Premiered in 1988 by Renée Fleming, Ranjbaran's Three Persian Songs are disparate settings of poems by contemporary Persian authors, in English translation. Reflected in Ranjbaran's unique style are Poverty (by Ahmad Shamlu), It Is Night (Nima Yushij), and The Windows (Mehdi Akhavan-Sales), expressing alienation, darkness, and friendship, respectively. For advanced performers.