A setting of my translation of a poem by La Fontaine (one of his tales, not one of his fables), for voice and ‘cello. Once Sister Jean had borne a child, Her piety was unexcelled. The other nuns, though undefiled, Had cravings they had not dispelled. “Our Jean,” the Abbess said with pride, “Has set […]

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Do you want to be like the inchworm?  We have a rather glum song here, as befits the subject. The inchworm’s life is mild and meek; His prospects look a little bleak. All day he creeps, and creeps, and creeps, And creeps, and creeps, and then he sleeps. When morning comes, he wakes and eats […]

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This is taken from my 1993 show, Eddie Unchained.  In this selection, Victoria, a caterer, is preparing refreshments for Eddie’s birthday party.  Victoria was played by Ivy Austin; she was accompanied by a string quartet of Robert Zubrycki, Cenovia Cummins, Carol Benner, and Benjamin Whittenburg.

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I found this scathing verse by Jean Richepin, and did my best to translate it.  I intended to set it to music, but discovered that Georges Brassens had already done that.  So, I illustrated it instead; and have projected and recited it in various theaters. Philistine, you copulate With your lawful wedded mate, Dreaming, Dreaming, […]

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A setting of a curious nonsense poem, attributed to Richard Corbett (1582-1635).  The accompaniment can be played either by piano or by violin and ‘cello.  Here’s the first bit.

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A querulous little rumination, that begins like this.

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Back in 1977, some of the members of the Oberlin Dance Collective, plus a few others, put on a show of work that didn’t quite fit into ODC.  I contributed a program, an 8mm film collage, and artwork and deviled eggs for the lobby.

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An insistent number, written as I was enjoying a new piano.

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