Hyo-shin Na: Song So Old (2022)

Live in recital at Duquesne University
THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL: Kevin Lee Sun, piano
September 27, 2024 | PNC Recital Hall

PROGRAM NOTE
The title and inspiration of Song So Old for piano solo came from the text of a Navajo Native American song called Coyote Songs. This song was sung to dispel unwelcome spirits at the Navajo Enemy Way ceremony. The syllables of the text have no meaning; instead they reproduce the barking of coyotes and the hoot of owls: "heya heya heya a yo ho yo ho yaha" and etc. Song So Old was co-commissioned by the Elaine and Richard Fohr Foundation and Kevin Lee Sun.
—Hyo-shin Na

Recording Engineer: Justin Stag