MELIA WATRAS: DEAR NIGHTINGALE
for violin or viola solo (2020)
Photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis
World Premiere: Tekla Cunningham, baroque viola; June 7, 2024, American Viola Society on Instagram (video)
Duration: 4:32
Program Notes:
I imagined an ancient poet singing a love song across time for the nightingale from Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose.
—Melia Watras
Dear Nightingale for viola solo (2020)
Composer: Melia Watras
Performer: Tekla Cunningham, baroque viola
Video: Michelle Smith-Lewis