Twilight

MSC Presents:
TWILIGHT
for SATB & piano
Music by: Francesca Hauser
Text by: Sara Teasdale

Commissioned and premiered by Modern Sound Collective in 2022.

A gorgeous setting of the Sara Teasdale poem of the same name, Twilight evokes feelings of renewal and hope in response to challenging times.

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PROGRAM NOTE:

Twilight was a commissioned piece I wrote during the summer of 2022 for Modern Sound Collective. After two years of the pandemic, I wanted to write a piece that was hopeful and promising. Making music started to feel comforting and inspiring to me again, and this poem by Sara Teasdale reflected that newfound inspiration. I wanted to write a piece that felt good to sing, and something that brought people together after difficult times.

ORIGINAL TEXT:

Twilight

by Sara Teasdale

Dreamily over the roofs
The cold spring rain is falling;
Out in the lonely tree
A bird is calling, calling.

Slowly over the earth
The wings of night are falling;
My heart like the bird in the tree
Is calling, calling, calling.