The Bustle in a House

"The Bustle in a House" is the eighth song in Bolcom's cycle I Will Breathe a Mountain, which sets the poetry of several American women poets. The cycle is for mezzo-soprano and piano. The audio recording of "The Bustle in a House" is made possible through a collaboration between the Hampsong Foundation and SongFest. The performers are the SongFest 2012 Marc and Eva Stern Fellows Laura Choi Stuart, soprano and Javier Arrebola, piano, and the performance took place at SongFest 2012 at The Colburn School. Image: Emily Dickinson, Letters of Emily Dickinson, 1894, frontispiece, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Digital ID: cph 3b36913