c. 32 minutes
Commissioned by Dawn Upshaw 
soprano, fl, cl, trombone, accordion, guitar, piano, percussion, strings (may be done by individual strings or string section) 

Song cycle (of 6 songs) to texts by W.B. Yeats.

All 6 songs may be performed as a set. Other options include all but song 5; songs 1,2 and 3; or individual songs 1, 3 or 5.