Episode 2: Open Thy Lattice, Love

Stephen publishes his first song, “Open Thy Lattice, Love,” at 18, and writes songs for the neighborhood glee club. He also meets Charles Dickens, who gives him some advice about art. Credits Voices Stephen Foster: GianPaolo Lattanzio Morrison Foster: Nick (@nicks_voice) William Foster, Sr.: Bernard Guttnick Eliza Foster: Kathy Curtis (@kathycurtisvo) Dick Cowan: Tavaras Nixon (@nullva) Charles Shiras: Eric Yang (@ericyinyang) Andy Robinson and extras: Matt (@jdvoices) Charles Dickens: Ed A. (@warmvo) Musical Recordings “Beautiful Dreamer”: Stephen Foster, 1862. Midi by Robert A. Hudson. CC 3.0. https://imslp.org/wiki/Beautiful_Dreamer_(Foster%2C_Stephen) “Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622”: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1791. Rondo: Allegro performed by University of Washington Symphony, December 1987. William McColl basset clarinet. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive. EFF Open Audio License. https://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Concerto_in_A_major,_K.622_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) “A Collection of New Cotillions”: Francis Johnson, 1818. Midi by Open Music Theory, 2025. CC 4.0. https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Collection_of_New_Cotillons_(Johnson,_Francis) “Woodman! Spare That Tree!”: Clifford Jackson singer, William Bolcom piano. from the album “An Evening with Henry Russell,” Nonesuch Records, 1977. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u-tji2_gUzI