Tenor

1. The God of Love (from Much Ado about Nothing)
2. Elizabeth's Song (When I was fair and young) from Oxford book of 16th-Century Verse
3. Cuckoo Song (Spring-When daisies) from Love's Labour's Lost

A consortium of orchestras, including The Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, the Salt Lake Symphony, the Boise Philharmonic, the Mansfield Symphony and the University of Utah Philharmonia have commissioned the Schumann Trilogy to celebrate the bicentennial of Robert Schumann’s birth in 2010.  The trilogy was premiered at the REDCAT Theater in Los Angeles by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, Peter Askim, Music Director on May 8th, 2010.  It is comprised of three pieces -- Figments and Fragments, Cool Night and Genealogie -- which can be performed together or separately.

Singspiel in one act and thirteen scenes.  For singer/actors.
Ranges are as follows: 5 Sopranos, 4 Mezzo sopranos, 1 Alto, 4 Tenors, 3 Baritones, 2 Bass.
Ranges are approximate and can be changed if necessary. Actors/Singers may duplicate roles within a production. Plot Summary:  Diane Forest is an artistically successful author who makes a deal with Mephistopheles to become financially successful.