2002, Revised 2003, Revised 2010 | baritone/piano trio or mezzo-soprano/piano trio. There are also baritone and mezzo versions with flute instead of violin.
Poem by Anne Ranasinghe (1925-2016). “Don’t Cry” is from the book At What Dark Point, ©1991, Anne Ranasinghe, used by permission of the poet.
Song 7 of Fathers.
Baritone version premiered by Music of Remembrance, Benaroya Hall, April 2003.
Version with mezzo-soprano premiered by Music of Remembrance in March 2010.