Connor J. Koppin

Echo

Composed in celebration of a storied career on behalf of Susan Ihnen, the accompanist at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, for twenty-five years. This skilled young composer has managed to write music that is so sublime that it transcends its intended first use and becomes universal. The Christina Rossetti text beautifully personifies the concept of memory, sometimes coming back to you in dreams. Gilded with a sonorous piano accompaniment, this is a piece that will be deeply appreciated by any students of music, whether they be advanced high school singers or a group of professionals. Part of the Lee Nelson ChoralSeries.