Year of Composition

1980

Duration

7'

Instrumentation

Solo piano

Categories

Ballet
Keyboard Works

Program Note

Sandburg Suite was written for the dancer Margaret Beals, who recited Sandburg's poem Working Girls while dancing. In keeping with the populist spirit of Sandburg's poem, Bond gives us a brief nostalgic journey through musical Americana. The folk-like opening theme is followed by five variations, all different forms of the blues. The third variation presents a simple Joplin-type rag with a tune Bond claims springs from a childhood memory of a merry-go-round.

Audio/Video

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Commercial Recordings

Solo Piano Works by American Women (Leonarda)

Commission & Premiere Info

Commissioned by Margaret Beals
Premiered at The White Barn Theatre, Norwalk, CT on August 16, 1980.

Press Quotes

"Immediately appealing" — Discovery Magazine