The Butterfly Effect - Willie Cornish Jr. by Willie Cornish Jr. published on 2022-07-07T05:21:48Z The Butterfly Effect is a brief song cycle for solo soprano and piano describing the metaphor of a small action, such as a butterfly flapping its wings, completely altering the direction and behavior of a large tornado/storm. In order to depict this concept, two poems relating to storms were incorporated for the cycle. The first song’s text, “Storm,” by Emma Lazarus depicts the storm beginning. The second song’s text, “Storm Ending,” by Jean Toomer depicts the storm finally ending. Performers: Brent Funderburk and Wallis Lucas Genre Classical