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
David Farrell
Music Composer and Theorist
Vera String Quartet
Vera String Quartet
IU JSOM's String Quartet
Alejandra Martinez
Alejandra Martinez
Soprano and Librettist