Do not stand at my grave and weep

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep is a free of rights poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye. Frye allegedly found herself composing the piece of verse on a brown paper shopping bag.

When I found the poem (as with all great findings, by accident :) ) it resonated with me, and I quickly found myself humming a melody to it. It's my first composition for a piano, clarinet, cello trio.

The piece is conceived as an elaborate harmonization of a single note ("e"). Throughout the first verse you can hum the note "e" to the melody. After a modulation the text is repeated and the pedal note becomes the note "f".

Enjoy!

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sun on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circling flight.

I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there; I did not die.

Concert Announcement: Daydream lullaby.

What?

"Aperitif" concert for mixed choir with instrumental and textual intermezzi. Music from a variety of different style periods and moods.

Where?

Gasthuisberg - Auditorium GA2 - Onderwijs & Navorsing 1 - Herestraat 49 - 3000 Leuven - Belgium.

When?

3rd of june, at 11am

Who?

Choir

Capella Academica, personel choir from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, conducted by Dieter Staelens.

Presentation

Veerle Foulon

Piano Accompaniment

Annelynn Bailleu

Intermezzi

I will actively participate in this concert: both as a singer and as piano player during the instrumental intermezzi. One of the intermezzi is composed by me: "Meditation" for piano and cello (written on jan 1st 2012, style: Eric Satie meets Philip Glass (I'm modest like that ;) ). The other two intermezzi are written by Philip Gaubert (Divertissement Grec, written in 1908, style: early 20th century, with a touch of impressionism) and Emile Kronke (the first of his "Deux Papillons" op 165, written in 1921, style: early 20th century). The cello will be played by Arthur Spaepen. The flutes will be played by Lotte Goyvaerts and Koen Eneman.

If the music is not enough reason to motivate you, there will be a free reception afterwards...

I want to order tickets!

But of course :-) You can reserve them online using the ticket reservation form. The prices are:

• € 9: standard price
• € 7: personel KU Leuven, -18, students, 65+
• € 6: holders of a culture card
• € 10: at the entrance, on the day of the concert