1986
Confiding
Composed by 
David Leisner
David Leisner 
Song Collection
Confiding is a song cycle by David Leisner for high (or medium) voice and piano setting "10 poems by women, mostly Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë, that trace the rise and fall of an intimate relationship and then turn to non-human elements (the guitar, imagination, God) for confiding."
This cycle is available in versions for high voice and piano, medium voice and piano, and high voice and guitar.
The audio selections feature several different musicians. Please visit individual song entries for track details. Used with the permission of the composer.
Leisner writes of Confiding:
“This cycle of ten songs, all set to poems by women, deals with various kinds and stages of confiding. The first and last songs act as prelude and postlude. Songs no. 2-5 trace the rise and fall of an intimate relationship, after which the ‘I’ of the poems turns for confiding to the guitar (no. 6), pauses for reevaluation (no. 7), then turns to imagination (no. 8), and finally to God (no. 9). The entire cycle centers around the interval of a third.
“Confiding exists in versions for both high and medium voice with piano, as well as its original high voice and guitar version. It is dedicated to Ralph Jackson.”
Songs
Savior! I’ve no one else to tell —1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily DickinsonAmple make this Bed —1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily DickinsonWild Nights1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily DickinsonSignal1986 · ConfidenceDavid LeisnerGene ScaramellinoStar-Crossed1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerElissa ElyThe Lady to Her Guitar1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëLove and Friendship1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëTo Imagination1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëFaith1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëThis is my letter to the World1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily Dickinson
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“Ample make this Bed —” (from “Confiding”)
Emily Albrink (soprano) & David Leisner (guitar)2:10
“Faith” (from “Confiding”)
Sanford Sylvan (baritone) & Patricia Thom (piano)4:29
“Savior! I’ve no one else to tell —” (from “Confiding”)
Sanford Sylvan (baritone) & Patricia Thom (piano)1:59
“Star-Crossed” (from “Confiding”)
Emily Albrink (soprano) & David Leisner (guitar)3:18
“Signal” (from “Confiding”)
Emily Albrink (soprano) & David Leisner (guitar)3:04
“The Lady to Her Guitar” (from “Confiding”)
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano) & Jon Klibonoff (piano)2:44
“This is my letter to the World” (from “Confiding”)
Sanford Sylvan (baritone) & Patricia Thom (piano)2:40
“Wild Nights” (from “Confiding”)
Sanford Sylvan (baritone) & Patricia Thom (piano)2:10