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Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

Episode 124 February 4, 2025

Explore the different emotional aspects of loss, grief, and separation in this orchestral song cycle by Kenedy Center composer-in-residence Carlos Simon. John Banther and Evan Keely explore the text by Rumi, how Simon pairs this directly in the music, and moments to listen for!

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