This piece; along with three others; earned the composer a Grammy for the 2018 Best Classical Compendium. Composer's program note excerpt: Judith G. Wolf's expressive poems take us on a memorable journey through everyday life; the support of family and friends; the joy of love; and the pain of grief and loss. I was moved by her work to compose Poems of Life; an orchestral song cycle that sets to music twelve poems from Wolf' s most recent volume of poetry; Otherwise. The poems weave a narrative of eternal love; the pain of loss through death; emotional transformation through grief; and spiritual enlightenment. Prologue 1. Ethereal 2. Time Slips Away; Movement 1: 3. Gary Died 4. Just Like That 5. Watching for Death 6. Face; Movement 2: 7. Sisters 8. Forever Gone 9. The Retreat; Movement 3: 10. The Dream; Epilogue 11. Conversation 12. Epiphany. Orchestra accompaniment rental item; soli/ piano score; and individual cello part are all available separately from the publisher.

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