sung by Astra Desmond
(contralto)
When I 'bring to you colour'd toys The sleep that flits on baby's eyes On the seashore of endless worlds Light, my light
(Poems by Rabindranath Tagore )
John Alden Carpenter , whose Song of Faith was performed in England for the first time at a broadcast concert on Independence Day, is one of the most significant of contemporary American composers. ' Probably the most sensitive, sincere, and accomplished American-born composer that we have today among us,' says the American composer and critic, Olin Downes.
The songs to be heard this evening form part of the ' Gitanjali ' cycle, with words -ty Rabindranath Tagore. -They have been broadcast several times in this country.