Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi
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Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

47:06 Feb 4, 2025
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Explore the different emotional aspects of loss, grief, and separation in this orchestral song cycle by Kenedy Center composer-in-residence Carlos Simon. John Banther and Evan Keely explore the text by Rumi, how Simon pairs this directly in the music, and moments to listen for!Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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