This new work includes three beautiful and powerful song settings of Persian love poetry using the untranslated Persian texts of Hāfez, Malek Jan Nemati and Jalāl ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Premiered by soprano Miriam Khalil and pianist Carolyn Maule Braun in 2021 as part of a Royal Conservatory of Music recital celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven, this commissioned work was developed as a response to An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98. Āshéghāné-Hā is written for soprano, but may be suitable for some high mezzo-sopranos.
The score is now available for purchase through the Canadian Music Centre.