About the Music: Poulenc (2 pieces TTBB), Terminus, Mr. Toad's Song

Hello everyone,
Our ongoing survey of Winter and Spring quarter repertoire continues!
First up: "Seigneur" and "Tout puissant" (4 Prayers of St. Francis of Asissi, set by Francis Poulenc - Chamber T/B)

About the music and the text:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatre_petites_pri%C3%A8res_de_saint_Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Assise
About Francis Poulenc:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Poulenc

Translations of all four poems:

https://www.reverbnation.com/thescholacantorumofstpetertheapostle/song/17829297-four-little-prayers-st-francis/lyrics

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"Terminus" - text by R.W. Emerson, music by Nancy Hill Cobb
You may know Emerson's famous essay on "Self-Reliance" - if you don't know it, DROP EVERYTHING FOLLOW THIS LINK AND READ IT RIGHT NOW! Forget the self-help aisle - go to the source, get the real deal - FREE :-)

Emerson, "Self-Reliance":
 https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/selfreliance.html
About Ralph Waldo Emerson:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

Emerson is meme'd a lot - why not dip into his essays and read some of his wonderful poetry - find out what he /actually said/...!!!

Text of "Terminus" - Nancy Hill Cobb set only a portion of it - here is the entire poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52349/terminus

Here is a VERY interesting analysis of the poem, with some revealing contextual information! - http://worldlitshah1emerson.weebly.com/emersons-poetry.html

About Nancy Hill Cobb, the composer: http://sbmp.com/ComposerPage.php?ComposerNum=177

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"Mr. Toad's Song" - text from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame; setting by Lee Peterson

Y'all, TWITW is one of my favorite books of all time. I re-read it at least half a dozen times each year. It is a magical masterpiece! If you don't know it - hie you to Half Price Books and buy a copy /right now/.
Now - read the notes on your musical score for the background and text of this piece. And, think about Mr. Toad - he turns up in the most interesting places! He's practically an archetype. I'll leave it at that :-) :-)
About Mr. Grahame and the book:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_in_the_Willows

What inspired Mr. Grahame to write this wonderful book? - 

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/whats-on/online/witw/letters

If you prefer to read the book online, it's right here at Project Gutenberg, free for the asking! - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27805

A note about my setting: I love strutting, pompous, verbose, self-centered, manic but essentially good-natured Toady.
I was musically influenced by the magnificent Cab Calloway!
Get into the mood with these clips - -
Here's "Minnie the Moocher":

And a famous CC upbeat tune, "Jumpin' Jive"

Have fun with Mr. Toad - and yes, there is a video of me doing THE MOTIONS.
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In musical solidarity,
Lee