The Bells (2024)

Performed by Anna Miles, voice and Ethan Hacker, piano at the University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Indiana) on June 29, 2024 

Duration: ca. 3'05''

Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Program notes: This text setting of "The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe was composed as a project for my Intro to Composition course at my university.  Utilizing vocal "shhh" effects and sparkly high-register piano playing, this piece is meant to convey the feeling of hiking through an icy mountaintop.