"Desert Pools" from Three Seasons in New England - Matthew Shorten, Tenor

Tenor and composer Matthew Shorten premieres his own art song, "Desert Pools" from Three Seasons in New England at the National Gallery Singapore. Concert held March 19th, 2022 at the Supreme Court Terrace.
Project and performance funded and supported by Voices of Singapore, the National Arts Council, and the National Gallery Singapore.
Matthew Shorten, Tenor
Gabriel Hoe, Piano
Desert Pools by Sara Teasdale
I love too much; I am a river
Surging with spring that seeks the sea,
I am too generous a giver,
Love will not stoop to drink of me.
His feet will turn to desert places
Shadowless, reft of rain and dew,
Where stars stare down with sharpened faces
From heavens pitilessly blue.
And there at midnight sick with faring
He will stoop down in his desire
To slake the thirst grown past all bearing
In stagnant water keen as fire.

[@CantorClassics]

Very nicely sung. I enjoyed.

[@davidocarroll2507]

So lyrical, well done

[@matthewshorten1161]

Thank you very much indeed, David! :)