About: The Emperor of Ice Cream is a highly theatrical setting of the famous poem by Wallace Stevens about death. There is a multiplicity of elements to the work, not only in the abundance of textures demanded from singer and instrumentalist alike, but in the use of performance spaces which constantly move and change...each individual word is a source for a wealth of color and texture. For Reynolds, one word will also conjure up other words of similar sound and dramatic fervor.... What [comes] through is the tremendous intensity of dramatic expression...
