Genevieve Fulks - Michael Murray: Passages (2022)

Composer Michael Murray’s album PASSAGES brings the words of iconic 19th and 20th century poets to life through stirring music for solo soprano and instruments. Murray has selected poetry from the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, William Butler Yeats, William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Walt Whitman, with poems detailing childhood adventure, hope, and tragedy. Celebrated soprano Genevieve Fulks performs throughout; most of the music heard on the album was written specifically with her voice in mind. Murray’s music has been lauded for its meticulously crafted yet ultimately approachable style. Through familiar themes and time-honored poetry, Murray invites listeners to engage with, and even be challenged by, this collection of thoughtful compositions.
Tracklist
1. Passage to Nod: No. 1, Looking-Glass River (04:19)
2. Passage to Nod: No. 2, Autumn Fires (02:19)
3. Passage to Nod: No. 3, Where Go the Boats? (04:09)
4. Passage to Nod: No. 4, Good-Night (04:00)
5. Passage to Nod: No. 5, Shadow March (02:18)
6. Passage to Nod: No. 6, In Port (02:47)
7. Genevieve's Cats: No. 1, The Kitten (02:21)
8. Genevieve's Cats: No. 2, The Cat and the Moon (04:02)
9. Genevieve's Cats: No. 3, To Mrs. Reynolds's Cats (03:17)
10. Penny Whistles: No. 1, From a Railway Carriage (02:08)
11. Penny Whistles: No. 2, The Land of Nod (03:09)
12. Penny Whistles: No. 3, Singing (00:55)
13. Penny Whistles: No. 4, The Moon (04:06)
14. Penny Whistles: No. 5, Windy Nights (01:53)
15. Penny Whistles: No. 6, A Good Boy (03:10)
16. The Last Invocation (08:17)