We commemorate the 135th anniversary of the death of great poet Emily Dickinson by featuring some of our favorite musical settings of her poems as well as music inspired by her.
MUSIC
Six Dickinson Poems by Emily Lau
– Performed by: Maren Montalbano, mezzo-soprano, Elizabeth Huston, harp and Rebecca Harris, violin
Harmonium mvmt II As I Could Not Wait for Death by John Adams
– Performed by San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Chorus, John Adams conducting
Musicians Wrestle Everywhere by Judith Weir
– Performed by Ensemble X
Four Dickinson Songs by Lee Hoiby
– Performed by Julie Faulkner, soprano and Martha Fischer, piano