There Will Come Soft Rains - Kevin Memley

Episode 14 of the Choral Catalogue podcast, hosted by Matthew Van Dyke, titled "There Will Come Soft Rains - Kevin Memley" was published on March 1, 2022 and runs 59 minutes.

March 1, 2022 ·59m · Choral Catalogue

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Summary

In this episode, you'll hear from Kevin Memley, composer of "There Will Come Soft Rains" - available for SSAA through Pavane Publishing. Kevin and I discuss the conception of the piece, Sara Teasdale, synesthesia, polyrhythms, and the usual non-musical banter. This episode honors Sara Teasdale during Women’s History Month in March but is also dedicated to those impacted by the atrocious events that are currently taking place in Ukraine.  The text of this piece centers around the subject of war and its futility to the world around us.  Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy our conversation and go check out "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Kevin's additional compositional library. https://kevinmemley.com/ http://www.pavanepublishing.com/2x2pdf/P1448There2X2.pdf

Episode Description

In this episode, you'll hear from Kevin Memley, composer of "There Will Come Soft Rains" - available for SSAA through Pavane Publishing.

Kevin and I discuss the conception of the piece, Sara Teasdale, synesthesia, polyrhythms, and the usual non-musical banter.

This episode honors Sara Teasdale during Women’s History Month in March but is also dedicated to those impacted by the atrocious events that are currently taking place in Ukraine. The text of this piece centers around the subject of war and its futility to the world around us.

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy our conversation and go check out "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Kevin's additional compositional library.

https://kevinmemley.com/

http://www.pavanepublishing.com/2x2pdf/P1448There2X2.pdf

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