an class="view_more">Francis Poulenc - Tristis est anima mea (from Quatre Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97/4). Swara Vocal Ensemble (www.swaravocalensemble.com) Ivan Yohan, conductor Hélène Richardeau, soprano solo Concert in Iglesia San José de Astillero - XXII...  le.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Francis Poulenc - Tristis est anima mea (from Quatre Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97/4). Swara Vocal Ensemble (www.swaravocalensemble.com) Ivan Yohan, conductor Hélène Richardeau, soprano solo Concert in Iglesia San José de Astillero - XXII Jornadas Internacionales Música Coral, Astillero, Cantabria, Spain  an>

an class="view_more">When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  le.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">lessan>