Kile Smith's spellbinding jazz-inspired cycle, In this blue room, was commissioned and premiered by Lyric Fest in 2015. Based on poems written in response to artist Laura Madeleine's Batik paintings, the premiere featured Suzanne DuPlantis, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Teadt, baritone, and pianist Laura Ward.
For more information, visit https://lyricfest.org/commissions/in-this-blue-room/.
