Work

MusicFelix Mendelssohn - "Songs without Words"; Op. 67, no. 6 – “Serenade”; Op. 38, no. 2 – “Lost Happiness”; Op. 67, no. 5 – “Shepherds Complaint”; Op. 67, no. 4 – “The Spinning Wheel”; Op. 19, no. 6 – “Venetian Barcarole”; Op. 62, no. 3 – “Funeral March”; Op. 62, no. 6 – “Spring Song”; Op. 62, no. 1 – “May Breezes”; Op. 30, no. 2 – “Unrest”; Op. 30, no. 6 – “Second Barcarole”

InstrumentationViolin, Piano

Number of Dancers16

Running Time24 minutes

Premiere Date & CompanyOctober 8, 2014, Mark Morris Dance Group

Premiere CastChelsea Acree, Sam Black, Rita Donahue, Domingo Estrada, Jr., Lesley Garrison, Lauren Grant, Brian Lawson, Aaron Loux, Laurel Lynch, Stacy Martorana, Dallas McMurray, Brandon Randolph, Billy Smith, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel, Michelle Yard