Fire And Sleet And Candlelight - World Premiere in New York by AaronAlterComposer published on 2022-12-09T20:44:23Z This is the World Premiere performance of Aaron Alter's "Fire and Sleet and Candlelight" for Soprano voice and Chamber Ensemble that took place in New York on December 2, 2022. The performers were: Ljiljana Winkler - soprano (to whom the work was dedicated) Peter Oswald - trumpet Lynn Bechtold - violin Katie Scheele - oboe Gene Pritsker - electric guitar Jai Jeffryes - piano Charles Coleman - conductor Performed as part of Composers Concordance presents Art of the Art Song, featuring soprano Ljiljana Winkler with Formation Solenne / CompCord Ensemble on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Greenwich House, New York City. The text is based on the poem by Elinor Wylie. Fire and sleet and candlelight. For this you've striven Daring, to fail: Your sky is riven Like a tearing veil. For this, you've wasted Wings of your youth; Divined, and tasted Bitter springs of truth. From sand unslak-ed Twisted strong cords, And wandered naked Among trysted swords. There's a word unspoken, A knot untied. Whatever is broken The earth may hide. Your race is ended— See, it is run: Nothing is mended Under the sun. Fire, sleet, candlelight. For more information on Fire and Sleet and Candlelight and other works by Aaron Alter, please visit https://aaronalter.com/compositions . Genre Classical