Program note
Three poems by Henri Michaux — Gong, Souffle, Emportez-moi — that together constitute a kind of exploration of the inner self, arriving at the typically strange sense of elsewhereness that pervades Michaux's work, and that the music tries to echo.
Details
Instrumentation
Soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, viola, and cello
Duration
20'
Date
1990
Sheet music
Available upon request
Texts
Gong
Souffle
Emportez-moi
Henri Michaux (in French)
First performance
New Music New Haven
New Haven, CT, March 1990