Nocturno
(2022)
14 minutes
Baritone and Piano
Performance Information
Commissioned by the Brooklyn Art Song Society
World Premere:
Jesse Blumberg, Baritone and Michael Brofman, Piano. Brooklyn Art Song Society. April 2022.
Performed by Jesse Blumberg, Baritone and Michael Brofman, Piano. Brooklyn Art Song Society. February 2024.

Photo by guille pozzi on Unsplash
About
Nocturno is a cycle that traces the progression from late afternoon to morning. Ruben Darío's powerful imagery makes for a journey filled with emotions, surprises, and elegiac beauty. Beginning with late afternoon, and ending with early morning, Nocturno traces a metaphorical journey form darkness to light, not unlike the one the world went through during the Covid-19 Pandemic. From distant murmurs, to Caribbean grooves, to ecstatic climaxes, the cycle aims to emcompass the world awakening into existence in the way that Ruben Darío's own words marked the beginning of a new era in Latin American letters and culture.