Fairyland for Soprano, French Horn and Piano Composer Patrick O'Shea

This piece was commissioned for my two daughters Alyson and Christiana. They chose a text from Edgar Allen Poe called Fairyland. The piece was composed by Patrick O'Shea. Patrick is the director of choirs at St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota. He and I sang together with the La Crosse Chamber Chorale. Patrick composed some pieces for our Words to Music project and they were really great. The piece is modern, but really sets the mood for the text. Very challenging for young musicians to perform, but I think they did a great job. It is a wonderful addition to the literature for voice, horn and piano. If you're interested in finding out more about Patrick and his music you can visit him at http://www.poshea.com/. The performance is from June of 2004 when Christiana had her senior high school recital. Elizabeth Fox is playing the piano.