Melia Watras: Play/Write

Works by Melia Watras, Leilehua Lanzilotti and Frances White

Melia Watras, viola/composer ● Sheila Daniels, narrator ● Leilehua Lanzilotti, composer ● Rachel Lee Priday, violin ● Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin ● Herbert Woodward Martin, voice/poet ● Valérie Muzzolini, harp ● James Pritchett, writer ● David Alexander Rahbee, conductor ● Carrie Henneman Shaw, voice ● Frances White, composer ● Brazen butterfly ensemble: Violin I: Michael Jinsoo Lim (concertmaster), Jennifer Caine Provine (assistant concertmaster), Annika Kounts; Violin II: Sol Im (principal), Heewon Park, Liza Zurlinden; Viola: Erin Wight (principal), Kayleigh Miller, Daniel Stone; Cello: Eric Han (principal), Olga Ruvinov, Christopher Young

Producer: Judith Sherman ●  Engineer: David Sabee ● Assistant engineer: Dave West ● Editing assistant: Jeanne Velonis ● Mastering: Judith Sherman and Jeanne Velonis

Melia Watras (b. 1969)
5 Poems of Herbert Woodward Martin for narrator, violin and viola (2021)*
① Fragment for Emily Dickinson 2:54
② Prima volta 0:43
③ Normal Desires 2:25
④ Seconda volta 0:50
⑤ Mystery 4:15
⑥ In Pandemic Times 1:56
⑦ Terza volta 0:35
⑧ Song: An Endless Flight 2:57
Carrie Henneman Shaw, voice; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola

Melia Watras
⑨ A brazen butterfly alights for violin solo, harp and strings (2021)* 6:46
Melia Watras, viola; Valérie Muzzolini, harp; David Alexander Rahbee, conductor; Brazen butterfly ensemble

Melia Watras
⑩ Echo for violin solo (2020)* 5:21
Rachel Lee Priday, violin

Frances White (b. 1960)
⑪ As night falls for violin, viola narrator and electronic sound (2012)* 18:23
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola; Sheila Daniels, narrator

Leilehua Lanzilotti (b. 1983)
⑫ ko’u inoa for solo viola (2017) 6:38
Melia Watras, viola

Melia Watras
⑬ Hertabuise for narrator and violin (2021)* 3:03
Herbert Woodward Martin, narrator; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin

Melia Watras
⑭ Weeping Pendula for voice and loop pedal (2021)* 6:37
Carrie Henneman Shaw, voice

Leilehua Lanzilotti
⑮ to be two for violin and viola (2021)* 5:29
Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Melia Watras, viola

*World premiere recording