Lullabye Antonia Suite

impressions of a young girl

Theater Songs from the staged production

for soprano and piano by

Whyte & McClure

Ron Whyte, lyrics

Lee McClure, music

Lisa Bielawa, soprano Nurit Tilles, piano Stephan McCabe, theater director & lighting, costume, prop design

Eclectix Concert CAMI Hall, NYC

May 18, 1991 TIMELINE 0:00 introduction 0:22 When I Awoke 1:24 transition

2:24 When I Awoke, verse 2

3:42 Whenever Iam Walked Abroad 4:33 transition

4:52. Oh Mother, Oh Father

5:23 piano solo

5:50 Dr. Mother, Dr. Father

6:50 transition

7:24 And Now Iam Born

7:52 Shall I Have a Sister?

9:34 (end)

Scenario In Lullaby Antonia the singer portrays a young girl, four to seven years old, who is creating songs and nursery rhymes about her life, what happens to her, what she sees, and the birth of her sister. Ron Whyte wrote the text in honor of the birth of Antonia Christina Dobsevage House, the second daughter of Mr. & Mrs. House, who are both physicians.