say it in your heart, say it when you sleep

say it in your heart, say it when you sleep (2023)

Co-commissioned by Angela Kim and Yi-Yang Chen

The pitch content in say it in your heart, say it in your sleep is drawn from Lili‘uokalani’s song, E ku‘u Ho‘ōla. “Ho‘ōla” means “to give life, to revive, to heal” in ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, while “ea” means “sovereignty” or “life” (EA is a repeated gesture throughout the piece). The title honors scholar and activist Haunani Kay Trask, and is a quote from her most famous speech.

*Haunani-Kay Trask sitting at a table at the UH YWCA, where Trask and Greevy were looking for display gallery venues. (Photo: Ed Greevy)*

Past Performances

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 — Angela Kim performs say it in your heart, say it when you sleep at Armoring Center for Music and the Arts, Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL

Saturday, April 13, 2024 — 2024 Asian Classical Music Initiative International Conference will take place at Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles, CA from April 13th to 14th, 2024. Yi-Yang Chen performs say it in your heart, say it when you sleep—Leilehua Lanzilotti is the International Conference’s commissioned composer.

Friday, April 5, 2024 — Yi-Yang Chen, regional premiere, Global Music and Migration, Murphy Hall, performances at Swarthout Recital Hall and Leid Recital Hall, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Saturday, February 24, 2024 — Angela Kim, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA

Friday, October 6, 2023 — Angela Kim, world premiere, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), IL