In Madison Singers, we're performing a song cycle of three "Nocturnes," which are a set of night- themed poems set to music by Morten Lauridsen. Lauridsen is basically a genius among choral composers, so we're having a ball learning these songs. We've just started the second in the set, called "Soneto de la Noche," by Pablo Neruda. It may very well ( Read more... )