out there (1999-2001) [18:45]
I: Welcome. —
II: Linger —
III: Planet Funkotron —
IV: The Plunge
performed by Chris Otto (violin) and Chappell Kingsland (piano)
METAMORPHOSE - for string orchestra (1999-2000) [11:15]
performed by string players from the Eastman School of Music, conducted by Phillip Palmer
A Celebration of Sylvia Plath (2000-02) [32:58] - text by Sylvia Plath
I: Cut —
II: Child —
III: Old Ladies' Home —
IV: Doomsday —
V: Ariel
Performed by Alissa Goodkin (soprano soloist), Renée Riegler (alto
soloist), the Seventeen Singers of the Apocalypse, and the Rochester
Sylvia Plath Orchestra, conducted by Chappell Kingsland
Sylvia Plath is one of history's most formidable poets.
Writing music to illustrate the fierce intensity of her words and the many-layered
depth of her poems was one of the most challenging and rewarding creative tasks I have ever faced.
