composer: Rick Bartlett
text: Dr. R. Smithdas
Duration: 3:25
SSAA, piano
Scored for SSAA and piano, Accolade to Spring is another score in a series of works with text authored by Robert Smithdas, a deaf/blind poet and scholar. It is an introduction and adventure of welcoming spring utilizing the senses of touch and smell. The accompaniment is expressive and weaves support to the vocal lines. The work was premiered by the Penns Manor Vocal Ensemble, directed by Rich Beaule, to whom it has also been dedicated.
