Just Beyond Reach
for piano trio
Inst:
vln, vc, pno (alt versions for alto fl, vc, pno; or cl, vc, pno)
Date:
2017
Duration:
7'40
Performances:
* World premiere 2023: Thomas Piercy (clarinet), Daniel Hass (cello), Tengku Irfan (piano)
Program Note: Composed near the end of my mother’s long descent into dementia, in bearing witness to the widening gap extending beyond reach, I sought an emotional release through music – in wordless reflection and acceptance. – RW
