Seasons from Child’s World (Mable Bailey)

Seasons from Child’s World
Music and text by Mable Bailey, b. 1939
Score source: siupress.com/bo...
Rachel Velarde, mezzo-soprano
Luis Rodriguez-Morales, piano
Mable Bailey was born in Canton, Mississippi, and moved to Oakland, California, with her family as a child. She graduated from San Francisco State University in 1963 with a double major in education and music. She began to compose while she was a graduate student at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and studied composition at the College of Holy Names in Oakland, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and the University of Denver. She has taught in the Denver Public Schools since 1976, and composes choral, vocal, and instrumental music.
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Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
These are the seasons of the year.
Come the Spring, April showers,
Come the Summer, sunny days,
Come the Autumn, glowing sunsets,
Come the Winter, falling snow.
Come the Spring, things are growing,
Come the Summer, things will bloom,
Come the Autumn, things are dying,
Come the Winter, things are gone.
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
These are the seasons of the year.
Come the Spring, children fly kites,
Come the Summer, people wed.
Come the Autumn, farmers reap corn.
In the Winter, ends the year.
Come the Spring, with St. Patrick,
Come the Summer, July Fourth,
Come the Autumn with Thanksgiving,
In the Winter, Christmas smiles.
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
These are the seasons of the year.
The Women Sing!
A recital honoring the NATS 2020-2021 celebration of women composers.
Presented during the the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Cal Western Region Conference
January 17, 2021
Rachel Velarde, mezzo-soprano
Luis Rodriguez-Morales, piano
Recorded January 9, 2021 at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Videography and editing by Maya James, mayapapayapict...

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