Music composed by David Farrell, "As I Going to St. Ives," was performed by Alejandra Martinez and the Vera String Quartet.

"I wrote this with rhythm front and center. The music switches between very strict, regular rhythms and a more open and free way of experiencing time. The number seven is at the core of the rhyme, and so the music counts to seven frequently - both literal counting, and cycling through a series of seven chords."

-David Farrell

As I was going to St. Ives,

I met a man with seven wives,

Every wife had seven sacks.

Every sack had seven cats.

Every cat had seven kitts

Kitts, cats, sacks, wives:

How many were going to St. Ives?

David Farrell

Music Composer and Theorist

Vera String Quartet

IU JSOM's String Quartet

Alejandra Martinez

Soprano and Librettist