Dimitri Illarionov performs "The Promise" by Richard Johnson solo guitar

Описание: Dimitri Illarionov performs "The Promise" by Richard Johnson," at Irma Wassall's 100th Birthday Concert in Wichita, Kansas, September 20, 2008. The classical / jazz / blues work was written to accompany a poem of Irma's by the same name. Irma became 102 years old September 23, 2010. This concert was held at Wichita Art Museum and presented by Wichita Guitar Society

Russian Guitarist Dimitri Illarionov has won many of the most prestigious international competitions including the 2002 Guitar Foundation of America and the 2008 Tarrega competion where he took all three top prizes.

http://illarionov.com
http://richardjohnsonmusic.com

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"Promise" by Irma Wassall

Then
I promised myself
There shall be no regrets
For this, my grand adventure.
All the rest of my life
I shall have the memory
To hold against my heart;
Even when I am old
I shall remember and be glad.
I shall fling my thoughts
Back across the years,
And it will be like stretching cold hands
Toward a red fire
To warm them.

Now, when my grand adventure is ended,
I cannot keep my promise.
All the rest of my life
There will be regret,
Like an unhealing wound in my heart.
Even when I am old
I shall remember and be sad.
Against my will
My thoughts will fling themselves
Back across the years,
And it will be like stretching cold hands
Toward a dead fire
To warm them.