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- Leon Kirchner
Lily (1977)
- Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
- 3(pic)3(ca)3(bcl)2(cbn)/4331/timp.4perc/str/tp
- Chorus
- 2S, Mz, A, T, 2B-Bar
- 1 hr 30 min
- Libretto by the composer after Saul Bellow’s novel “Henderson the Rain King.”
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
American millionaire Gene Henderson has come to Africa to find the ‘way to live’. In an effort to rid an African tribe of the frogs that are destroying its water supply, Henderson unwittingly destroys the water as well as the frogs. Throughout he recalls his second wife, Lily.
American millionaire Gene Henderson has come to Africa to find the ‘way to live’. In an effort to rid an African tribe of the frogs that are destroying its water supply, Henderson unwittingly destroys the water as well as the frogs. Throughout he recalls his second wife, Lily.
Media
Lily: Lily: Flutings
Discography
Something To Sing About
- LabelAlbany Records
- Catalogue Number1268
- EnsembleWillie Jones Iii (Drums) / Sherman Irby (Saxophone) / Xavier Davis (Piano) / Lisa Kirchner (Voice) / Vicente Archer (Double Bass) / Ron Jackson (Guitar)
- Released10th May 2011
Leon Kirchner
- LabelMusic & Arts Programs Of America
- Catalogue Number1045
- EnsembleColumbia Chamber Ensemble
- Released20th July 1999
- LabelNonesuch
- Catalogue Number79178
