BABY'S BREATH: Some RHYME and REASON

Included: "The Boohoo Bouquet" (a garland of neglected flerrrs) was performed at the Houston Grand Opera House by the Houston Children's Chorus in 2013. The musical setting was added by Owen Robbins. "Lyric Lament" (the first line of a blues song is always repeated) was performed by Myrna Reynolds at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut in 2011 for the Women's Composers Festival. It is unique as a soprano comic aria. (Stacy /composer)