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Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

Update: 2025-02-04
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Explore the different emotional aspects of loss, grief, and separation in this orchestral song cycle by Kenedy Center composer-in-residence Carlos Simon. John Banther and Evan Keely explore the text by Rumi, how Simon pairs this directly in the music, and moments to listen for!

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Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

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