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Elegy / I Am So Tired


Dorothy Maynor performed Elegy and liked it so much that she commissioned Morawetz to orchestrate the song.


Dorothy Maynor, 1949
Dedication:
In deepest appreciation for your beautiful song. May you make our world more beautiful by giving us more.
Gratefully yours Dorothy Maynor


Lois Marshall sang Elegy and three songs set to the poems of William Blake on CBC radio's Sunday Morning Recital program, March 14, 1954.


Lois Marshall and Morawetz preparing for their recital.


In 1956, Morawetz accompanied baritone James Milligan in a Toronto performance.


James Milligan
Photo: John Steele


In 1969, Victor Braun performed Elegy at London's Centennial Hall.


Victor Braun and Morawetz, 1978


Baritone Alexander Gray performed Elegy at the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1978 with Morawetz at the piano.


Morawetz and Alec Gray, Banff 1978


Mezzo Gail Dubinbaum sang Elegy at the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1981.


Gail Dubinbaum, 1981