2026 | soprano or mezzo-soprano/piano.
Poem by Lucille Clifton (1936-2010). Lucille Clifton, “won’t you celebrate with me” from The Book of Light. Copyright © 1993 by Lucille Clifton. Used by permission of The Permissions Company, LLC on behalf of Copper Canyon Press, coppercanyonpress.org.
Premiere: July 6, 2026 at the NATS Convention in San Antonio, TX with soprano Laura Claycomb and pianist/composer Lori Laitman.
Beloved voice teacher Barbara Hill Moore was presented by NATS with a Lifetime Achievement Award on July 6, 2026 at the NATS Convention in San Antonio, TX. Laura Claycomb, who had been Barbara’s student, asked me to write a song in honor of Barbara and together, we premiered my setting of Lucille Clifton‘s won’t you celebrate with me. I felt this poem was perfect for the occasion. The song is scored for soprano OR mezzo-soprano and piano. PDF copies will be available shortly on this site — and hard copies will be available through Classical Vocal Reprints.
