Katherine Balch

Haustier Liederbuch

Subtitle	for bass voice and piano
Year(s) composed	2017
Publisher	Schott Music
Duration	9'
Premiere	January 19, 2018; Paul Hall, The Juilliard School; Andrew Munn, bass • Adam Rothenberg, piano
Commission	Commissioned by Andrew Munn
Composer note	This is a song cycle about two animal companions, Shadowfax (the dog) and Zarathustra (the cat) whom singer Andrew Munn and I shared an apartment with while living together in New York. The text is by Andrew and the piece is affectionalty dedicated to himand our pets. – Katherine Balch