Melia Watras: Firefly Songs

Frequency:
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin and voice ● Melia Watras, viola and voice ●  Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello

Atar Arad, voice ● Arturo Alto, voice ● Catherine Connors, voice ● Vina Vu Valdés, voice

Producer: Judith Sherman ●  Engineer: David Sabee ● Engineering assistant: Dave West ● Editing: Judith Sherman and Jeanne Velonis ● Editing of vocal tracks on The Lesson: Doug Niemela

Melia Watras (b. 1969)
Firefly Songs for various voices and instruments (2015-2018)

① Mozart Doesn’t Live in Seattle for voice (2017) 1:29
Vina Vu Valdés, voice

② Vetur öngum lánar lið for violin and cello (2017) 2:52
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello

③ Berceuse for violin and viola (2015) 2:51
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola

④ The Lesson for recorded voice, violin and viola (2017) 6:09
Atar Arad, recorded voice; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola

⑤ Lament for viola solo (2016) 4:03
Melia Watras, viola

⑥ O. Reverie for narrator and violin (2018) 4:14
Melia Watras, narrator; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin

⑦ (one) for voice(s), viola and cello (2018) 4:17
Michael Jinsoo Lim, voice; Melia Watras, viola; Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello

⑧ William Wilson for voice and violin (2016) 3:51
Michael Jinsoo Lim, voice and violin

⑨ Wise Tentacles for violin and cello (2017) 2:34
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello

⑩ Lontano for violin and viola (2017) 3:43
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola

⑪ Viola for narrator and viola (2017) 4:10
Arturo Alto, narrator; Melia Watras, viola

⑫ Remembrance of O. Reverie for violin solo (2018) :57
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin

⑬ Firefly for voices and cello (2018) 4:03
Melia Watras, voice; Michael Jinsoo Lim, voice; Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello

⑭ Seeing Cypresses with Catherine C. for recorded voice (2017) 5:19
Catherine Connors, recorded voice

World premiere recording