Perhaps Not to Be (2013)

Perhaps Not to Be (2013)

mezzo-soprano and piano or pipe organ (two versions available below)

text by Pablo Neruda

Duration: 3′

for soprano and piano

Click HERE to view PDF of score

Perhaps Not to Be (2013)

for soprano and organ

text by Pablo Neruda

Duration: 3 minutes

Click HERE to view PDF of score.

Perhaps Not to Be was written for the wedding of soprano Emily Mills Woodruff in June 2013 at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY. The English translation of the poem by Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was used for the piece, and was originally scored for soprano and organ, featuring mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski and organist Thatcher Lyman.