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English

Synopsis

A 20-minute chamber work for high voice and ensemble. The piece memorializes LGBTQ teenagers who have taken their own lives due to anti-gay bullying, with a text by poet Kathryn Levy.

Composer

Dennis Tobenski

Lyricist / Librettist / Playwright

Kathryn Levy

Year of composition/publication / premiere

2015

Genre

Song cycle

LGBTQAI+ category

Gay, Queer

Level of centrality

Main character

Characters

Not Found

Voice type

Tenor

Pronouns

Publisher / Rights holder

Tobenski Music Press (Astoria, NY)

Where to buy / access the work

Performance rights

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