The Stubborn Heart consists of 5 songs, settings of 5 poems of Australian poet, Judith Wright, broadly tracing her journey through life, from a curious, cheeky and somewhat rebellious teenager, through motherhood, her relationship with the environment and, finally, acceptance of old age.
About the work
Instrumentation: Soprano, piano
Contents: 5 songs
Naked Girl and Mirror — Woman to Man — Egrets — Sonnet — Sonnet for Christmas.
Difficulty: Medium
Originally commissioned by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Ars Musica Australis to celebrate the Conservatorium’s centenary.
