6.   Songs of Summer:  10 minute cycle; with poems by William Blake from his "Songs of Innocence and Experience."  You can hear this cycle below as performed by the composer, bass-baritone with pianist, Dr. Sam Walter. This cycle was also performed by mezzo-soprano, Susan Craft Larson, with pianist, Yelena Birayeva at Boston Metro Opera (the recording is will be added soon). Baritone, Hartmut Schulz presented the European premier in Cologne, Germany. ​

1.  Poison Tree, a song of Experience

2.  Infant Joy, a song of Experience

3.  The Lily, a song of Experience

4.  The Sick Rose, a song of Experience

5.  Infant Joy, a song of Innocence and
​6.  The Fly, a song of Experience

Note:  What would summer be without open windows that bring us the sound of babies crying in joy and sorrow; and the luscious smells of lilies and roses? What summer picnic would be complete without a restful snooze under the shade of a leafy tree; and what summer picnic would be complete without at least a few some flies and at least one worm?