Larry Alan Smith: Epistulae ex Ponto (2017) – “Letters from the Black Sea” is a large-scale work for soprano and orchestra. It pays tribute to the great “Roman Poet” Ovid (Ovidio) on the 2000th Anniversary of his death in exile.
Three videos appear below:
A video of the final movement (approximately 4 minutes)
A video of the complete work (approximately 29 minutes)
A video of the composer’s pre-performance comments on March 31, 2017 (approximately 9 minutes)
Program notes (in English) from the premiere performance on March 31, 2017
The excerpts from Ovid’s poems that are used in the piece
Poems used in Epistulae ex Ponto (English only)
Larry Alan Smith would like to thank soprano Cherie Caluda, conductor Edward Cumming, and the Hartt Orchestra for bringing Epistulae ex Ponto to life with such care, energy, and enthusiasm at the world premiere on March 31, 2017 in West Hartford, CT, USA.
Epistulae ex Ponto is published by Tallow Tree Music Publishing
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Performance materials are available for rental. Please contact the Theodore Presser Company for perusal copies of the full and piano-vocal scores.
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