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Holden’s Ballad

 

Year: 2016-17

Duration: ca. 7 minutes

Instrumentation: vocal quartet (SATB) and piano

Commissioned By: N/A

Inspired By: Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye

Lyrics: C. J. Wirshba

Publisher: Purple Jaw Music (ASCAP)

Premiere Performance: March 11, 2017

Casadesus Recital Hall; Vestal, New York

by Rachel Zielinski, soprano; Isabel Polmatier, alto; Zachary Ritter, tenor; Alex Castonguay, bass; Joel Harder, piano

Performance History:

  • May 4, 2017: Binghamton University’s Harpur Chorale, Chamber Hall, Vestal, New York

  • April 27, 2017: Rachel Zielinski, soprano; Isabel Polmatier, alto; Zachary Ritter, tenor; Alex Castonguay, bass; Michael McAndrew, piano; Casadesus Recital Hall, Vestal, New York

  • April 21, 2017: Rachel Zielinski, soprano; Isabel Polmatier, alto; Zachary Ritter, tenor; Alex Castonguay, bass; Michael McAndrew, piano; The Undergrounds, Vestal, New York

  • March 11, 2017: Rachel Zielinski, soprano; Isabel Polmatier, alto; Zachary Ritter, tenor; Alex Castonguay, bass; Joel Harder, piano; Casadesus Recital Hall, Vestal, New York