Janice Lovoos

Janice Lovoos is an American poet. Her work has served as the text for Margaret Bonds's song cycle, Pot Pourri.

Audio

No Man Has Seen His Face

Frances Young Bennett, soprano; Nina Scolnik, piano2:19

Margaret Bonds

Composer

Janice Lovoos

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 5:30pm concert ("A Salute to Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

About

Janice Lovoos’ poetry has been set musically by African American composer, Margaret Bonds. Bonds composed the song cycle Pot Pourri, featuring Lovoos’ work.

-Lucy Koukoudian
This profile was created during the 2023-2024 academic year as part of the Song of America Fellowship Program, a project of the Classic Song Research Initiative between the Hampsong Foundation and the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

Songs

No Man Has Seen His Face2021 · Pot PourriMargaret BondsJanice Lovoos