New American Poetry Settings for Oboe & Voice (Angelou, Baldwin Burkholder, Poe)
New American Poetry Settings for Oboe & Voice (Angelou, Baldwin Burkholder, Poe)
June 14, 2025 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM Schrott Center for the Arts
This recital presentation features the interweaving of oboe and voice through settings composed in 2024 featuring American poetry. The three poets featured in these works—Maya Angelou, Esther Baldwin York Burkholder, and Edgar Allan Poe—have their texts featured as recitations and vocalizations, which blend and delineate the act of reciting and singing a text.
“Nevermore” for Oboe and Voice, words by Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven”
David Cyzak, Oboe
Baritone TBD
David Cyzak (b. 1987)
“Scarf of Stars” for Oboe and Voice, words by Esther York Baldwin Burkholder (1911-2007) “Scarf of Stars”
David Cyzak, Oboe
Baritone TBD
David Cyzak (b. 1987)
“A Free Bird Leaps” for Oboe and Voice, Words by Maya Angelou (1928-2014) “The Caged Bird”
David Cyzak, Oboe
Baritone TBD
David Cyzak (b. 1987)
Chamber Music
Oboe Family