Per Aspera

Medium Voice

Text: Lisa Favicchia, Megan Kaminski, Wyatt Townley

Duration: 14 minutes

Vocal Range: F#3–G5

Premiere: Zachary Cope, Zhengyingyue Huang, Emily Raese, Kevin Smith; Hammert Building, Eudora, KS; Oct 25, 2019

Program Notes: The state motto of Kansas is “Ad astra per aspera,” which roughly translates, “To the stars through hardship.” Per Aspera combines settings of texts by Kansas-based poets that address the challenges of emotional turmoil and mental illness.