Sunday, July 14, 2019

July 14 - Eric Stokes (The Musical Birthday Series)

Composer Eric Stokes (14 July 1930– 16 March1999) is not too well-known outside of Minnesota, but since he was an important force in my musical life, and one of my teachers, I am celebrating his birthday. 


Stoked

He believed the avant-garde
Shouldn’t be so hard
For ordinary folks —
And that's why Eric Stokes
Employed his musical jokes,
And lightened his arcana
With echt Americana,
In Ivesian barrages
Of colorful collages.


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