Connecting the dots
From mother to child,
To husband, to niece.
Connecting the dots
From sister to sister,
To partner, to friend.
Threading through space,
And stretching through time,
Weaving a self
Entangled by love,
Enabled by love
To form its true shape,
Knowing that it comes from these Lines of love.
—Karen Siegel
Program Note
“Love Lines” is about interconnectedness and the role of loving relationships in fostering the development of the individual, using the metaphor of a children’s “connect the dots” puzzle. When I wrote this poem in early 2020, little did I know how much the pandemic disruptions would soon stretch these “love lines” and bring their presence to the forefront. The music is in ABA form, with a rhythmic and somewhat jazzy opening and closing section, and a lyrical middle section with lush, shifting harmonies. It was composed for C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, and premiered by them with conductor Perry Townsend. “Love Lines” was recorded by The Crossing, with director Donald Nally, and released on their album Meciendo (Navona Records, 2024).
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