Source Song Festival Three-Year History of Commissions & Music Programming *information included are the last three in-person festivals (‘17, ’18, & ’19). The 2020 Festival included re-imagined video event of archival audio from 2019 OpenSource Concert, and the launch of ‘re:Source’, a database of all works commissioned by Source Song Festival.
Source Song Festival Commissions Song Cycles Carol Barnett
Longing for Home
2018
(five-song cycle)
Libby Larsen
Pharaoh Songs
2017
(six-song cycle)
David Evan Thomas
To Joy
2017
(fourteen-song cycle)
Individual Songs Prince / arr. Liam Moore Carol Barnett Libby Larsen
“Baby” “Blessing” “Blessing”
2019 2019 2019
Michael Betz Ryan Johnston Kelly Krebs Chris Koza Chris Koza Liam Moore Martha Helen Schmidt Scott Senko Justin Anthony Spenner Roger Towler Timothy C. Takach
“A Purple Unraveling” “Evensong” “Whiteout” “Last One Up” “Stand Clear” “Winter and Construction” “Lonely” “Primordial Drink” “In Normandie” “The River Runs Near” “Mantra”
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
Source Song Festival Non-Commissioned Premieres Premiered by Local Professionals Emily Boyajian Micah Dombrower Stanford Felix Linda Kachelmeier Kelly Krebs Isaac Lovdahl Liam Moore Greg Schaffner Martha Helen Schmidt Simon Sperl Timothy C. Takach Jeremy Walker J. David Moore
“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Christmas Music” “Trunken müssen wir alle sein!” “La Promesse” “I GOT THE HOTS FOR MOMMA” “How Close I’d Love to Be” “You Seem Most Full” “Spheksophobia” “Mediterranean Suns” “Why Am I Alone?” “Leave a Comment” “Forest Green”
2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020
“Outside Work”
2019