Adapted from a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay:

"Time does not bring relief; you all have lied   
Who told me time would ease me of my pain!   
I miss him in the weeping of the rain;   
I want him at the shrinking of the tide;
The old snows melt from every mountain-side,   
And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane;   
But last year’s bitter loving must remain
Heaped on my heart, and my old thoughts abide.   
There are a hundred places where I fear   
To go,—so with his memory they brim.   
And entering with relief some quiet place   
Where never fell his foot or shone his face   
I say, 'There is no memory of him here!' 
And so stand stricken, so remembering him."

Music by Elyse Douglas. Vocals by Ashley Silva.
Cover art source material: Psyche in the Temple of Love by Edward John Poynter (1882).

Some Quiet Place

For violin, cello, and piano. Set to premiere at the "UCR Is Composing" concert on May 14, 201 9 at UC Riverside performed by the Mojave Trio.

Cover art - "SANS TITRE" by Eugène Gabritschevsky (1948).

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Theatrical Composer & Lyricist

Contact: Elyse.jealette@gmail.com

Elyse Jealette