The Small Hours
The Small Hours
Michelle Arreyzaga, Bruce Hall and Paul Nicholson perform a comprehensive collection of Ferris’s songs. The texts are an eclectic mix of poems by Dorothy Parker, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Anne Morrow Lindburg, John Keats and ancient Irish prayers.
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Track Listings and Performers
THE SMALL HOURS
1. The Small Hours
2. News Item
3. Portrait of the Artist
4. August
5. Inventory
6. A Very Short Song
7. The Trusting Heart
8. One Perfect Rose
9. After Dark Vapours
10. Sorrowful Dreams
11. Alms
12. Ashes of Life
THE GOLDEN VESSEL
13. Into the Golden Vessel
14. Hyacinth
15. Night Is My Sister
16. Columbine
17. Mindful of You
18. The Diva’s Aria
EDEN GARDEN (a musical menagerie)
19. Preamble
20. Reflection
21. Statement
22. Dance
23. Prayer
24. Reflection II
25. Summation
William Ferris Chorale / Composer Festival Orchestra / William Ferris, conductor