Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty Music: John Adams Harmonium,
(for large orchestra and chorus): Part 2- Because I Could Not Stop For Death- Wild Nights, John Adams, Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony, Vance George, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Inspired by “Wild Nights” 1861 poem by Emily Dickenson
Wild nights Wild nights
Were I with thee,
Wild nights should be
Our Luxury!
Futile the winds
To a heart in port, —
Done with the compass,
Done with the chart.
Rowing in Eden!
Ah! The sea!
Might I but moor
To-night in thee!
This work was developed in residence at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Weekend Residency in NY in April 2024 and continued to be developed at Windhover Performing Arts Center in Rockport, MA.
