Noon Hour Concert: Songs For My Mother | Music | University of ��ݮ��Ƶ

Composed by Carol Ann Weaver, "Songs for My Mother - from Appalachia to Africa" is a song cycle based on writings from her mother Miriam L. Weaver's pioneering life in Appalachian Kentucky in the 1940s (primitive house, flat iron, Hard Shell Baptists who met outside on the hillside), her travels to Africa, and her return to Virginia with poignant words about her sudden impending death in the 90s. There is adventure and joy, sorrow and exuberance in these songs. The text stems from previously unpublished text, and reflects values and story lines rarely celebrated in art music. This marks the Canadian premier of this work. The work was premiered in Harrisonburg, VA, June, 2017.

Soprano, Stephanie Kramer
with extra vocals by
Piano, Carol Ann Weaver

Program

Songs for My Mother, 2017, music, Carol Ann Weaver; texts, Miriam L. Weaver, 1922-1997

Feedsack Curtains (text, c. 1948)

Flat Iron (text, c. 1948)

Hard Shell Baptists (text, c. 1948)

Lately Sprung (text, 1990)

Soaring Batteleur Eagle (no text; soundscape from South Africa)

Leaping Impala (no text; soundscape from South Africa)

African Night (no text; soundscape from South Africa)

Crossing Over (text, 1997)

To the End (text, 1997)

Carol Ann Weaver
Stephanie Kramer

Location Information

Location Address: CGR - Conrad Grebel University
140 Westmount Road North
Chapel
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Additional Information

Host: University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Music Department Event website: Music Events Cost: Free Admission