From the Publisher
"Ran was asked for a new work for Mimi Stillman's Dolce Suono Ensemble and their Mahler/Schoenberg 2012 concert series. Creating a piece that would be at once an homage and a companion piece to Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire was an intriguing challenge. Ran ultimately chose poems and excerpts that reference the moon in a riveting performance setting for flute (doubling piccolo), piano, cello, and soprano/narrator/actress. With English and Hebrew texts, Moon Songs consists of four ""acts"" with two entr-actes. Extensive program notes and performance notes are included. Ran advises, Demanding as her sung part is, the singer
needs to be as much an actress as a singer."
Movements
Act I: Creation - Act II: Li Bai VeÆHayareæakh Hareik(Li Bai and the Vacant Moon) - EntrÆacte I - Act III: Star-crossed - EntrÆacte II: Prayer to Pierrot - Act IV: Medley - Act I: Transposed Version of mm. 57û79
