2004

Winter Roses

Composed by Jake Heggie

Song Collection

Winter Roses is a three-part song cycle by Jake Heggie that sets the works of various poets to song. The song cycle was originally composed for mezzo-soprano and a chamber group.

About

Winter Roses is split into three major sections:

I. Two birds

  1. The Wren
  2. The Robin

II. Three Shades

  1. A Hero
  2. Sleeping
  3. To My Dad

III. Looking West

  1. Sweet Light

Epilogue: Late Fragment

Songs

Two Birds: The Wren2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieTwo Birds: The Robin2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieEmily DickinsonThree Shades: A Hero2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieThree Shades: Sleeping2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieRaymond CarverThree Shades: To My Dad2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieLooking West: Sweet Light2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieRaymond CarverEpilogue: Late Fragment2004 · Winter RosesJake HeggieRaymond Carver

Records

2015

The Moon’s A Gong, Hung In The Wild: Songs By Jake Heggie

Raymond Carver, Jake Heggie, Vachel Lindsay, Sister Helen Prejean, Gene Scheer

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Sheet Music

Winter Roses

Heggie, Jake
The Wren, The Robin, A Hero, Sleeping, To My Dad, Sweet Light, Late Fragment
Mezzo-Soprano
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