Larry Alan Smith

Smith sets three poems by the immortal Michaelangelo for three-part women's chorus. The diverse musical forms (chant, round, etc. ) match the Italian text.

Walt Whitman's short poem from Leaves of Grass is set to Smith's original dynamic music, which intersperses bold statements with quiet lines, and ends in a whispered 'Dream'd. '

Smith's setting of the Ave Maria for two-part women's chorus was premiered in March 2016 at the Camerata Musicale Sulmonese in Italy. The festival honored the 'living Italian composer'* with a concert...