a quiet way (2006, 2012) by Eun Young Lee published on 2014-09-27T13:45:53Z voice and chamber ensemble [soprano, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello] Premiered by Tony Arnold (Soprano) and New York New Music Ensemble Timing is everything in our lives. When one composes, cooks, meets people, etc., the timing of all experiences makes for totally different results. This poem by Emily Dickinson reminded me of a friend’s story – a story that was very emotionally complex because the timing of the experience was not exactly right when it occurred. Poetry, often more than any other art, can succinctly express such complex feelings and ideas – love, loneliness, agony, memories, hopelessness and hope together, beauty and sadness. Dickinson does this in her typical “minimalist” yet profound manner and I tried to emulate those qualities in my setting of the text. Genre voice
