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The Glass Hammer by Jorge Martín-Buján and Andrew Hudgins (Robert Wesley Mason, baritone)

The Glass Hammer – Dissertation Recital Performance Robert Wesley Mason, baritone Sarah Thune, piano University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Recorded March 20, 2024 | McIntosh Theater, Ann Arbor, MI Jorge Martín-Buján’s The Glass Hammer, set to the vivid and unsettling poetry of Andrew Hudgins, unfolds as a Southern monodrama told through the memory-scape of a boy raised in a military family. In this performance—part of Robert Wesley Mason’s doctoral dissertation recital at the University of Michigan—singer and pianist channel the full theatrical scope of Martín’s setting, which casts the baritone as narrator, witness, and shape-shifter across more than a dozen sharply drawn characters At once humorous and harrowing, The Glass Hammer journeys through scenes of sibling rivalry, domestic violence, spiritual doubt, and the strange rituals of Southern masculinity. Hudgins’ poems—rich in gothic detail, dark irony, and emotional contradiction—are brought to life through Martín’s restless, psychologically charged score. The result is a tightly structured, emotionally volatile cycle that moves from anecdote to revelation without ever offering easy resolution. As explored in Mason’s dissertation (Kept Against Forgetting), the performance examines how memory, masculinity, and power can shape poetic imagination—and how music can inhabit the liminal space between persona and confession. Artist’s Note This performance marks the culmination of years spent wrestling with how we inherit identity—how family, silence, fear, and place shape the contours of our voices. The Glass Hammer has lived inside me for over a decade. I’ve always known it would take time to earn the maturity and stamina to sing it honestly. This recital is more than a final degree requirement. It’s an offering to every version of myself who’s fought to stay connected to feeling—who’s learned to speak without flinching, and to sing without forgetting. With gratitude to Jorge Martín, Andrew Hudgins, and Sarah Thune for walking this memory-road beside me. —Robert Wesley Mason Program 0:00 – The Glass Hammer 4:30 – Granny Raines 6:21 – My Father’s Corpse 9:04 – Childhood of the Ancients 10:57 – Threats and Lamentations 13:19 – Fireflies after Twilight 19:27 – Begotten 23:20 – Gospel 27:08 – Sit Still 30:04 – Slap 33:08 – My Father’s Rage 35:08 – Jack 40:03 – The Rapture 43:33 – Huge 58:25 – Afterward