute (from "Henry VIII") II: Full Fathom Five (from "The Tempest") III: Sonnet 18 Total duration ca. 11 minutes Program Note: The Eye of Heaven considers that the three famous poems in their original dramatic contexts (either in a play or as a Sonnet) are all addressed to someone who is listening to, and presumably emotionally reacting to, the speaker of the words. Orpheus with his Lute is a song sung by a servant who is commanded by a very sad Queen to sing something to calm her. Full Fathom Five is an elegy to a drowned father, spoken to the son whose emotional reactions become part of the musical setting. Sonnet 18 is a love poem addressed directly to a lover. All three are inherently dramatic in that sense, and the musical settings reflect the two-character scenes the words suggest. Recorded by The Hollywood Film Chorale, conducted by Lesley Leighton, on First Leaf Music Records, available online / mobile from all leading music streaming services.