Walcott Songs: Mezzo-Soprano and Cello Two Performance Scores in Bloomington, MN

(Vocal). In Walcott Songs the composer aims for the poems of Derek Walcott to find new meanings and expression, in a musical context, often beyond that imagined or intended by the poet. Through Rands' unique setting, the words are analyzed and explored through fragmentation, reordering, repetitions and changing pace of delivery.