composer: Jeff Smallman (Hungarian translation by Gabor Sass)
text: various
duration: 18:30
Soprano (or mezzo), B flat clarinet, violin, cello, piano
A commissioned work describing moments in the journey and life of a young immigrant girl. Forced to leave her home at an early age, the listener hears key moments in Elisabeth's life as she adapts to her new world. There are six songs in this cycle (the first is in Hungarian):
Hazam (Home)
The Flight
Places
City Tides
Chicken Soup
There Will Be Rest
