Monday, October 2, 2017

Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle

It's been a year since the bassoon world lost one of its leading figures; K. David Van Hoesen. I thought it would be fitting to upload the wonderful recording he made with Jan DeGaetani


and his daughter, Gretchen Van Hoesen


of Alec Wilder's Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle. Listen here:


Here are the poems he set:






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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks for publishing this! Some of my colleagues and I plan to play the work this spring. Best-Janis

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  2. Barry SteesDecember 21, 2019 at 6:02 AM

    Great! I’m programming it for next year here in Cleveland along with Jenni Brandon’s “Ahead of All Parting”, written for voice, bassoon and harp as well.

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