Edgar Allan Poe’s work captivates me, like I’m sure it does many others. The dark, twisted imagery, the ambiguous metaphors, and especially in this poem, the deeply introspective tone all serve to create a body of work that is still relevant to this day. When I read Poe’s "A Dream Within a Dream," I knew this would be the perfect text to set for my first vocal work for SATB choir and piano accompaniment. It has this grandeur and intimacy, this mystery about it that I loved and that I thought I could really express with my own musical style. In this piece, I aimed to express the different iterations and meanings of the word “dream” and how these meanings progress over the course of the text. There are moments of levity and moments of dark torment, all of which I hope deeply resonate with Poe’s poetic style. 
 
Watch a performance of this work here! https://youtu.be/KUDYIeWiujE