Category Archives: Harp/Voice

From the composer, Carol Wood: “It’s rare and wonderful to encounter a poem or a song about being married for a long and happy time.  This book is a collection of musical settings of some of those rare poems on … Continue reading →

This piece from Songs for Married Lovers is a setting of a poem by American poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921). One of the most lyrical yet technically skilled of poets, Wilbur writes in sophisticated verse forms filled with wit and … Continue reading →

Probably more than any other poems, three by Paul Zimmer (American, b. 1934) made me want to write a collection of Songs for Married Lovers.   I probably first encountered Zimmer’s poetry when I was an undergraduate English major, and I … Continue reading →

I’m very proud and happy to announce the publication of a new collection of art songs that I have been working on now for several years, Songs for Married Lovers.  This book was inspired by the rare and wonderful poems … Continue reading →

I’m posting a performance video of this art song, also from World of Dreams.  This beautiful and romantic poem by Tennyson has been set to music several times–notably by Britten, Quilter, and most recently, Michael Dana–but never before for harp. … Continue reading →

  Though I’m working on a new collection of art songs, I recently revisited  ”The Dandelion,” a bluesy setting of Vachel Lindsay’s poem, included in my collection World of Dreams.  (I must be dreaming of spring, which still seems like a … Continue reading →