With the publication of “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” Getty presents an impressive compendium of verse, program notes, and notes on the Four Libretti. Informatively enhanced for the reader's benefit with the inclusion of a formal Introduction and an Afterword by Getty, we are presented with a literary treasure of insights into an authentically gifted and distinctive poetic voice for our times.

An inherently fascinating read that is impressively well organized and presented, this hard cover edition of Gordon Getty's “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” from Authority Publishing is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Contemporary Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum Contemporary Classical Music studies lists.

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American composer Gordon Getty has contributed more than forty works to the canon, and his music continues to be performed by leading artists and ensembles in some of the world's most prestigious venues. The San Francisco Symphony premiered several of his new choral works at Davies Symphony Hall in June 2023. His Old Man Trilogy, three choral settings of his original poetry, will be premiered in July 2024 at Festival Napa Valley.

With the publication of “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” Getty presents an impressive compendium of verse, program notes, and notes on the Four Libretti. Informatively enhanced for the reader’s benefit with the inclusion of a formal Introduction and an Afterword by Getty, we are presented with a literary treasure of insights into an authentically gifted and distinctive poetic voice for our times.

An inherently fascinating read that is impressively well organized and presented, this hard cover edition of Gordon Getty’s “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” from Authority Publishing is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Contemporary Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum Contemporary Classical Music studies lists.

June 2024